The main theme for my blog is geometrics.  To create simple pieces through the use of various values, bold colors, and parrtern.  All of my five piece reflect at least one of each of these concepts in one way or another.  In my charcoal drawing for example,  I used straight lines throughout that were of a various thickness and value.  In this piece I wanted to really emphasize the use of value.  Having value really brings some of these lines forward well sending some back.  It adds definition and contrast of lighting to give this piece a sense of space and depth.  This example can most clearly be seen through Bold Leaf.  
     Staggered lines is one of my two acrylic paintings. In this piece I wanted to experiment with simplicity.  This piece was created through using two complimentary colors to add depth and space, and two  white-wash colors, the faded yellow and simple white background, just to add a mutual color.  This piece is probably one of my most favorite pieces I have created all semester long.  To me it is simple but a closer look reveals all of these finite details.  How all the lines are of different thicknesses, the careful overlapping of the colors used to give the false image of some lines fading into the background, while at the same time coming forward due to the overlapping of some of these lines.
     Bold Target is the second of my two acrylic pieces.  In this ppiece again I wanted to keep it simple, but have the finished product be really bold. I used straight black because i felt this along with some lighter colors such as the yellow and red and orange, would give a really nice contrast.  I accomplised exactly what i wanted to with this piece.  It has simple repatition with the dark like circles, but also has a pop of boldness in the colors choosen.    The jet black next to the faded yellow is a nice contrast and really is what separates this piece from the rest of my pieces for this semester in its boldness and uniqueness.
     My block print also follows the structure of my theme.  There is repitition in some of the nonfiguritives lines used to outline the main focal point squiggle in the center of this piece.  Again i was able to use bold colors, the yellow background with the darker lines to create depth.  The space in the ellow background stamp comes from the darker lines coming forward, while the yellow fades to the back. 
     Modern Skyway is my only watercolor piece this semester.  I found it difficult to follow my usual way of painting with woatercolors b leaving some white background, because in the end my pieces just did not appear to be clean and looked mucky.  They also lacked the sharp clean edges i always envision when I think of the term geometric.  To me this term means repitition of lines,  and shapes with clean lines and solid coloring.  This piece does not have bold coloring,  or value.  What it does achieve however is simplicity.  In the background are olive colored buildings of just very simple architecture that grow smaller, and smaller.  then there is just a little lamp post and a simple outline of a figure.  This figure standing on the curb in this urban setting is meant to be a representation of myself.  How sometimes I feel as though I am the only person in the world in a busy and evergrowing matropolis. I choose not to color myself inn because I wanted to appear to be present in the painting, but also transparent at the same time.  Sometimes its as though we are present in the world and live our lives day by day month by month, and year by year, but is there any fulfillment? Its as if we are lifing our lives but with no fulfillment.  The lampost is yet another symbollic representation of a glimmer of hope that travels with us even when we appear to be transparent.  That at the end of the tunnel there is always a shinning light guiding us throuhg whatever life throws at us.  Hope is the one thing that can never be taken away even when all else seems lost, it is the one thing we have to hold onto.
MOdern Skyway is the most personal of all my pieces for this semeter.  Like all of my other pieces however, it does follow all of my goals for my theme and i feel all of them have met my theme in o
    

  I am using acrylic as well as watercolor paint to demonstrate unity and rhythm through my paintings.  The main motif throughout my paintings is, a twist upon the ordinary appearance of nature into the unordinarily extraordinary!  My art demonstrates a guttural feeling which communicates to the world my views of the world through an abstract image. The paintings I will be demonstrating to you today are, Watercolor Courtyard, Mystical Lake, Sunset Desert, Purple Boat at Sunset, Bird Wings and Wheat Field.  Each of these paintings came as an  inspiration from nature.    

     My art work is created through the use of watercolors and acrylic paint.  I use Vincent Van Gogh and Georgia O’Keefe as inspirations for my art work. I an inspired through Van Gogh’s brilliant use of color, line and shape; and O’Keefe’s paintings for the ordinary taken to a recognizable and yet still somewhat abstract work of art.  My paintings are of everyday scenes/moments of nature with an abstract spin to them. This is through an unordinary use of bold colors and free form odd shapes. When using acrylic paint I tend to vaguely blend the paints together.  I have found that through using this technique the lines and colors that are produced give my works of art some depth as well as an illusion of light highlights and dark shadows on each individual object.  Where as when I paint in watercolors, my paintsare usually more dry to give more of a definite solid line rather than solid blended lines.  This is demonstrated effectively through Watercolor Courtyard. Through this specific painting, the technique is quite evident.  Notice how the tree, rocks and the door are the only three solidly painted objects throughout the whole painting. There are no white spots visible.  I did this so that these objects could be separated from the choppy colored background mossey walls and the foreground leaves covering the ground. 
    
