Students learn basic anatomy and will begin to develop an understanding of the way a figure inhabits space; thus able to successfully reproduce this space in two dimensions. The goal of the course is to learn academic, realistic representation of the figure: Emphasis will be on accurately rendering the figure on the page in proper proportion. Students work up to developing a personal style within the confines of academic figurative art.
I really love your stylistic approach to this painting. The use of color is really nice. I would have like to see the swirling effect continued throughout the whole piece. I also would not have cropped off the top of the head for better composition.
I like the stylized rendering of the figure. I think the cropping choice could have been better showing us the figure's head. At the same time it creates tension and interest. The rendering of the couch and fabric compared to the figure looks too distinct too. However, like the cropping I think it created interest through tension.
Interesting piece. The more I criticize it, the more I like it...
I like the contrast of your figure with the couch in your use of warm and cool color. I really enjoy the saturated color throughout. I Would like to see more detail in the face, and a continuation of the same mark making into the fabric.
You have a nice emphasis on the curvature of the body with the way you painted the figure. I see it as a fusion of your master study and your own color palette that is reminiscent of your self portrait. I would say tweak that gold seam/line on the pillow so that it matches the highlight of the sofa which should result in it being slightly darker than it is now.
I like the blue coloring for the body and the style you chose with the wavy lines; giving both dimension and shading. However, the shading in the face is slightly too light, and leaves the figures face not that well defined. The overall body could use some dark shading to give more depth. Proportions look correct, and the couch also looks correct. Your painting's composition is superb, and looks amazingly great. One of my favorite paintings in the class.
For the boldness of the colors used in this picture, I so applaud how well you used them to create the figure. It is quite an achievement to so successfully create the body to have weight and read as a real human being seated on a couch using not only color but also texture in the color.
A very bold attempt at a new style for you. Shape, proportion, concept are all integrated. Just a few select darks and small highlights will grant the figure a little more dimension and curvature.
I enjoy the use of bright colors you use for you pallets and the technique of the master you studied, it is highly stylistic and very much representational of the master.
I like the abstract quality of your work. The lines and brushwork are very lovely, and I enjoyed the cool tones you chose to use on the figure against the tones of the background. Proportionately, the figure is a bit off but compositionally it works. great job!
I agree that it would look more congruous if the couch and background used the same viney style as the figure. I admired the body early on, and I was also very impressed you captured it so quickly. Cool pillows.
Perhaps the Most Crazy prize was awarded to soon. ...Had one of the young men in the class thought to render our model in such a fashion, it's likely I might have believed the West Mesa Killer was in our midst. I cannot say I personally enjoy looking at it: it's a bit unpleasant and challenging--which is what a lot of modern art is about. But then, I'm not much into modern art.
I really love your stylistic approach to this painting. The use of color is really nice. I would have like to see the swirling effect continued throughout the whole piece. I also would not have cropped off the top of the head for better composition.
ReplyDeleteNice contrast between soft background and stylized figure
ReplyDeleteSwirls in the figure are beautifully rendered with great variation in tone
The technique used compose the figure cleverly makes it the focal point, even though it is off-center
Three sets of complimentary colors, Red and Green, Yellow and Purple, and Blue and Orange, make the composition very appealing
I would have like to see the top of the head or for some reason no head at all-Ha that's kind of morbid :)
I like the stylized rendering of the figure. I think the cropping choice could have been better showing us the figure's head. At the same time it creates tension and interest.
ReplyDeleteThe rendering of the couch and fabric compared to the figure looks too distinct too. However, like the cropping I think it created interest through tension.
Interesting piece. The more I criticize it, the more I like it...
I like the contrast of your figure with the couch in your use of warm and cool color. I really enjoy the saturated color throughout. I Would like to see more detail in the face, and a continuation of the same mark making into the fabric.
ReplyDeleteYou have a nice emphasis on the curvature of the body with the way you painted the figure. I see it as a fusion of your master study and your own color palette that is reminiscent of your self portrait. I would say tweak that gold seam/line on the pillow so that it matches the highlight of the sofa which should result in it being slightly darker than it is now.
ReplyDeleteLove the brush stokes and pallet choice. Like that the figure is blue. Effective background.
ReplyDeleteI like the blue coloring for the body and the style you chose with the wavy lines; giving both dimension and shading. However, the shading in the face is slightly too light, and leaves the figures face not that well defined. The overall body could use some dark shading to give more depth. Proportions look correct, and the couch also looks correct. Your painting's composition is superb, and looks amazingly great. One of my favorite paintings in the class.
ReplyDeleteFor the boldness of the colors used in this picture, I so applaud how well you used them to create the figure. It is quite an achievement to so successfully create the body to have weight and read as a real human being seated on a couch using not only color but also texture in the color.
ReplyDeleteA very bold attempt at a new style for you. Shape, proportion, concept are all integrated. Just a few select darks and small highlights will grant the figure a little more dimension and curvature.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy the use of bright colors you use for you pallets and the technique of the master you studied, it is highly stylistic and very much representational of the master.
ReplyDeleteI like the abstract quality of your work. The lines and brushwork are very lovely, and I enjoyed the cool tones you chose to use on the figure against the tones of the background. Proportionately, the figure is a bit off but compositionally it works. great job!
ReplyDeleteI agree that it would look more congruous if the couch and background used the same viney style as the figure. I admired the body early on, and I was also very impressed you captured it so quickly. Cool pillows.
ReplyDeletePerhaps the Most Crazy prize was awarded to soon. ...Had one of the young men in the class thought to render our model in such a fashion, it's likely I might have believed the West Mesa Killer was in our midst. I cannot say I personally enjoy looking at it: it's a bit unpleasant and challenging--which is what a lot of modern art is about. But then, I'm not much into modern art.
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