April 2009
9 posts
Ben Volta Canvas project reflection
I decided to take the drawing from Ben Volta that I made in which I used the light bulb and the bottle rack. With the light bulb I drew an octopus or squid looking creature. The head was the light bulb and the cords were used to make the tentacles. I used the bottle rack as some sort of coral look to it.
When I had finished the outline of the picture decided I wanted to also use a neon pink...
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Artist: Xavier.
Uses very simple things.
Light soft colors.
Some pieces are very bold, yet very simple.
Lifelike landscapes.
Mostly nature.
Paints it on borders as a frame.
This artist has a way of making everyday very simplistic things beautiful and stand out. Possibly the way the pictures are set up makes it stand out. The artist uses geometric shapes to either make...
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Artist: Jennifer Goldberger.
Cubism style.
Thin brush strokes.
All blended together for the most part.
Parts that are meant to stand out are in white or black.
Uses lines a lot through out it for nature pieces.
The backgrounds of an object are in a way collaged.
This artist obviously has for the most part a style of cubism. She tends to use bright cool colors over...
March 2009
4 posts
Prompt and Reflection for Hairspray origins...
Prompt:
Today Hairspray is known as a hair product distributed with aerosol spray. This technology of using aerosol began after world World War II because they learned how to distribute insecticides over large areas. Hairspray is used almost as a “glue” to keep hair in place. Over years women have used a lot of products like hairspray such as gums and clay.
Reflection: After...
January 2009
33 posts
Community Connection 2
Artist: Erin Obachta Ambler Storefront
Bright
Pops out
Bold colors
Everyday foods
Still life
Detailed yet abstract
Set in everyday scenes
Thick layered paint
This artist had an interesting way of showing everyday objects in still life. The colors used were very bold. The colors used were bright and that I enjoyed. For the most part most of the art was oil and...
Community Connection 1
Artist: Elena Peteva at First Friday
I noticed that this artist’s work was very detailed. She used acrylic in such a way that the colors stuck out. You couldn’t really tell where her brush strokes started and ended, which i liked. When she used the acrylic she used almost dark-like colors, yet it still stood out. With the colors you can feel the set mood that she made within her...