     I create a sense of movement and depth through my paintings with the use of bold and daring lines.  Whenever I paint in acrylic, the paints are never fully mixed and  there are also various shades of the same color on the paintbrush, to give the false appearance of depth, shadow and highlights.  Like Van Gogh, I also will very minutely outline some parts of the objects in my paintings to help give some objects form  while still being seen as “revolving”. I feel that this technique creates more interest throughout all of my pieces. This can be demonstrated in Wheat Field.  I also feel that the use of bold and quite apparent unblended lines helps to further drive one aspect of my theme for my paintings.  Bold lines, equal bold ideas.

     The main goal of my art work is to avoid realism. To demonstrate how everything is made up of bold and vivid colors whether this is realized or not by the viewers.  I try to take scenes from nature and break them down into their most simple forms and colors. Even though everyday life is  quite complex through appearance, in my view, it really is just a bunch of singular simple layers that together create one mass complex collage of color form and line.  I try to capture through my work nature’s most simplicity.     

I am using acrylic as well as watercolor paint to demonstrate unity and rhythm through my paintings.  The main motif throughout my paintings is a twist upon the ordinary appearance of nature into the unordinary.  My art demonstrates a guttural feeling which communicates to the world my views of the world through an abstract image. The paintings I will be demonstrating to you today are, Watercolor Courtyard, Mystical Lake, Purple Desert, Purple Boat at Sunset, Bird Wings and Wheat Field.  Each of these paintings inspiration came from nature.    

     My art work is created through the use of watercolors and acrylic paint.  I use Vincent Van Gogh and Georgia O’Keefe as inspirations for my art work through Van Gogh’s brilliant use of color, line and shape, and O’Keefe’s paintings for the ordinary taken to a recognizable and yet still somewhat abstract work of art.  I tend to find that my paintings are of everyday scenes of nature with an abstract spin to them.  When using acrylic paint I tend to vaguely blend the paints together.  I have found that through using this technique the lines and colors that are produced give my works of art some depth as well as an illusion of light highlights and dark shadows on each individual object.  Whereas when i paint in watercolors I tend to have my paints more dry to give more of a definite solid line.  This is demonstrated effectively through Watercolor Courtyard. Through this specific painting this technique is quite evident.  Notice how the tree, rocks and the door are the only three objects throughout the whole painting that are painted in solid. There are no white spots visible.  I did this so that these objects could be separated from the choppy colored background walls and the foreground leaves covering the ground. 
    
     I create a sense of movement and depth through my paintings through the use of bold and daring lines.  Whenever I paint in acrylic, my paints are never fully mixed and are also various shades of the same color to give the false appearance of depth, shadowing and highlights.  Like Van Gogh, I also will very minutely outline some parts of the objects in my paintings to help give some objects form while still being seen as “revolving”. I feel that this technique creates more interest throughout all of my pieces.  I also feel that the use of bold and quite apparent unblended lines helps to further drive my theme for my paintings.  Bold lines equal bold ideas.

     The main goal of my art work is not to show realism, but rather my view of the world.  How everything is made up of bold and vivid colors whether this is realized or not by the viewers.  I try to take scenes from nature and break them down into their most simple forms and colors. Even though everyday life is complex through appearance, in my view it really is just a bunch of singular simple layers that together create a mass complex thing.  I try to capture through my work nature’s most simplicity.     


    

I Theme:
I am using acrylic as well as watercolor paint to demonstrate unity and rhythm through my paintings.  The main motif throughout my paintings is a twwist upon the ordinary appearance of nature into the unordinary.  My art demonstrates a guttural feeling which communicates to the world my views of the world through an abstract image. 

II What:

My art work is created through the use of watercolours and acrylic paint.  I use Vincent Van Gogh and Georgia O’Keefe as inspirations for my art work through Van Gogh’s brilliant use of colour, line and shape, and O’Keefe’s paintings for the ordinary taken to a recognisable and yet still somewhat abstract work of art.  I tend to find that my paintings are of everyday scenes of nature with an abstract spin to them.

III How:

I create a sense of movement and depth through my paintings through the use of bold and daring lines.  Whenever I paint in acrylic, my paints are never fully mixed and are also various shades of the same colour to give the false appearance of depth.  Like Van Gogh, I also will very minutely outline some parts of the objects in my paintings to help give some objects form while still being seen as “revolving”. I feel that this technique creates more interest throughout all of my pieces.  I also feel that the use of bold and quite apparent unblended lines helps to further drive my theme for my paintings.  Bold lines equal bold ideas.

IV Why:

The main goal of my art work is not to show realism, but rather my view of the world.  How everything is made up of bold and vivid colours whether this is realized or not by the viewers.  I try to take scenes from nature and break them down into their most simple forms and colours. Even though everyday life is complex through appearance, in my view it really is just a bunch of singular simple layers that together create a mass complex thing.  I try t capture through my work natures most simplicity.     

   I am using acrylic as well as watercolor paint to demonstrate unity and rhythm through my paintings.  The main motif throughout my paintings is a twwist upon the ordinary appearance of nature into the unordinary.  My art demonstrates a guttural feeling which communicates to the world my views of the world through an abstract image.