Tuesday, December 1, 2015

 Intro to Drawing and Painting


Now that you have been drawing realistic features, trying to create the correct tones in the skin using pencil, now it is time to move away from reality and use an imaginative, expressionistic color scheme.  Why do this?  Because art isn't only about being able to manipulate a medium to represent reality it is also used to express oneself.   During a time when Picasso had experienced loss he created paintings that reflected his mood and used the color blue to accentuate this. The fauvist used many vibrant colors, not necessarily to express happiness or jovial times, but to break away from traditional art.  In the next few classes we will explore color schemes.  Take a look at the work below to see colors used in a non-traditional way. Also review the Color Vocabulary List because there will be an assessment of color terms at the end of the project.


Picasso

Emil Nolde

Matisse

Matisse


Random examples of portraits.....