Colours of the Earth
Colours of the Earth
I created a series of 5 landscape paintings of an ocean, field, arctic tundra, desert, and forest. The meaning of it is to show the diversity and beauty of the different landscapes while showing how they are all still connected through the Earth using unity throughout each piece. I would describe my style as calm and flowing. I tend to use a lot of blending, movement, and direction in my art. I lean towards more vibrant colours of any type, but my go-to colour pallet is mainly cooler colours because they give off the calm, easy on the eye vibe that I usually go for. My art is typically influenced by ideas that pop up in my head or inspired by a picture I find online. The medium used for this project was acrylic paint on 16x20 canvases. I used a lot of my style which includes visible brushstrokes that show direction or motion mixed with smooth blending. I used many different colours and textures to make each landscape look like something you’d see in a dream world. Throughout this project, I have learned that landscape paintings are very hard, especially when trying to add enough depth and detail when you have to complete so many in a short amount of time. I enjoyed the process of seeing everything come together over time, although it was stressful and a lot of work. My favorite piece I created for this project is my first painting of the ocean. I specifically like how smooth and vibrant it turned out as well as how much texture and movement was put into the waves. Going into it, I didn't think I’d be able to make it look like real water, but what surprised me the most was how realistic it turned out while still including the vibrant colour and texture I planned. If I had to change one thing about this piece, it would be to clean up the sky. I had trouble with blending it correctly and found it frustrating. If I had extra time, I would go in and fix the blending of the sky, but in the end, it’s a learning experience and I can say this project has helped me explore my style and learn from mistakes.
I created a series of 5 landscape paintings of an ocean, field, arctic tundra, desert, and forest. The meaning of it is to show the diversity and beauty of the different landscapes while showing how they are all still connected through the Earth using unity throughout each piece. I would describe my style as calm and flowing. I tend to use a lot of blending, movement, and direction in my art. I lean towards more vibrant colours of any type, but my go-to colour pallet is mainly cooler colours because they give off the calm, easy on the eye vibe that I usually go for. My art is typically influenced by ideas that pop up in my head or inspired by a picture I find online. The medium used for this project was acrylic paint on 16x20 canvases. I used a lot of my style which includes visible brushstrokes that show direction or motion mixed with smooth blending. I used many different colours and textures to make each landscape look like something you’d see in a dream world. Throughout this project, I have learned that landscape paintings are very hard, especially when trying to add enough depth and detail when you have to complete so many in a short amount of time. I enjoyed the process of seeing everything come together over time, although it was stressful and a lot of work. My favorite piece I created for this project is my first painting of the ocean. I specifically like how smooth and vibrant it turned out as well as how much texture and movement was put into the waves. Going into it, I didn't think I’d be able to make it look like real water, but what surprised me the most was how realistic it turned out while still including the vibrant colour and texture I planned. If I had to change one thing about this piece, it would be to clean up the sky. I had trouble with blending it correctly and found it frustrating. If I had extra time, I would go in and fix the blending of the sky, but in the end, it’s a learning experience and I can say this project has helped me explore my style and learn from mistakes.