This class involves learning the complexities of painting directly from life. Dual emphasis on exploration paint and surface, as well as the figure will be developed. This course will cover the history and appreciation of contemporary painting and will cover a wide range of painting techniques. Students will work up to developing their own personal style within the confines of academic figurative art.
I wish you had time to complete the painting, becasue what you have painted looks great. LIke it was mentioned in class, "No Trespassing" gives your image an interesting effect. Nice highlight/shading on the legs. I hadn't noticed until now, but the head looks a bit disjointed from the body because it is so blue....but you're not done. So I'll just stop there. :) So far so good!
I agree with Amanda and wish you had more time to complete the painting. The text across the background I feel either adds distraction from the figure by making the viewer want to read into the "No Trespassing" or looked past as ornamentation of a found object. I feel like the torso and the legs of the figure have had the most time spent, while the head has been hurried to finish as it doesn't really connect with the rest of the body, just because of tonal variation. I really want to see this painting finished! Good job.
The strongest part of this piece is definitely your choice in canvas. Who else paints on a sign? That's right, no one else from our class. Using your canvas for some texture/text effects is such a great idea, and I really hope you continue to think outside the box for your future works. As for the figure itself, which I can see is unfinished in some areas, I think you should either pull some blue out of his face, or add some more blue in his chest. I love that the same blue that's in his face is in his leg, but in order for it to feel totally 100% cohesive, you'll need to spread that blue out. The other parts of the figure are these rich oranges, and I almost hope you do decide to pull the blues out only to have this totally analogous colour scheme. It's strongly warm, but it'll be different from the orange/blue that many of our classmates used.
I admire how well you captured the angle of that left hand, I had trouble with that one and looking at your painting in class helped me understand the angle of the wrist more. I also love the subtle dark tones in the abdomen area, and the blended darker browns where the neck meets the chest. I think that if you added some of those soft dark tones from the abdomen and the dark bolder tones that are around the knee, to the face, it would bring out more details like you did with his chest area. Also it would be cool if you got all Banksy and put this sign back up. I don't even acknowledge the "No Trespassing" as a hidden meaning, but more like great street art.
Too bad you didn't get a chance to fully finish the figure, hopefully you get a chance to go back to it and finish because it was turning out really well. I like the smooth quality you bring out in the figure, like in the legs and torso. I also like that you decided to go with a more unconventional work surface, it adds to the image but perhaps leads to some interesting interpretations with the text.
I love the narrative in your piece as it displays a naked man and the message, no trespassing on it. His pose seems to be quite ironic with it as he seems like he’d lure people in. The warm shadows in the legs are very nicely done. I really wish you would’ve been able to finish his left arm as I’m sure it’d look quite great. My suggestion about just finishing the arm is to maybe add some more value shifts in the face so it doesn’t look so flat. I’d also like to see a light wash of color in the background to piece it together a little more. The color palette you decided on is really well done, and for some reason I keep looking at the couch area near his legs as I think that’s rendered really well.
Your piece has so many different layers: the technical aspects of the painting itself, the narrative, the idea that its a stolen sign, the fact that its oil on metal, and the letters and what they mean in the midst of all of this. I could go on forever, and i'm excited to see what decisions you make in regards to these parameters and how the painting will end up. So far, i think everything your are doing is solid. Your proportions are good, and i like how you've handles the couch and pillows. The face is a bit blue and flat, but it is clear from the rest of the figure that you are building up mass and that it will not read the same way when the painting is finished.
I think it is hard to really critique this while it is unfinished. I think the figure does not have a strong unity in its rendering yet. (The face, left arm, and even parts of the legs) This causes me to visually separate them. I think the rendering that is finished is very successful though. The words are very interesting. Especially since they are sometimes covered, and sometimes they cover the image. I think that it is a really solid conceptual idea, and I hope to see the finished piece!
I know you mentioned your frustrations with this painting. I think that you are on the right track. Your proportions seems to be accurate. Honestly you just needed more time to work with the model. You probably scrambled to get some of the figure finished which may be displeasing to you. With more time, I think you would have a good painting. I love love love that you painted on no trespassing sign. Keep on painting on signs please.
Since this is an unfinished painting, i cannot really critique it because i know how you paint. what you have thus far is down the right path though (what with good proportions and good base colors). the face is particularly interesting to look at because of how different it looks.
