Title : Beach
Size : 2ft by 2 ft Medium : Acrylic paint on canvas Completion : October 2022 Exhibition : I wanted to create a different type of landscape compared to my previous ones which were dominated by green and mountains. But with the recent hurricanes that decimated much of Florida, Sanibel Island got hit and I wanted to create a painting of my trips there. |
Inspiration : My Main inspiration is abstract art. Abstract art is a style of art that focuses on the use of colors and shapes to express something rather then capturing it as it's apears like the more traditional Art movements. Thus there can be many different interpritations for a single landscape. The piece I'm using as inspiration was originally an art piece designed for practice for a lesson, as such there is no artist associated.
The other inspiration was photo I took at Sanibel Island. |
Experimentation: I began by brainstorming what I wanted to do. I knew I wanted to continue the abstract landscape theme I've been having. But what could I do with the style was my main question. Deciding whether or not I wanted to just use squares of colors or using more advanced shapes. I ultimately decided to use the more advanced shapes.
I debated whether or not I should do another forest scene or a different scene. I decided to try something else. The scene I decided on was based on the photography piece I made, which was a beach scene.
I then made another mock-up to further flush out what I wanted to make but I ended up using the first one because it looked better to me.
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Process :
I start by making a grid of 1 square inch squares before making the outlines of where I would want everything, trying my best to match one of my process images. I also make space for the parts that would be a different color. Then I started to paint, starting with the blue of the water. I also added a 1 square wide "line" of white between the water and sand to simulate the sea foam that is often made at beaches. |
Next, I painted the sky. I debated whether or not the scene should be at sunset or not but decided not to because I wanted to add more colors than just black and orange, which would have been the predominant color on my palette. There wasn't much I needed to do, but I did run out of the mixed paint I had and was fearful that I wouldn't be able to replicate it but I was able to.
After that, I started on the greens of the grass. Compared to the sea and sky this was slightly harder to paint because of the multiple sharp edges of the grasses I added. Then I painted the highlights which came out way lighter than I would have liked, coming out as a mint green hue. I justified using it because my piece is based on an abstract and it didn't need to be totally realistic all the time. But if I was to change something about the piece those sections would be the first.
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Finally, I start with the sand. I wanted to have a pure yellow color, however, if I did that then the gridlines would poke through since it wasn't opaque enough. Because of this, I added white to lighten it and make it opaque enough to use normally. Then I wanted to darken this hue, simply adding black was a bad idea because it is a gray-like hue. Then I attempted to add red but added too much and then added green since red and green make brown but this didn't help either. Eventually, I was left with a gray blob with a slightly green hue. Eventually, I just got brown paint because it would look better. I added dark spots in the sand. I then paint the building a gray color. Finally, I painted the red beach chairs. I even added a dark part where the umbrella would cover it.
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Reflection/critique: I'm conflicted about this piece. I feel like this piece is very symmetric, but the two sides are not equal. The left side with the beach part feels much more complete and even better painted on the right side. Because of this, I'm only happy about one side which makes the whole piece seem worse. But the right side looks quite rushed because the darker colors show the imperfections better. Even then the right side also has nothing going on, just large swathes of flat colors. This piece is a downgrade compared to my previous two works from this year.
Compare/contrast :
Compare: Both are abstract landscape paintings. Both have largely the same color scheme. Both used a grid to create geometric shapes
Contrast: One has a beach scene an the other is harder to tell, One uses large and complicated shates while the other only uses squares.
Compare: Both are abstract landscape paintings. Both have largely the same color scheme. Both used a grid to create geometric shapes
Contrast: One has a beach scene an the other is harder to tell, One uses large and complicated shates while the other only uses squares.
Connnection to ACT:
1.) The cause-and-effect relationship between my inspiration and my art piece is
2.) The overall approach is to portray things with shapes and colors rather than form or "accuracy." Accuracy was the photorealism multiple
movements had used.
3.)The generalization is that people wanted to express their feelings in a different way rather than the common style.
4.)The central idea the artist tries to convey meaning through color more so than the traditional mediums.
5.) The inference I made is that most anything can be art.
1.) The cause-and-effect relationship between my inspiration and my art piece is
2.) The overall approach is to portray things with shapes and colors rather than form or "accuracy." Accuracy was the photorealism multiple
movements had used.
3.)The generalization is that people wanted to express their feelings in a different way rather than the common style.
4.)The central idea the artist tries to convey meaning through color more so than the traditional mediums.
5.) The inference I made is that most anything can be art.
Citations :
https://mossandfog.com/lovely-geometric-landscape-paintings/
https://theartofeducation.edu/flex/lesson-plans/abstract-landscapes/
https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-inspiration/what-is-abstract-art/
https://www.riseart.com/guide/2366/guide-to-abstract-art
https://mossandfog.com/lovely-geometric-landscape-paintings/
https://theartofeducation.edu/flex/lesson-plans/abstract-landscapes/
https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-inspiration/what-is-abstract-art/
https://www.riseart.com/guide/2366/guide-to-abstract-art