Concentration Statement

My concentration focuses on the structure and order of cells and molecules on the microscopic level. Specifically my concentration investigates the dependence of the various levels of structure on one another and the consequences of deterioration of this order in genetic diseases.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Breadth #9

 I did this acrylic painting in the fauvist style by using extremely bright colors that do not match the subject matter. I also tried to emulate the large brush strokes. I was especially inspired by a couple of boat paintings by Derain. For this piece I focused particularly on contrast through the individual brush strokes, the value range, and the complementary colors.
Here is the updated picture:

5 comments:

  1. I love the way this turned out! i think you really have an eye for your colors! I know you were trying to keep the painting style really simple which i really like but i think it would be cool to go into the building with a thin sharpie and add a little detail? it looks great!

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  2. Beautifully done! My only comment is the perspective of the boats and the dock as it is "lifting up" just a bit off the water. Otherwise, you did a great job fulfilling your goal of contrast through color intensities and values!

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  3. Laura this is really cool! The color on the boat looks great! I love how the colors arent the actual colors in the photo

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  4. the color is superb! now work on that perspective we talked about :)

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  5. I think the touch ups you've done in the past few days really make this piece even stronger! It just needed that extra little bit of detailing with the shadows and now it's amazing.

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