Apple PopArt
In the painting on the top left, my painting technique was quick dots. This was my free choice, and I chose to do black and white because I thought it would be interesting to see an apple in black and white. In the painting on the top right, my painting technique was flowy and loose. My group gave me the feedback that this painting looked the most expressive and excited, and that was what I was going for. I chose to have a triad of orange, green, and purple, because I wanted to take a risk and choose the more difficult triad than complementary. In the beginning, I painted the whole background a light green. The final result was different than the others because you are still able to see some green through the other colors. I chose for the largest portion of the apple to be orange because I did not use orange in any of my other paintings, and I thought that would be a good contrast. In the painting on the bottom left, the analogous painting, I used a larger brush. My technique was for the apple to look very smooth. My group told me that this painting looked the most clean and realistic. This painting took me multiple trials, and I ended up painting over the original painting once or twice in some places. I wanted the end result to look as calm and precise as possible. In the painting on the bottom right, my painting technique was for the different monochromatic colors to blend together. I also painted over this multiple times because at first I did not know that I was going to be blending my colors. I am happy that I chose this style though, because I believe it looks more realistic and different from the others. Each painting used many different techniques, but I decided to lay out the paintings in this way in order for the greens to be opposite each other. I wanted the colors to balance each other out.
I thought about color in photography and painting very differently. In photography, I looked for very vibrant and contrasting colors to make the image look interesting. While I was walking around campus, I was intrigued by colorful flowers and leaves. When I was painting, I thought about colors more separately. When I was mixing my paints to make the colors lighter and darker, I would mix until I found a particular color that stood out to me. I laid out my four paintings thinking about color also. I wanted to make sure the greens were balanced, so I put them on opposite sides. Overall, in photography I looked at colors in relation to the rest of the image, but in painting, I narrowed in on the individual colors. I felt more comfortable with the photography portion of this project. I love cameras and taking pictures; it is something I really enjoy. When I enjoy something, I usually feel more comfortable with it Through both processes, my attention to detail and color grew immensely. Now, when I see a pretty sunset or a piece of gorgeous scenery, I notice how beautifully the colors fit together.
