Painting techniques

an art camp with my friends, so even outside of school I am still drawing. Art has always been something I have found fun, from coloring, painting, drawing, and even playing with clay. I am applying for Art 1 to continue and grow my love for art. I love to be involved in art in anyway that I can. My favorite activities would include drawing and painting. I like…

known as a creative genius. One of his most famous paintings that is still surviving is his portrait Mona Lisa. She was known as La Gioconda, the wife of a merchant, Francesco del Giocondo; the painting is in three-quarter view and she is seated on a stone balcony (Fiero 198). Mona Lisa is not abstract but is lifelike and realistic. The viewer can see the whole upper torso of her body placed. She is in an elegant green mossy flow fit dress. The painting is a lady who appears to be mid-late 20s.…

chisels I use for my statues” (Bio.com ) Michelangelo didn’t care much for school it was more interested in the paintings and drawings that he saw from nearby churches, Francisco Granacci who was a grammar school friend introduced Michelangelo to Domenico Ghirlandaio who would become his mentor at the Florentine painters workshop at the age of 13, where he learned about the technique of fresco. He did not stay at the workshop long, the opportunity to study sculpture in the powers of…

music. She then studied painting at the San Francisco Art Institute. After living on an Israeli kibbutz for a short period of time, Leibovitz returned to the United States and started working for Rolling Stone magazine. When she started working for Rolling Stone magazine, she worked as a staff photographer. At the age of 23, Leibovitz had been working for Rolling Stone for just two years and had been promoted to chief photographer. Annie Leibovitz’s trademarked technique was developed while…

Maxfield Parrish, one of the most well known artists for his works that consisted of beautiful sceneries of distant foggy mountains in the background, classical stone architecture resembling Greek and Roman work, elegant figures of women covered in drapery, romantic landscapes filled with nature and the well-known “Parrish Blue” hue that was used often throughout his works. His luminous hues were what made Parrish different than any other artist. He had a similar style to the Art Nouveau…

Art has a fascinating ability to influence, develop and transform individuals. Artistic tactics used in various works of art, including paintings, film, sculptures and drawings have the potential to connect ideas and traditions to individuals around the world. A study of art culture and history, art criticism, studio aesthetics, all uniquely contribute to cognitive development by providing individuals with opportunities for multiple ways of learning, and means for self-expression. A particular…

Picasso may have worked on this painting, Girl Before a Mirror, not ever thinking about the elements and principles of art. When he sat at his easel lovingly looking at his beloved Marie-Therese Walter, it was as if Picasso was having a religious experience painting Marie as if she was the Virgin Mary pondering her child’s fate. As Picasso worked on the 5’4” x 4’3” oil on canvas painting in 1932, he added the elements and principals of art, allowing the painting to flow with a master’s eye and…

ol Lewitt was an American Conceptual Artist and Painter. Lewitt’s work ranged from painting, drawing, sculpting to conceptual pieces that only existed as ideas of his artistic process. He attended Syracuse University and pursued art as an act of rebellion. He was introduced to printmaking when he attended Syracuse and won an award for his lithography; which then allowed him to travel and study in Europe. In 1951, Lewitt was drafted to war, his duty as Special Services was to make posters. He…

leaves you feeling like you are in different time zone or environment. The different sculptures and painting displayed in this museum was very…

In “Painting and Experience in Fifteenth Century Italy” by Michael Baxandall, he emphasizes the relationship between the patron and the artist when creating a piece of work during that time. The Patron played an important role in the creation of many pieces in public places such as churches, and many had different reasons as to why they commissioned these works of art. When an artist and patron enter an agreement, most of the time they would keep contact and had a more personal relationship(in a…