I'm minoring in fine arts and painting is the last subject I need in order to fulfill my fine arts minor...
I'm so glad that I took half of my art classes during the summer. If you think I take forever writing a thesis statement you should see try to finish a drawing (just think about applying oil paints to the complication of drawing alone).
I am learning a lot but I feel that most of my energy is being placed in my English classes. I'm constantly bombarded with papers to write and the reading is tremendous. I figure I rather suffer now and do the readings because as soon as I finish the 2nd semester of my junior year, I'll get a bad case of senior laziness (I mean senioritis).
Well in painting class we finished a monochromatic "traditional" still-life in burnt umber and a colored still life of our choice using complimentary colors and neutral. Compositions, blending, form, values etc. are all considered.
For our third painting, we are moving into what Carol coined "expressive realism." I like this topic a lot. We have a choice to paint either a place or a portrait. I can't wait to actually get started (I've been busy with presentations and readings). I decided to paint a night scene with clouds, stars, the moon and an airplane. Hopefully it'll be pretty!
sorry for digressing, the reason why I'm glad I took my art classes in the summer is because I have more time for them. I remember I would have 4 hours instruction time for four days a week (in 7 weeks). I have an option of arriving four hours early to work on it and or staying fours late after class time. Also I didn't have ot worry about writing papers. Those were the days. sigh [insert reverie mode (@_@)]
Posted by Michael Diezmos at October 10, 2005 9:56 PM