Colleen - finally week 4
viewfinder image:
Week 3's collage:
I liked using the triangle, so I pulled it back into week 4's work, however, I wasn't liking it. It's the first time I've taken an element (the triangle) out of the border and found it was difficult to anchor. I played with it for a long time and then finally settled on what's below.
Week 3's collage:
I liked using the triangle, so I pulled it back into week 4's work, however, I wasn't liking it. It's the first time I've taken an element (the triangle) out of the border and found it was difficult to anchor. I played with it for a long time and then finally settled on what's below.
1 comment:
Laura7:29 AM, April 05, 2015
Hi Colleen,This is so Radical...and awesome. The transformation and the personal character is really standing strong in this piece. Having the black bottom and left side where the triangle base is lends is self to an anchor area. As the Triangle comes up and off to the angle there is a wonderful openness that allows us to go off and and then you've used the skinny thin black lines to pull us back in. The interesting part is the Asymmetrical composition that you are working with. Loving the way you divided that up. I see this blue that is on the top of the Triangle and it's also in the back ground of the water. Good job of repeating the color. Gives a treat from the back to the front, so to speak. How do you feel when you look at the place where you started with in you view finder to where you are now...?
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That was feedback from my instructor. She's always very positive and encouraging. I will definitely take more classes with her when offered.
So how do I feel when I look at this piece from where I started 5 weeks ago? It's been a real stretch for me to do this. I like that I can play and put pieces down until they look (or feel) right. There are still some things I'd tweak in this - like the crooked black line going down the middle. I'll probably make it straighter by adding another piece.
There is a sharpness to these pieces that I don't get when I paint, so that is new to me. Using shapes has been fun. To me it is the difference between country chic and modern design. I'm more of an eclectic, country chic person so I find this part interesting. Of course I've used elements of nature in this design so that is still something familiar to me. I may try to do another one today. Maybe even go to a different collage/viewfinder image.
If I had to name it, what comes to mind is "Nature's key."
