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KIRSTEN!

Erin

My Cousin:)

This is a drawing I started awhile ago, I finally finished it. It is a drawing of a picture of my cousin Alex. I used pastels, I really like it because it looks like her. It is the only picture of a person I have ever done that actually ends up looking like the person!

Snow Break!

This was a photograph I took over the summer. It was not until the recent blizzard that I was inspired to do something more with it. This is my interpretation of the photograph. The colors are a bit off becuase of my camera's flash.

power picture

For this project we had to do a quick and small painting of ourselves. I really loved how quick it went because I hate it when projects are dragged out. Overall this was a great experience for me because it taught me not to overthink what I was painting ans just simply paint. I had alot of fun with this project and I hope we can do more 'power pictures'. Also that simply using three colors really teaches you about shadows and light that lets you experince color in a whole new way. I think that was my favorite part about doing this project.

Self-Potrait

In my self-portrait, I wanted to portray an interesting viewpoint with my use of mirrors and focus on the unique shadow created on my hair. I used Botticelli as a mentor for drawing each individual curl in my hair. I created these shadows by finding the lights and darks cast from the light on my hair. I chose to do a straight on composition, with a mirror covering half of my face because I found it extremely unique and unusual. It draws your attention to the main focus of my drawing - my hair and face. The mood I am evoking is very calm and serene. You can see this face being repeated over and over again in the the mirror held over my face. The light being cast on my face is creating sharp shadows on my face. I created a 3D form by drawing the shadows on the face, rather than the features themselves. Instead of making a background, I chose to keep the background plain to make the focus on the most important parts of the drawing. This simplicity reinforces my style. The biggest risk I took in my portrait was attempting to draw hair that looked realistic and similar to my own. I think I was successful in accomplishing this goal.