Painting Portfolio
Alive Through Him
The title of this piece is Alive Through Him because it demonstrates that, ”The spirit of God has made us and the breath of the almighty gives us life.”- Job 33:4. I used acrylic paint to paint the lungs that represent the idea that the Lord has given us life and we can do anything through him who strengthens us(Philippians 4:13). Another media I used was origami to create paper lilies that symbolize Jesus Christ and the crucifixion. I then added color and dimension to the lilies with watercolor. To round out my piece I added the Job 33:4 verse to reinforce the idea that we need Jesus in our lives to sustain us and guide us. This piece is very important to me because it helps to portray my personal connection with Christ and my love for him. I can see myself making future pieces like this because of how deeply I feel about the subject.
Spooky Painting
This painting is based on a photograph of an arrangement of pumpkins and skulls. It was created using acrylic paint, and techniques such as underpainting and blocking. My goals were to create a spooky painting, and instill the halloween spirit in my viewers. I did reach my goals because I feel like this painting is very spooky. From this process, I learned that I need to work on proportion while painting real-life objects, and properly painting perspective.
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Olive Painting
This painting was created from a macro photograph of green pimento olives. The materials used were acrylic paint and medium. The techniques used were dry brushing, blocking, and under painting. This painting was inspired by my great grandmother because she always had olives in her martinis so I wanted to make this painting in her memory. From this process I learned that paint looks better when it is put on thick and not watered down.
Anything but a Canvas
The requirements for this project were to create a unique painting on a surface that is not a canvas. I decided to create a personalized deck of cards because my family always plays card games, and loves the summer, so I wanted to create something special for them. This piece is supposed to inspire fun and playful feelings for the viewer, as it contains summery, cartoon elements like surf boards and watermelon slices. In order to create this piece, I first prepped all of my playing cards with gesso, then painted a blue background onto them, then painted on the designs with acrylic paint. Overall, I think I couldv'e done better with this project because some of the cars look unfinished, patchy, and thin.
Beyond the Border
The expectation for this project was to create an image of an animal with watercolor, and leave a spank colorless, only using pen. My painting was a leopard walking through water in the jungle. I made my blank space behind the leopard to give an effect like its walking out of a cartoon into the real world. The mediums used were watercolor and pen, and some techniques I used were wet on wet and hatching. Overall I really liked how this project turned out.
Bubble Painting
In order to create the bubble texture, I used a mixture of dish soap, water, bubbles, and paint, and I blew bubbles into a cup with the solution then transferred them to the paper. After that dried, I painted a whale shark on top using acrylic paint, and did the spots with a white acrylic marker.
Ink Blowing
For this piece, I blew watercolor around my paper with a straw to create the design in the background. I then took a charcoal pencil and drew an eye, and also filled in spaces of watercolor with the pencil to make the fragmented texture.
Paper Marbling
For this piece, I created the background using the paper marbling technique. This is done by making a base of water and thickener, then adding drops of colored ink on top. Next, I swirled the ink to create a unique design, and placed the paper onto the ink. To finish the piece, I painted a butterfly on top using acrylic paint.
Smoke Painting
For this piece, I created the burn hole and the wispy smoke texture by holding a candle to the surface of a paper. Then, I drew a meteorite on a separate piece of paper with charcoal pencils to give the illusion of a meteor crashing through the paper. Ultimately, I like how this piece turned out because it is different than my usual style and gave me a chance to experiment with my abilities.
Paint Pour
This piece was created using a paint pour technique. For the paint pour, I layered turquoise, white, gold, and red paint in a cup, then poured it onto my canvas. After the background was dry, I added wave details by drawing curved lines with a white paint pen, then smoothing it out with a paintbrush. One challenge I faced while creating this was my paint pour being too thick. When I originally poured the paint onto the canvas, it was not spreading out properly, and I had in order to fix it I had to blow the paint around the edges with a hairdryer. Overall, this was not my favorite piece as I was I would have added more to it, instead of having a decently plain paint pour.
Cubism
This artwork is a cubist-inspired painting of a lily. The flower is fragmented and moved around the canvas to create different geometric and organic shapes. In order to create this artwork, I first sketched out my lily, and then erased, replicated, moved, and separated parts of it. I then went in with different colors to add movement around the flower, and add dimension to the painting. I also added small details such as lines and dots to add depth. The entire painting is created from acrylic paint, which was how I was able to create value in many spaces. One challenge I faced was too much negative space, and figuring out how to fill it. Overall, I enjoy the process of creating this piece, and I love how it turned out.
