I would have to say that my art has
been somewhat influenced by impressionism. I say somewhat because I'm
not strictly an impressionist. Occasionally when I paint with oils
I'm told that my work resembles something that Van Gogh did, or it
just resembles impressionism because of the kind of brush strokes
that I use.
I was told that one of my paintings
from Winter term resembled Van Gogh's Irises
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWW81Qe3RHE6pfuOjUkzPqnN-jVmsHV_IVz9sNQ3iWB_Cg-Q-iWzCgpVoK-sV7ii8vJU8SGlnD9onS_MvIxasWFrgr0WCCCmPfL_jgS_TnvOha4hzOPZQV1IYtqCKzfXfS4SnONkWed0/s1600/van-gogh-vincent-iris-2403781.jpg
they said that my blades of grass are in a similar style as his.
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0chi3a0GG1qhqw22o3_1280.jpg
Another painting from Winter term that
I did was also semi-impressionistic. When painting it I chose to use
quick brush strokes, mixing the paint on the canvas, and paying
attention to light in the background.
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0lamgs0IG1qhqw22o1_1280.jpg
I've updated the painting since this photo was taken, so the cup,
leg, beak, and foot look different, but you get the general idea of
the style.
Impressionism is probably one of my
favorite periods in art. When I look at a painting like this
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/03/26/arts/27402629.JPG
by Gustave Caillebotte, I just fall in love with everything about it.
The way the different colors and brush strokes are used to convey
water and a light reflection, it's just absolutely beautiful! The way
the colors are blended, but all stand out on their own as well. The
extreme brights and darks; and the wonderful attention to detail with
just a few brush strokes.
Aside from impressionism I also liked
learning about pop art this term. Or more specifically the work by
Roy Lichtenstein, and only him. I loved his work just because of the
line quality it has, and I hope that my line quality can be that good
someday.
http://www.students.sbc.edu/kitchin04/artandexpression/roy2%5B1%5D.jpg
When I paint with watercolors (once the
painting is dry) I normally go back over the painting with fine tip
pens and create an outline for each object, as well as some
descriptive lines for its form. This is probably one of my better
examples from my blog
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyr9mb4jmo1qhqw22o1_1280.jpg
I have a lot more than this, but the blog needs to be updated to
cover all of my work from this term.
I love the black lines because they
make the painting pop off of the page; up until then the colors are
too dull and flat for me. Which is why I like Roy so much now, he can
take those areas of flat color, and add a few different size lines
around them and just make them pop off of the page. Someday I hope to
be able to find some sort of balance between these two styles. If any
one would like to see any other work that I've posted please feel
free to check out my blog here http://amandartist.tumblr.com/
Over the next week I'm going to be updating it more to cover over the
past 2 months of work that I've done.
3 comments:
It's fun to see some of your pieces. I think it's interesting that you like the dark lines of Lichtenstein's art, particularly because you don't notice dark lines like that in Impressionist painting. It's neat to see how several different styles (and types of subject matter) appeal to you!
-Prof. Bowen
Wow! you're really good! As I looked through your paintings, I was able to see a lot of resemblance with the impressionism aesthetic. In particular, the first painting you show of flowers, with Caillebotte's painting, really have the same qualities. It is interesting to see the influences in your art from impressionism and Roy Lichtenstein. I think you have a really special aesthetic going on. Good job and good luck with your art!
Interesting, I wouldnt peg you for being a big fan of bold dark lines (since im taking drawing 3 with you this quarter) I really enjoyed your grass painting from winter quarter, I think it turned out very well. :) what else about roy do you like so much? I know quite a few artists that use bold dark lines like him. his compositions are good, and his dots are always interesting. however I'm not the biggest fan of his work. :) great post!
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