Hello my fellow bloggers and artists! This time we were commensed by Mrs. Glenn to draw, paint, etc. a portrait that conveyed a meaning personal to us or someone else. Possibly the public in general. At first, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. I had the outline of this painting in my sketchbook and decided to embellish on it. Originally, the painting was going to be the three primary colors red, blue, and yellow. But, with the political elections still going on, everyone I talked to told me it should be red, white, and blue, thus the three figures in the portrait. The stars I used aren't traditional, but they embody the actual night sky. In the foreground, I have the words "In God we Trust" written, which is the personal note for me. I don't know how your views stand, but several weeks ago I discovered that the new gold coin would not have those words on the coin, but on the ridge of the coin where no one can see it. This painting is just a reminder to myself that they may try to take God out of the nation bit by bit, but they can't take him out of my artwork.
For the medium I used black, red, white, and blue acrylic paint on a 13" by 18" board, and I found that working with paint was much easier than I anticipated. This was a lot of fun and I enjoyed myself immensely. Particularly the part where I just flung paint all over the board to create the stars in the background!
4 comments:
i like this a lot. the political message is very relative considering the recent election. keep doing what your doing.
I wasn't sure at first when I saw the words, but then they do tie in the colors and subject. Nice job.
The only thing that I keep looking at, is that I might have kept the colors of the faces and hands in the same order.
I'm with Kate - keep doing what your doing.
I enjoyed watching you make this painting, and now that you've explained the message behind it, it's gone from interesting to splendid. I didn't even notice the colors were out of order...
Thanks to all who have given me feedback on my art work. It means a lot, whether it was praise or critique.
To Mrs. Glenn: It took me ages to figure out whether or not the color of the faces and hands should be in the same order. But, I decided to mix up the color so it would look as if the figures were wearing gloves. I don't know if I achieved that effect though...
It could go either way.
Thanks!!!!
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