I have been continuing my concentration of landscapes and playing with making them part blocky and part realistic. I like the look of this because it is unusual and I can focus on the color and shape in one part and then emphasize texture in clouds or water.
My last piece was frustrating because I tried playing with inverting the picture and changing its colors of the same picture three times. In theory this idea was good and it should have looked nice but I had a really hard time with the inverted one. It looked disconnected and unfinished in my opinion.
My next piece I plan on doing bigger because my pieces are all fairly small. What I can't decide is if I want to paint something similar to my bridge picture (top) which seems to be the favorite or if I want to continue with simple landscapes (bottom). I'm worried if i paint something with a man-made element it won't fit with my concentration of landscapes because it has an emphasis on the human part.
I honestly really like both pieces because they're different but I still see a connection. During the critique a couple people mentioned that instead of having the title of your concentration be landscapes it could have something to do with outside settings...I think that would give you more flexibility. I also think it will be great when you do a piece that's on a bigger scale because you have more room to show your lines and shapes which is what makes it really interesting.
ReplyDeleteloving the geometric pieces ranya ! i think these are the most successful and i love the urban aspect to them that i am getting:the power line one and the bridge. love the sharp lines and looks very graphic but still pulls of the landscape theme.
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