Painting class #6

We critiqued our still lives that we have been working on the last few weeks. I snuck a pictures of everyone's pictures. Some very distinct styles!!! I'm enjoying this class and learning a lot about the process of painting. More than just form and color, I'm learning and being challenged beyond the basics.







Turns out, none of these are done. I need to sharpen up the red cushion in the foreground of my painting as well as a few other minor things. Then we will move on to the next phase of the project.

I cannot wait to start my abstraction of this piece. I mean, I have no clue what to do, but I am looking for ward to the process.

Part of lasts weeks homework was to research the evolution of artists work over their lifetimes from realism to abstract. I looked into Mark Rothko, a modern American painter who's work emphasized color, balance and composition- all things I need work on for sure. I sort of fell in love with some of his pieces, and want to look further into what makes them so compelling. Some of his most famous work is among that which I would have previously dismissed as boring, or pointless. But, now, seeing the progression and having a broader understanding of art in general, I find them fascinating. And a total technical mystery.

Other painters I'm interested in right now are Arshille Gorky, Wassily Kandinsky and Diego Rivera.