6/22- Daily Drawing insight

Over the summer so far, I have found that the daily drawings are very good practice. It helps remind me some goals I want to achieve over the summer before the next school year begins. Drawing from observation is helpful with building my skills and seeing what I need to work on improving.

Altered Book insight

I have really been enjoying working on the altered book. It helps me create new ideas and try new things. It helps to view other artists work and get some different ideas to go off of. I'm interested in seeing how everyone elses AB turn out by the end of the summer.

Milwaukee Art Museum

Thelma Appel (American, b. Israel, 1938)
Yaddo, 1974
Acrylic and sand on canvas


I found this painting on a website of the Milwaukee Art Museum, and it caught my attention because of the use of color and how the artist used her brushstrokes to slowly transition the different colors.

Self-portraits

Lyrics photo

“I do try, I don’t know why, for you brought me better nights. A beautiful baby blue sky that’s looking up at you, now watch it fade away…” -The Early November

“Just like the lady in the blue dress, You’ve got cigarettes on your breath, hairspray and some cheap perfume. I’ll put a little sour in your sweet.

You say that you want respect, well then you better get some for yourself. Cause all that I see right now, is someone whose lost and encircled.” -Senses Fail

Portraits

I like this photo because of the way the green contrasts well with her skin, and I like the lighting on her face. To edit this photo I just enhanced the lighting and adjusted the brightness/contrast.

This photo is of my sister and I decided to make it black and white and blur the background to focus more on her face.