Painting Class Analysis

I started drawing when I was 16. I was cursing 10th grade, or how is called in my country, Dominican Republic “Segundo de Bachillerato”. It was recess. I was alone in my classroom that day, besides two or three people who were just killing time there, and I didn’t had much to do with my time. I was at the last book of a series of books which names I can’t remember and If I recall correctly the last book was very boring for some reason so I didn’t wanted to read it anymore. So, looking for something to do, I stood from my seat and walked boringly down the aisle of chairs and that was, not my first interaction with art, but the first time I remember i liked art or paid attention to it. Yerkis, a guy of my class: short, chubby and well mannered

Color fills our world with beauty. We delight in the colors of a magnificent sunset and in the bright red and golden-yellow leaves of autumn. We are charmed by gorgeous flowering plants and the brilliantly colored arch of a rainbow. We also use color in various ways to add pleasure and interest to our lives. For example, many people choose the colors of their clothes carefully and decorate their homes with colors that create beautiful, restful, or exciting effects. By their selection and arrangement of colors, artists try to make their paintings more realistic or expressive.

    The way that a brush or pencil dances on a canvas or a sheet of paper just spreading its array of colors, in anyway of line, shape, and form of movement just to achieve the concept through different types of mediums; is a beautiful/miraculous sight, seeing the colors and patterns interlock forming this abstract or concrete image is just stunning. I remember that brief moment where I wasn’t creating art pieces due to a lack of motivation yet all of that had changed when I moved schools; I had an awful art teacher when I was in my old school (Mercedes High School), he had his favorites and when things didn’t come out they he wanted it you were sure to fail that class. My art pieces weren’t the greatest he was so negative about my techniques and the finished pieces, he never encouraged me or any other student. I had hated art from that point on, yet when I moved schools I was still the same somewhat but this art teacher changed me and made me become better a better artist, I began to love it all over again. He showed me many new mediums, different types of paper/canvases, different brushes and he’s taught me I shouldn’t just please the viewer, if i’m happy with the outcome of the piece that’s all that matters; if I needed real criticism about my piece I should go to him, he’ll critique my work and then he’ll tell me how to improve it or fix a

When I began my project, I envisioned myself using oil paint on canvas. I’ve always admired oil paintings, when the paint is thickly applied and layered. I researched my artists and learned about their techniques. It seemed easy enough, and I felt confident to give it a try. Unfortunately, things did not work out like I planned, and I found that I have a lot to learn. Van Gogh layered his paint with short thin brush strokes using different colors in Starry Night. I learned that the colors must set before you can layer them, so the colors do not smudge together. Also, during my research I found out that Monet would only paint for one hour at a time, and now I understand why. I found myself getting frustrated

I took my first ever painting class when I was in my 40s. I was motivated to learn to paint because I thought it would be helpful to my daughter who wanted to go to art school. At the time, I wanted to help and encourage her, but as it turned out, painting helped me. I feel ever so slightly selfish, but now I paint for myself.

In my previous post about what I thought art was, included multiple different ideas of creative expression. My original post was very limited on basic knowledge of art, and I was not including in depth explanations of art. I mentioned that art could be found in paintings, drawings, sculptures, literature, music, etc. I never thought to state how many different types of paintings there are, or even the multitude of different types of literature and music. This class taught me the art is not just something that pleases the eye, imagination, or ear. Art has meaning. I learned a lot my first couple of weeks of this class, and a lot of that came from the lecture, as well as the artists of the week videos. My favorite artist of the

Gentle had to focus carefully on his paint distribution so it would look completely flat and even throughout. Gentle paid careful attention to the piece so that it would have no missing paint or higher surfaces. He etched out this idea on a piece of mesh so that only specific parts would let paint through when he wanted them to. While doing this piece he definitely had patience, on the paper description on the wall of the museum it said “he was faithful” which means he took his time and made it perfect.

studied various art mediums to explore creative talents. In my junior year, I decided to

Walking through the art room the scent of acrylics guides the nose. The moisture in the air is so thick, it feels as though a heavy blanket has been laid upon the room. It seems to make the smell of the room magnify until there is nothing else except the bitter smell of paints. The tile floors are splattered with paint and smudged with chalk, which seem to lead you through this humid tundra. Stepping through another set of doors, the world returns to the cool bliss of fall.

The two paintings I have chosen to write about are Fisherman’s cottage on the cliffs at Varengeville and Argenteuil (Read Boat) by Claude Monet. Fisherman’s Cottage on the Cliffs at Varengevilel is a beautiful work full of warm, inviting colors. I love this painting for many reasons, but I guess my absolute favorite thing about it is that it makes me feel free. It appears to be summer in the painting and I associate summer with warmth, happiness, carefreeness and freedom. Also, the fact that the subject matter is the ocean and scene around it adds to the peace and serenity of it. The detail Monet put into Fisherman’s Cottage on the Cliffs at Varengeville is very impressive. When I look at this work, I can almost feel the

Before this class when I imagined what, an artist was I would never consider myself one. I do not have very strong artistic abilities, and I personally did not think I met the standers of what I preconceived an artist should be. However, as the class continued I was able to learn about the various forms of arts in the humanities such as painting, singing, photography, dancing and even knitting. The humanities have many forms and branches of art that I was not aware of until taking this class. Now I would most defiantly consider myself an artist because I hold the ability to knit. Which I learned throughout this course that knitting is not just a skill set, as it is a form of art as well. That is why I chose to do knitting as my art piece for

College has, and always will be, a way to further one's education. The way a person chooses to apply what they have learned and to make a career or lifestyle because of it is in their own hands. Colleges attempting to shift course work towards more "career-oriented" classes can ultimately put a cap on certain people's true potential. Everyone has a different learning pattern and some cannot and should not be categorized. Liberal art classes allow a student to explore more about themselves, help them to become more well-rounded and cultured individuals and allows the student a choice of their own career paths.

Paintings, like poetry and other forms of literature, are created to be explored and analyzed. Each tells and individual story and has a particular meaning that the artist wants one to take away from from their work. However, every person draws their own conclusions about what the artwork means to them, and this can stem from personal experiences, culture, religion and even the time period the person is in relative to when the painting was created. This is increasingly true when examining works of art from different eras. Each hold separate standards and values in which the artists drew from which largely affects the meaning behind a painting. For example, A Close Call by W. R. Leigh was painted in the post-impressionist era, and John Constable’s

How to estimate a paint job? This is the biggest problem that painters face. Estimating is not as difficult as painters think it is, usually the problem is pricing. How to estimate painting a room? Measure the room, unless I have a lot of windows and doors, I don't deduct for open space, normally. Take the width multiply by two, then take the length and multiply by two add these figures together and multiply by the height.

It all starts with a blank white canvas, vacant and unfilled, ready to be taken over by ideas