Works of Art

Here are some works that I have done in my high school years. All are an accumulation of grade9 to grade12.

1. Self Portrait.

Acrylic on canvas.
Done in grade 12, and the project objective was to create a self portrait using acrylics. I tried to make it as realistic as I could with acrylic paints, which is hard considering that they dry really fast.

2. Abuse.

Acrylic on canvas. The project objection was to create a painting which illustrated a social issue. Mine of course was the subject of child abuse-- and I also had to incorporate a technique used from an artist we studied in that class. My influence was Van Gogh, because I found his loose brush strokes and swirling lines quite fascinating.
The painting depicts a child's nightmares. The child... is havign visions of his abusive father who is taunting his mind. The swirling red brush strokes signify the fear and the pain that the child is going through.
My art teacher
cried when she saw this.

3. Piano Girls.

Acrylic on canvas. The project objective was to re-create a modernized painting from a well known artist in the past. My choice was Renoir, Young Girls at the Piano. I really like this painting because it is displayed in my house, and when I was little it used to remind me of my sister and I. I think that is why my parents bought it. I also had to experiment with the artist's style, in order to create the same look as the original. I think I failed with acheiving it, because Renoir's painting looked more light and the strokes were looser. Have a look for yourselves.



4 and 5. Untitled


These works were done in grade 9. The objective was to create a monochromatic painting with any colour of choice in a frame of grayscale. I liked this project because I had the freedom to pick any subject matter I liked-- away from just boxes and buildings and things I weren't interested in (grade 9 art was a disaster... I absolutely hate point perspective...although it does come in handy) I prefer portraits as a subject matter-- and also anything to do with the human figure. I love to paint the expressions on the face, and I also find the human body quite beautiful. It is also interesting to paint. Some people find it to be a challenge, yet I find it fun.



6. Mandala.

This work was done with pencil crayons. It was a grade11 project, and the objective was to create a mandala which symbolized who we are in the inside-- and the environmet we love on the outside. I loved this project because I got a chance to work with pencil crayons-- and when you work with the right ones (not crayola) you can actually layer and build up tones and create new colours. It was such a fun project to do.

7. Printmaking.

This project was also done in grade11-- It was an introduction to the art of printmaking. This project was different because instead of using the traditional tools-- such as pencils or paint brushes... we got to use softoleum. The Objective of this project was to carve out a print in the softoleum material using special tools which allowed us to do so. Once we were finished, w e got a chance to print these (just like stamps) on a piece of paper, using a special roller to roll on the ink. We could choose from a variety of colours-- and as you can see I chose the spectrum of the rainbow.

8. Fantasy Landscape.

Now a little step away from colour... and onto the black and white drawings
This drawing was done in grade11, for my culminating project. Done with ink pens. The objective of the project was to create a landscape using our imagination. We had to look up other pictures as our source that would help us come up with a good composition. I chose an interesting temple from Cambodia (Ankor Watt) because I found the trees would make a great way to incorporate mysterious figures within the drawing.

9. Animal Metamorphasis.

Graphite on paper. This was done in grade 12, and the objective of this drawing was to create an animal--from 2 completely different animals. I chose a horse and a peacock because I found they would smoothly metamorphasize into each other without looking too fake, or forced. This project was rather difficult, because there are so many animals to choose from... but so little compositions that could actually work. Also, my teacher was extremely hard with marking this drawing because she really understand the anatomy of a horse... so every little detail I did wrong she found it. Including one of the horses ankles.

10. Still Life.

Graphite on paper. This project was done in grade11, and the objective was to create an interesting composition with everyday objects. The focus of this project was to create tones and have an understanding of shading an object.




11. Self Portrait (Childhood).

Graphite on paper, create in grade11. The objective of this project was to create a portrait of ourselves when we were children. We had to show our understanding of facial features from when we were little, and how childhood features differ from adolescent features. I chose this picture because I found it was funny, because my face is absolutely ridiculous. It was my first picture day at school, I was in junoir kindergarten. I think I was upset because I wanted a different colour background, but they gave me red instead.

12. Self Portrait.
Last but not least...

Graphite on paper. Done in grade 12. Objective was to further show our understanding with the facial features. I chose this picture because It is a slight side view-- which would force me to challenge myself to draw a portrait that isn't straight on. I was already comfortable with drawing portraits by this time, so I thought it would be interesting to try something different.











These are basically a collection of school projects. There will be more works to be posted, but for now... that's enough for this blog. I hope you enjoyed.

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