To get us started on our first breadth piece, Mrs. Glenn had us draw artistic ideas from a hat. The idea I selected was apple...go figure :) So in true tradition to the AP artwork lifestyle, I completely deviated from what I was supposed to do. For my piece, I created two tree women or nymphs (whichever you prefer Quinton), with the main emphasis portraying the values of line and color. My mediums were colored pens and the approximate size is 11" by 13". As you can see, the lines are prominent in the bark and foliage and the colors border on extreme, from black and whites to browns greens and reds.
However, unwilling to break out into full mutiny, I portrayed the tree woman on the left as an apple tree. So, whoever says I don't deserve full credit because I did not include any type of apple into the theme, please turn your attention to the top, left hand corner :)
All in all, I like my piece, however I would love it if my pens hadn't quit on me in the middle of finishing. The blue is not as vibrant as I would have hoped and my attempts to create a flesh colored tone on the left tree resulted in a disastrous hue of yellow which I was eventually able to salvage. For my first breadth piece of an AP portfolio I would consider this successful, however it does motivate me to improve...and buy longer lasting pens.
7 comments:
Hannah,
I am enthralled! This is such an awesome piece. You are such a complicated, talented artist. I just keep thinking, "Is this a battle scene? do they like each other? hate each other? do they even know each other? or are they just meeting up to gossip about the cute Scottish guy they just saw in the woods?" :-)
Mrs. Llibre
There is obviously some symbolic meaning behind this, something about the effects of time or the modern day relationship between the older and newer generation. It really makes you think aside from just being an overwhelmingly inspired piece of art. And personally, I kinda like how the blue is almost subtle and lets the ladies take the scene. The shading is unique, I noticed, in the apple tree's 'hair', and it almost looks like the shading of a camera flash. Somehow I think it adds, though it doesn't seem entirely natural. Hrmm...
Hannah RM
I love the contrast within this... the use of color is ravishing, and the mystical effect is enchanting.
My eyes are pleased :)
You can do some damage on a set of markers hehe ^_^ but the sacrifice is TOTALLY worth it when the outcome is this beautiful!
My favorite part is the apple. It really pops! which is amazing :)
Much Love
Gretta
Oh snap! New tree artist in town! I like the kinda opposite styles the two seem to represent.
Way to keep being awesome.
I do not enjoy this as much as I would like to. For some reason, I think this piece would've been better as cool blue as seen in Picasso's "The Old Guitarist." Especially with the elderly tree present, I think this would've made it more mystifying and less nauseating.
But that's just me. You like bright colors, I don't. So... ejweioghwopnwte.
Aww - thank you Quinton. I have looked at this piece a number of times in class and could not decide what was off, it looks awesome, just not balanced. I agree that the cool blue from "The Old Guitarist" would work. The blue Hannah has used is too electric. Perhaps if she had started with that blue and then fade to the grayer/softer blue it would bring balance and unity to the piece.
I couldn't have said it better myself, Mrs. Glenn. :)
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