Famous Landscape Painters

Lawren Harris

Mount Lefroy

I like the way Lawren used her colours in large strips rather than mixing them alot. Though she did mix colours together to create a sense of depth she still allows there to be strips of large paint which is very different, but also interesting.

Lawren Harris

Maligne Lake Jasper Park

I appreciate Lawren Harris' use of the depth in this painting. We can really see that the water goes very far off into the distance because of the mountains and how the mountains have a more lighter colour as they recede. There are also noticeable paint strips in this painting.

Claude Monet, "Water-Lily Pond"

I appreciate Monet's use of colour in this painting. Even though the whole painting is generally green and blue, it really sends the viewer the message that the lily pond is full of vegetation. The choice of colour also does not confuse the viewer because of the difference of value of green in the painting.

Claude Monet, "The Grand Canal, Venice"

I like how Claude Monet uses his brush strokes to make the water seem like its moving constantly. Also the reflection of the various warm colours in the water makes the painting more interesting and it brings the painting together since there are some of the same colours on the buildings.

Unit ONE_ FINAL SUMMATIVE_ THE STILL IMAGE

Visual Arts Process Photos

3rd Picture was flipped due to blog issues.

When i was first starting on my painting i created an outline of the main features of my painting. Using line (the element of design) i was able to clearly see where i needed to paint. As i was painting i wanted to keep a darker value near the right side of my painting. The mountain in the back appears lighter because i wanted to show that it was farther on the picture plane. The colour that i decided to use for the sky is different from my original picture because i wanted a more exciting atmosphere to attract the viewers eyes. One of the skills that i found was useful in my painting was when i decided to do the mountain. I found if i added more paint than usual it almost created a texture effect on the mountain which was affective for the rough rock of a mountain. Another skill that i learned was using colours which you might not always see in places unexpected. This made an interesting effect and my painting seemed less predictable. The ground had space so the viewers eye could focus more on the building in the front of the picture plane.

The Common Place_ Assignment One

Visual Arts wood painting 1

Celebrity Pop Art

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Visual Arts Cross Hatching

When doing the contour lines for my leopard sketch i had to be aware of the shape of the leopard. I first started with the basic shapes of the trees and leopard. Once the shapes were finished i started to add more detail into the shapes. I had to be sure i used smooth lines when i applied the curves to the leopard and a more rigid line when doing the trees. When doing the actual marker crosshatching i was trying to be aware of the value so i could create a 3d form on the picture plane. I learned that for the leopard i should not have used just parallel lines because I felt it would not give the curve of the leopard's body that i wanted to portray. I wanted the deep parts of the trees to be darker so it showed depth and the body of the leopard to be lighter so the viewer was able to see that it was in the light and that it was on the tree.

What i learned about this artwork was that value gave depth and it showed 3d form. The lines were vital to creating the structure of the animals and the rigid structure of the trees.