The Art Of Paintings - 978 Words

The goal of my creative project was to create various splatter paint works that each represented a key human emotion. I settled on just three and I chose joy, anxiousness, and depression. I bought three 8 by 10 inches blank canvases to do my work on, paint, and an assortment of brushes. Before I started I looked up a video on different splatter paint techniques, and I became interested in adding some texture to my artwork, so the first painting I worked on, representing joy, I added some saltwater to it and actual grains of salt. I really wanted this artwork to stand out from the other two, because of how different this emotion is. The canvas has a yellow background, because I wanted all the bright colors I used to really pop on the†¦show more content†¦I knew this activity would be messy, but I did enjoy it and I learned that you really can’t go wrong with a splatter painting. No matter what you do, it is going to be interesting in way, because no one has done someth ing like it before. I really enjoyed splatter painting, it was an enjoyable way of just showing my creativity and letting my mind flow. I think it would be even better to do this with a friend rather than just by yourself, and next time I will mix other paint colors to create more interesting colors. The creation showed me that I’m capable of doing at least one thing that is artistic, before I would say that I couldn’t even draw a straight line correctly. These three artworks are important to me, because I have never created art that I am proud of, this is the first time that has ever happened. I am satisfied with my result, I expressed everything in the way I imagines it. I’m not sure that people could just as readily recognize what emotions each canvas represents, but that doesn’t bother me, I’d rather just get some type of reaction out of them than nothing. I do consider the part of my brain that comes out with ideas to be creative, but there are times that I can’t just make my own idea, I need inspiration from many diverse sources first. I do think my artwork shows imagination, because IShow MoreRelatedEssay on The Art of Painting: Watercolor Paints1545 Words   |  7 PagesThe art of painting dates back to pre-historic times, the finger used as a paintbrush on the canvas of cave walls. When it comes to painting, artists have many mediums to choose from: acrylics, oils, gouache, fresco, and watercolors. Watercolors is one of the toughest mediums to achieve, its transparent streaks almost impossible to cover up and its various techniques prestigous and precise, but satisfying when accomplished. The incentive a watercolor artist has to get a taste of perfecting theirRead MorePainting At The Oklahoma City Museum Of Art1209 Words   |  5 PagesOn September 4, 2016, I visited the Matisse in His Time exhibit at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. 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