Advanced Art Lesson #5
Landscape Project. Part 2 of a two part lesson.
Landscape #2 will be be a plein air (on location) painting. Mr. Rosage will paint along side of you to give tips and pointers in this method. Plein air painting will be executed and finished in a one hour session to empahsize the skills of problem solving associated with plein air painting. Upload to this website at least three WIP (Work In Progress) photos to document your progress and share your process through weekly reflection journal entries. Once your painting is completed, upload a final image of the work with a detailed written artist's statement. Grade using the 5 C's rubric.
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Emphasis:
Linear perspective
Aerial (or atmospheric) perspective
Size variation
Overlapping
Foreground, middle ground, & background
Composition
Direct observation
Editing
Requirements:
3 or more WIP images
Finished painting image
Artist Statement
Brianna Ahlmark
Tryon Palace
8x12
Oil on Canvas Paper
This was my first "Plein-air" painting, although it was technically not en plein aire, and I really enjoyed the texture of the canvas paper and the overall "fuzziness" I was able to achieve with the image. I got to this by rubbing a minimal amount of paint on the canvas. I really loved the shapes in this painting, and wish that it was more than just a plein air piece, becase I could have worked on a more detailed one for days. I began by laying a neutral blue-gray color down for the darkest greens, which made adding my lighter, yellow-greens very fun. I had to stop myself from adding too much detail so that I could finish on the time frame for a normal piece like this. After adding in all of my highlights throughout the greenery, I decided to place a statue through the wall's door for some added excitement. With the image of a baby angel in mind, I abstractly created the shapes with darker grays and blues, adding my whites thereafter. My biggest learning experience here was the essence of time and what goes into, (and what is not supposed to go into) a true plein air painting.
Tryon Palace
8x12
Oil on Canvas Paper
This was my first "Plein-air" painting, although it was technically not en plein aire, and I really enjoyed the texture of the canvas paper and the overall "fuzziness" I was able to achieve with the image. I got to this by rubbing a minimal amount of paint on the canvas. I really loved the shapes in this painting, and wish that it was more than just a plein air piece, becase I could have worked on a more detailed one for days. I began by laying a neutral blue-gray color down for the darkest greens, which made adding my lighter, yellow-greens very fun. I had to stop myself from adding too much detail so that I could finish on the time frame for a normal piece like this. After adding in all of my highlights throughout the greenery, I decided to place a statue through the wall's door for some added excitement. With the image of a baby angel in mind, I abstractly created the shapes with darker grays and blues, adding my whites thereafter. My biggest learning experience here was the essence of time and what goes into, (and what is not supposed to go into) a true plein air painting.