Finished Piece: murky waters and sunny days.
Both of my practice paintings affected my final painting and my next abstract expressionist piece as well. Since these were experimental, instead of worrying about the outcome, I flung colors onto the canvas and decided whether I liked the composition, texture, or ~feel~ of the stroke. The first painting shows a more free, all over composition with a palette knife and the mixing of colors on the canvas itself. I feel as though I incorporated this painting, because I would often overlap colors while they were still wet on the canvas to create a more complex piece. I also learned about how to use layers when creating these practice paintings. Obviously, my final painting required many different layers, and I understood the difference of layering texture on top of texture as well as the dryness of the paint underneath that affects the top layer. My second practice painting didn't influence my final as much as the first, but I did learn the interesting technique of zipping. The scribbles of white paint was also very different for me, because I generally stick to bold strokes of color which is directly behind it. However, I did use that free motion of my hand during my final piece which really does express my expression that I had for my piece. I loved doing the little paintings, and I liked them before I started working on my actual painting (and soon realized they're puny and kind of ugly), but I value the learning experience they offered.
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MM
2/24/2019 08:16:17 am
Very nice post. I think you learned a lot from this process. Crop that final image (maybe add it to the top?) and add your practice paintings, to bring the whole project together and to reflect on how they did/did not influence your final work. DO SOME MORE PAINTING!!!
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Elizabeth Celentano
3/1/2019 11:11:02 am
I can tell that you really learned a lot from this process. I like how your posts are written in a stream - of - consciousness style because you pretty much cover all of the necessary content while also being honest and blunt. I admire that you were able to see how this process was helpful to your growth as an artist, even if you were not actually happy with the outcome. I am really curious about the title... do you have one? How does it relate to your content? Also, you should definitely add pictures of your practice paintings. It would be worthwhile to reflect on how your process changed and what you realized you did / didn't like. PS, don't forget to crop the image of your final painting. Great work, Shreya!
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MM
3/10/2019 10:25:13 am
Great work! Thanks for making those final edits - they pay off! And... keep painting!!!!
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