I wish you had time to complete the painting, becasue what you have painted looks great. LIke it was mentioned in class, "No Trespassing" gives your image an interesting effect. Nice highlight/shading on the legs. I hadn't noticed until now, but the head looks a bit disjointed from the body because it is so blue....but you're not done. So I'll just stop there. :) So far so good!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Amanda and wish you had more time to complete the painting. The text across the background I feel either adds distraction from the figure by making the viewer want to read into the "No Trespassing" or looked past as ornamentation of a found object. I feel like the torso and the legs of the figure have had the most time spent, while the head has been hurried to finish as it doesn't really connect with the rest of the body, just because of tonal variation. I really want to see this painting finished! Good job.
ReplyDeleteThe strongest part of this piece is definitely your choice in canvas. Who else paints on a sign? That's right, no one else from our class. Using your canvas for some texture/text effects is such a great idea, and I really hope you continue to think outside the box for your future works. As for the figure itself, which I can see is unfinished in some areas, I think you should either pull some blue out of his face, or add some more blue in his chest. I love that the same blue that's in his face is in his leg, but in order for it to feel totally 100% cohesive, you'll need to spread that blue out. The other parts of the figure are these rich oranges, and I almost hope you do decide to pull the blues out only to have this totally analogous colour scheme. It's strongly warm, but it'll be different from the orange/blue that many of our classmates used.
ReplyDeleteThe sign is a great touch. The figures body is very harmonious where as the face is a bit flat. The legs have some very nice warm shadows.
ReplyDeleteI admire how well you captured the angle of that left hand, I had trouble with that one and looking at your painting in class helped me understand the angle of the wrist more. I also love the subtle dark tones in the abdomen area, and the blended darker browns where the neck meets the chest. I think that if you added some of those soft dark tones from the abdomen and the dark bolder tones that are around the knee, to the face, it would bring out more details like you did with his chest area. Also it would be cool if you got all Banksy and put this sign back up. I don't even acknowledge the "No Trespassing" as a hidden meaning, but more like great street art.
ReplyDeleteToo bad you didn't get a chance to fully finish the figure, hopefully you get a chance to go back to it and finish because it was turning out really well. I like the smooth quality you bring out in the figure, like in the legs and torso. I also like that you decided to go with a more unconventional work surface, it adds to the image but perhaps leads to some interesting interpretations with the text.
ReplyDeleteI love the narrative in your piece as it displays a naked man and the message, no trespassing on it. His pose seems to be quite ironic with it as he seems like he’d lure people in. The warm shadows in the legs are very nicely done. I really wish you would’ve been able to finish his left arm as I’m sure it’d look quite great. My suggestion about just finishing the arm is to maybe add some more value shifts in the face so it doesn’t look so flat. I’d also like to see a light wash of color in the background to piece it together a little more. The color palette you decided on is really well done, and for some reason I keep looking at the couch area near his legs as I think that’s rendered really well.
ReplyDeleteYour piece has so many different layers: the technical aspects of the painting itself, the narrative, the idea that its a stolen sign, the fact that its oil on metal, and the letters and what they mean in the midst of all of this. I could go on forever, and i'm excited to see what decisions you make in regards to these parameters and how the painting will end up. So far, i think everything your are doing is solid. Your proportions are good, and i like how you've handles the couch and pillows. The face is a bit blue and flat, but it is clear from the rest of the figure that you are building up mass and that it will not read the same way when the painting is finished.
ReplyDeleteI think it is hard to really critique this while it is unfinished. I think the figure does not have a strong unity in its rendering yet. (The face, left arm, and even parts of the legs) This causes me to visually separate them. I think the rendering that is finished is very successful though. The words are very interesting. Especially since they are sometimes covered, and sometimes they cover the image.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is a really solid conceptual idea, and I hope to see the finished piece!
I know you mentioned your frustrations with this painting. I think that you are on the right track. Your proportions seems to be accurate. Honestly you just needed more time to work with the model. You probably scrambled to get some of the figure finished which may be displeasing to you. With more time, I think you would have a good painting. I love love love that you painted on no trespassing sign. Keep on painting on signs please.
ReplyDeleteSince this is an unfinished painting, i cannot really critique it because i know how you paint. what you have thus far is down the right path though (what with good proportions and good base colors). the face is particularly interesting to look at because of how different it looks.
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