This piece is inspired by the outskirts of a town called "Sugar Grove." The reason this picture is so meaningful to me is that I consider this place to be one of my favorite places in the world. The day before I took the picture, in the same spot, and I watched as a double rainbow formed over one side of the mountains while a sunset shone on the other side. I chose to recreate the scene of the sunset. I chose acrylic paints because I thought that this would be the best way to make a colorful sunset. Unfortunately, I procrastinated this piece and when I did it at home I did not have enough paints or supplies in general to really work hard to make this piece look good. I used the four colors I had to create the brown and red colors. Next time, I will plan ahead and make sure I have enough time to complete the piece.
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For this project (still life to represent ourselves), I chose candles, CDs, and my american flag bandanna. The candles simply show that I love relaxing when I get the chance and enjoying the small things in life (such as a softly burning candle). The candles are also used to symbolize my spirit. I sometimes view myself as a flame that is burning nonstop. I used the American flag bandanna to show my political involvement and general caring about the world around me. The CDs display my connection with music, and because I spend most of my time listening to music. The thing that is most successful about my piece is the shading of the candle, but other than that I am not really happy with the way it turned out. Although I chose watercolor because I personally enjoy it more, I believe I should have chosen acrylic so that I could make the objects look more solid. The background color, although chosen to contrast the blue, I feel takes away from the objects. Instead of bringing them out, it makes them look duller. I will go for a lighter color next time.
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January 2017
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