Art II Painting Portfolio
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Phoenix
For this project I put book pages in the background and then painted people and buildings on top. Then I painted a phoenix on top. Above the phoenix there is “999”, which is my angel number and it represents rebirth. The first layer is a stained brown canvas. I did this with water and acrylics. On top of this I glued on book pages from my favorite books. These books include “The Outsiders”, “Girl Interrupted”, “The Perks Of Being A Wallflower", and “Alice In Wonderland”. Then I added water color over top of the book pages so they looked older and worn. After this I used acrylic paint to paint buildings and people walking to the buildings in black and white. I then used acrylic again to paint orange, red, and yellow phoenix, which takes up the whole canvas. After this I used water color to make a fire/light effect around the phoenix, and I added "999” above the phoenix. At the end I used prisma color pencils to make the phoenix stand out. This art work is meant to represent me, and how I feel. The people and buildings are in black and white because they're boring. It represents the boring people just trying to fit in and follow the crowd. They go to their boring office jobs and waste their life away. That is the last thing that I want in life so I made a phoenix to represent me. Phoenix's are special and unique, they also represent rebirth and new beginnings, which is what I got when I moved to Texas. Before I moved I was like the people wasting their life and following the crowd, but after I moved I decided to be myself and stop wasting my life being someone I didn't like. The phoenix and the "999” represent this, and my goal is to show people that the best thing that you can do in life is be yourself. I really like this painting and I feel like I was able to get across what I wanted to get across.
Ghost Friends
This painting is called “Ghost Friends”. Its two people, dressed as ghosts with heart sunglasses, sitting on a window ledge. I made this painting using acrylics and I tried to incorporate different values of gray. I did the same for the tree in the background. This painting was inspired by a picture of my friend, Bell, and I. We went around our school, and took different pictures of us dressed up as ghosts. The one I painted was my favourite picture that we took. I didn't just copy the picture though, I also added in some symbols that represent our friendship. The books are there because we met each other in English class. On the window ledge there are air rifle pellets because we do marksmanship together in school. My goal for this painting was to symbolize me and my friends' friendship. I think I was able to get this across with the small symbols that only we would understand. Overall, I like this painting. I think I was able to get my idea across well. If I were to do it again I think I would try to give myself more time and I would make the ghost on the left lighter, because I think it's too dark. I would also add more detail to the background. I think I will take this into consideration in the future when working with different values of one color.
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Pomegranate
This is a painting of microphotography of a pomegranate. I used different values of red acrylic paint to make the pomegranate seeds and peels. Then I used lighter colors for the parts behind the seeds. I also used different blending techniques for the seeds. I decided to paint a pomegranate for two reasons. The first was the main symbolism that is fertility, abundance, marriage, and eternal life. The second reason was for its importance in Greek mythology, in the story of Persephone. I love that story, and I thought it would be interesting to paint a pomegranate to represent it. My goal was to paint a microphotography of a pomegranate, and I think I reached that goal. From this piece, I was able to practice blending and highlighting. It also helped show me how to color match when looking at my reference. Overall, I really like this piece and I think it works as a good symbolism for Greek mythology, fertility, and marriage.
The Beautiful Swan
For this art piece I decided to paint on a hand mirror. On the back of the mirror I painted cherry blossoms and two swans in a pond. On the front, I painted more cherry blossoms at the top. I used acrylic paint, and I used mod podge to coat it at the end. The main technique that I used was layering paint to blend it and add depth. I decided to paint this to represent beauty. Mirrors itself represent purity, honesty, reflection and beauty. I also wanted it to be on a mirror because whoever looks in it, will be able to see their beauty. The cherry blossoms are there to represent feminine beauty. I also love cherry blossoms, and they remind me of my best friend from Canada, because of inside jokes and stories that we have together. The swans are there to represent beauty, poetry, and music. Swans also mean a lot to me because of the fact that swans choose a partner for life. I want that in life and love that fact, so that's why there are two swans, and they make a heart with their necks. My goal for this piece was to show beauty through painting, and I think I achieved that goal. I think if I were to change anything I'd give more detail to the water. If I were to ever do this project again in the future, I would sand down the plastic so the paint sticks better, and I would use a different top coat. Overall I think this painting is really pretty and I'm proud of it.
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