Week 5

This week I made a third abstract landscape painting (14 hours) using the dot system I had done on the previous two. (New one in the middle and new one from last week on the right) I think I have learned a lot using this technique of putting down color and I am starting to think about how I can make alterations and changes to have the same effect using other ways of applying paint. I want to not only very the size of the shapes but the shapes themselves. 

This (unfinished) painting (8 hours) is the beginning of this exploration of different ways of applying paint still using the idea of a landscape but this time one from New Orleans. Looking at this image makes me think of all the long hours we spent in the car  and in traffic going over the Mississippi River Bridge on the way to school.

I like the way these styles have a bit of mystery about them but you can also make guesses about what you are looking about. I think they could be very important in expressing emotion for my final work. In the three landscapes, the new one this week is most recognizable as a landscape, creating less mystery. These differences of subtle between the middle painting and the two that surround it are very important to what I am telling the viewer. The one in the middle definitely tells more and gives the viewer less room to make decisions for themselves. I also think that there are certain colors I need to be more careful about mixing more carefully like blue. I want to continue to explore these ideas in sketches and paintings this week.

These paintings also lead me to a lot of research on Neo- and Post Impressionist artist, especially those who used the style of pointillism. The artists I looked at included: Paul Sagnac, Henry-Edmond Cross, Georges Seurat, Theo Van Rysselberghe, Giovanni Battista Segantini, Paul Cezanne, Paul Gauguin, and Vincent Van Gogh.

This way of working with paint really applies to me not only because of the brokenness it creates but also because it really is two different viewing experiences from up close and from far away. They also create a sense of emotion and mystery in their work with this paint application. Color choice also plays apart in their work and this week I want to do some research about the meanings of different colors because I feel that will be a very important part to my final work and the emotions I want to convey.

I also finished 1 Dead and the Attic and Coming Back Stronger this week and I hope to start new books this week. I also want to continue to journal entry, trying to find answers to the big questions I started asking myself this last week.