Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Tina - Lesson 4 - Pattern and scale
This assignment looks simple
and easy; do a background grid and add patterns and texture on it. But
the
process is formidable for me. Unlike the Cruciform project, where the
background has each grid clearly defined in four corners, this Pattern
and
Scale project has no clearly defined background. Looking at Jane’s
example I
see light and dark application of the paint, the grid is faintly
visible, no
hard edges, just a delicate balance between light and dark. This poses a
tremendous challenge for me, as I am used to work and function in a
clearly
defined environment (Oh, attachment...). I couldn’t get the
paint mix right and when I do divide the plane in grids the lines are
too
pronounced. This makes me long for watercolor washes… Well there’s an
idea! But for
now acrylics it is and attempt I must – as you see in the 6 small pieces
below.
Oops - I just noticed the title of the Lesson "Pattern and Scale" - Did I
do this assignment right? Ahhh --- if I have to ask...huh???
Here is my sketches of pattern and scale:
3 comments:
LauraApril 3, 2013 at 6:31 PMTina it's great to see it with the white background and then with the color. Really gives one a great feel for the medium and it's effects. Looks like a great variety you have going on.Reply
You are FUNNY in the description of your thought process! Excellent excellent EXCELLENT job! Great studies of pattern, and really fun pieces. You definitely got the scale idea going with the pattern. In the last two green ones, I just LOVE the tone-on-tone patterns, and the playfulness of #3, the first blue one. Very nice work - looks like you had FUN!Reply
Thank You, Jane. You're so kind! Your encouragement helps me to try harder. Here I was concentrating on the Pattern & Scale and not on the background grid, hence the one tone color background. I think the light and dark of the background is the soul of a collage; it holds all the variety of shapes together. I've been practicing to create the background grid, which is very challenging and difficult for me; I still couldn't get the mix right. So, next to come is Project 2 in this lesson. :-)Delete
