Monday, September 30, 2013
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Monday, September 9, 2013
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Artist Influence- Carolyn Blish
This is another artist that I really like. She really knows how to capture the life of children. I think she has really great technique in her brush work. While Carolyn's pictures are not always extremely detailed and realistic-looking, I really enjoy her overall theme.
Artist Influence- J.D. Hillberry
I really love the way in which this artist takes pencil drawings to the next level. I believe that pencil drawings are my strong point, however, I think it is that it is easy for pencil drawings to become boring. I enjoy how J.D.'s drawings look so realistic. I know that I have a long way to go to achieve this type of work but I really want my drawings to reflect this kind of realism.
Artist Influence- Nancy Seamons Crookston
Artist Influence- Nancy Seamons Crookston
I have always loved this painting. My parents bought it and put it in our living room a few years ago because it reminds them of my sister and I. When I was trying to think of some artist influences I immdiately thought of this painting, so I researched the artist. I really love the way Nancy captures the child-like innocence that I want to convey in my pieces.
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Mission Statement
Oct. 6 2013
My theme for my portfolio stems from my passion of working with kids. I have had many opportunities within the past few years to interact with children and I always find that their outlook on life is so refreshing. With this in mind, I came up with the idea of using pictures of kids that I work with in the preschools at both my school and church. Due to the fact that I didn't have immediate access to this photos, I decided to use pictures from my own childhood. It didn't take long for me to realize that instead of focusing on other children, I should just focus on my younger days for the theme of this project. I was always a very care-free child and I want to depict this along with my innocence in the pieces that I create. Because these pieces are coming from a very personal source, I feel that my work will have a great value and significance.
Sept. 23 2013
While my first intentions for my portfolio were to show the different emotions of children, however, I knew this was too broad. So, I decided to focus on my own childhood. Using pictures from my childhood, I will try to depict the innocent and carefree nature that I had as a child. I want to create a very realistic pieces that encompass color and texture.
Throughout the past couple of years I have had many experiences with interacting with children and I have found that their outlook on life is very refreshing. They have such an innocent and simplistic take on everything which I have truly come to appreciate. For these reasons, I have decided that the theme of my portfolio will be on the perspective of children. I am both scared and excited to take on this theme because I know that my subject matter will be hard to depict, but I am up for the challenge. The first few pieces that I am working on are based off of pictures from my own childhood. From there, I am hoping to capture different children and their various emotions.
My theme for my portfolio stems from my passion of working with kids. I have had many opportunities within the past few years to interact with children and I always find that their outlook on life is so refreshing. With this in mind, I came up with the idea of using pictures of kids that I work with in the preschools at both my school and church. Due to the fact that I didn't have immediate access to this photos, I decided to use pictures from my own childhood. It didn't take long for me to realize that instead of focusing on other children, I should just focus on my younger days for the theme of this project. I was always a very care-free child and I want to depict this along with my innocence in the pieces that I create. Because these pieces are coming from a very personal source, I feel that my work will have a great value and significance.
Sept. 23 2013
While my first intentions for my portfolio were to show the different emotions of children, however, I knew this was too broad. So, I decided to focus on my own childhood. Using pictures from my childhood, I will try to depict the innocent and carefree nature that I had as a child. I want to create a very realistic pieces that encompass color and texture.
Throughout the past couple of years I have had many experiences with interacting with children and I have found that their outlook on life is very refreshing. They have such an innocent and simplistic take on everything which I have truly come to appreciate. For these reasons, I have decided that the theme of my portfolio will be on the perspective of children. I am both scared and excited to take on this theme because I know that my subject matter will be hard to depict, but I am up for the challenge. The first few pieces that I am working on are based off of pictures from my own childhood. From there, I am hoping to capture different children and their various emotions.
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