Book Pages- Bloody Rose

Several weeks ago, I was assigned in class to paint on,or use mix-media on book pages. I am going to show you three out of my four pages. 

The first page is of a rose, the shading and realism of the rose is spot on, if I do say so myself, and to add texture I placed finger prints on the background to add substance and give the piece a more murderous feeling. The words I selected to stand out set the theme of my painting. Some of the words consist of "gun...shot... bullet holes... a deep wound... dead... knife". These dark words stood out to me and I believed that a bloody-red rose would fit well with the goriness of the language.

The next one I did was very different. I chose one line on this page and it says, "the sun allowed a little coolness to lie under the trees". My first reaction was a palm tree and beach and sunset, but as I continually read the line over, I realized that it could fit with almost any setting. I have had this image in my mind for a long time and although it is an original idea, I have to admit that the image is familiar. I focused on the shading, notice how the sun is a light yellow before it turns white and merges into the blue sky. The tree and hill, however are in shadow because of their placement in front of the sunset. I find the piece relaxing and childish, but I think it appeals to everyone with its light and happy theme.

The last one I'm going to show you is one of my favorites. With five little words, this design allows the viewer to imagine their own story, "Ahoy, Tough Visitors! Come aboard". As the viewer reads this, I hope they use their imagination to climb aboard the Tough (name of the ship). This piece has an odd sense of symmetry, with a plain sky, the focus is more concentrated on the ocean, and the waves that toss the boat. Using different textures of blue from magazines, the ocean looks diverse and unique. The sail boat contrasts the rest of the the blue page with its purple base and white sails, giving it the main point of attention. The ocean is a big part of me and I hope this piece will help you see the same beauty and power, that I see.

Up to date in class

Over the past several weeks I have been working on numeral very different projects; I have sketched a picture of the national geographic, afghan girl, a one point perspective on a room and colored a skateboard. The drawing of Sharbat Gula uses a wide variety of tones as I attempt to make her as realistic as possible. My one point persperective room focuses more on detail as you see the room the a reflection of one's eye. My skateboard design uses only two colors: green and purple to give it that outer space setting; it is a drawing of the planet,Jupiter melting. This drawing was inspired by the song "Drops of Jupiter" by Train. I wish I could show you these wonderful pieces of art, but for now you're just going to have to use your imagination.

Imagine

My first legitimate art project took place in Ms. Martin's room a few weeks ago with some common sketch pencils. John Lennon is one of my role models for his uncanny ability to look beyond the life of the rich and famous and think about what the world needs to become perfect. Of course, we all know that perfection, at any level, is impossible, but if we don't try then we'll never move forward. After all, the idea of peace is an idea; and I believe in Lennon's philosophy on the world and life and I hope to live my life by his standards. Use your imagination and the world is destined to take a step forward.

One day

One day you were born, one day you will die and one day you will find that something that you want to do everyday, for the rest of your life. My day is today. I am going to become an artist, an animator, and I am going to start my career on this day. Starting today, I will be posting my art work for display and in the hopes that one day it will effect some one's life, maybe mine. The theme of my art this year is art 1-2. I will be posting my experiment with sketching, painting, print making, sculpture, collage and many more. I hope you enjoy my work and feel more than comfortable telling me your opinions. It's going to be a great year because this is is my day.