Title: School of Fish

Dimension: 20 x 16 in

Media of Each Work: Watercolor and pencil on drafting vellum in frame

Why You Chose It: I chose this drawing because it is a simple drawing that illustrates the use of watercolors

What About the Reference Image Can You Integrate: From this image, I can tell that the artist uses watercolors to make an image, but is not very detailed in his work. I can also tell that the artist mixes some of his colors, in the drawing, to make a different color

Some Interesting Factoid About the Artist: Has trouble naming his paintings, leaving many of them with an untitled title

Artist: Chris Ashley

Title: Qinglü

Dimension: 8.75 x 6.75 in

Media of Each Work: Watercolor and ink on paper

Why You Chose It: I chose this drawing because it illustrates the use of watercolors with the use of ink on paper, something that I have worked with in class before

What About the Reference Image Can You Integrate: From this image I can tell that the artist uses cool colors, making the image seem relaxing and welcoming

Some Interesting Factoid About the Artist: BA in fine arts from California State University

Artist: Chris Ashley

Title: Chimney Rock

Dimension: 8.75 x 6.75 in

Media of Each Work: Pencil, watercolor, and ink on paper

Why You Chose It: I chose this image because it is a simple image that illustrates the use of watercolors and beacause it illustrates a color harmony, the use of complementary colors

What About the Reference Image Can You Integrate: From this image I can tell that the artist uses color patterns to make the image easy on the eye and warm, making it somewhat welcoming

Some Interesting Factoid About the Artist: Has a Masters in Education from Dominican University

                During this activity I feel that I have gotten better at drawing, but I also noticed some of my weaknesses that I hope to improve on over this course. This was my first two-point perspective drawing and it was much harder than I expected. This drawing required a lot of attention to detail, which made the drawing even harder, much harder than the one-point perspective drawing.vThis drawing was also difficult for me because the vanishing points were not on the page, making it more difficult to trace everything back to the vanishing point. Even though this was hard I became more familiar with it and as the drawing progressed, it became easier and easier for me to trace things back to the vanishing point. I also used some of the techniques I learned in the previous drawing to make this drawing better, so doing the one-point perspective drawing first helped me with the drawing.

                I feel that my weakest part of my drawing was the finials. This part was hard for me because I had never seen a finial, so it was hard for me to draw the finials precisely. The hardest part for me in the drawing was also drawing everything back to the vanishing point because the vanishing point was not on the paper, and that is what I am used to. Even though this part was one of the hardest things for me, I feel that I did a good job of tracing everything back to the vanishing point. I really enjoyed this drawing because it was somewhat relaxing to draw it outside, but I didn’t like it because it was the hardest drawing we have done so far. Even though it was hard, I feel that I have improved as an artist and I am proud of my drawing and my effort.

Title: Flatiron Building

Dimension: 9in ×12in

Why You Chose It: I chose this drawing because it shows a two-point perspective of an object that we probably see every day

What About the Reference Image Can You Integrate: From this image, I can tell that the author pays close attention to detail and that everything is proportionate

Interesting Fact About the Artist: This artist made a book entitled Liza’s Reef

Artist: Edward Hopper

Title: The Lighthouse at Two Lights

Dimension: 74.9 x 109.9cm

 Media of each work: Oil On Canvas

Why You Chose It: I chose this drawing because it is a good drawing that shows a two-point perspective

What About the Reference Image Can You Integrate: From this image, I can tell that the author was not at ground level, but actually drawing from a viewpoint under the actual lighthouse.

Interesting Fact About the Artist: After he died, 3,000 of his drawings were given to the Whitney Museum of American Art

Title: 2-Point City Scape

Artist: Scott R.

Dimension: 8.5 in x 11in

Media of each work: Pencil on Paper

Why you chose it: I chose this drawing because it is a simple drawing that illustrates a two-point perspective

What About the Reference Image Can You Integrate: From this image I can tell that the artist has a two-point perspective, doesn’t pay too much attention to detail, and that he used colors

Interesting Fact About the Artist:  Not a very well known artist, but draws because he loves it

                At first, I was frustrated because my drawing did not turn out very well and I found it difficult to make everything look proportionate. This frustrated me, but I asked for help and I gained a better understanding of how to draw one-point perspective. I liked this assignment and I definitely believe that this one has been the most challenging one yet, for me. There were a lot of things i found difficult in this project such as: tracing everything back to the vanishing point, shading, proportions, and much more. Overall, I believe that I have gotten much better in all of these areas. I liked this drawing because it required more than just a skill in art, but a skill in knowing how to use a ruler. I believe that I have gotten much better with the ruler and I am looking forward to the two point perspective drawing because I believe, after the experience from this drawing, that it will be much easier. As stated, I believe this drawing has been the most difficult for me, but it has also been the one that has helped me improve the most. The only regret I have is that I was not able to finish my drawing completely.

vanishing point – In linear perspective, a position on a horizon where lines or rays between near and distant places appear to converge (come together). In order to produce an illusion of depth in a two-dimensional representation of space, artists sometimes use one, two, or more vanishing points. Employing this method might seem to contradict a strictly mathematical understanding of space: parallel lines — as might form the edges of a straight path — meet at the vanishing point in a picture of a distant place, even though such lines could not meet in the actual distance.

When you see something getting farther and farther away from you, it appears to be smaller and smaller. If it continues to recede, it eventually disappears — vanishing. That sensation lies at the core of this term                                                                           

Artist: Canaletto

Title: The Piazza of St. Mark, Venice

Dimension: 80 cm x 100 cm

Media of each work: Oil on canvas

Why you chose it:  I chose it because the drawing looked very detailed and because I have been to Venice before

What about the reference image you can integrate: From this image, I can tell that this artist plays very close attention to detail

Some interesting factoid about the artist: His father taught him to paint and Canaletto taught his nephew

Artist: Harold Olejarz

Title: “OZ”

Dimension: 18 x 26

Media of each work: paper

Why I chose it: It still looks really good even though there is no color

What about the reference image can you integrate: From this image i can tell that it is drawn from a one-point perspective and that the artist used a lot of lines and shapes

Interesting factoid about the artist: Is also a TV producer

Artist: Harold Olejarz

Title: “1 point perspective”

Dimension: 16 x 24

Media: paper

Why I chose it: This artist has many one-point perspective drawings and this one looks very much like a science-fiction picture.

What about the reference image can you integrate: From this image, I can tell that the artist uses geometric and 3D shapes to give the drawing a more realistic sense

Some Interesting Factoid about the artist: Harold Olejarz is also a sculptor

                During this activity I believe that I have become a better artist. I believe I have developed as an artist and I am now familiar with a new type of writing tool, a quill. During this pen and ink drawing, I used a quill and ink. At first I was very nervous to be using a quill and permanent ink. Through this activity, I have become very familiar and comfortable with the quill and using the ink has taught me to be extremely cautious in my work and has taught me the importance of precision. When I first saw what we needed to draw I was a little bit intimidated and did not believe I was good enough of an artist to draw it. Then, I was introduced to using a gridded composition which helped tremendously. With the grid, it was much easier to make the drawing in pencil and then go over it in ink.

                I really enjoyed this activity, and as stated, I have become more familiar with many things such as the quill, ink, and making a gridded composition. The one thing I didn’t like about this activity was the fact that the ink was permanent. This made me have to become much more cautious and aware of every stroke I made. I did not like this drawing because once a mistake was made it was impossible to completely get it out. I believe this is definitely my best drawing so far and that I have gotten better as an artist. I have also gotten a lot better at cross-hatching and I believe that is one of my strengths. The thing that I believe was the weakest/worst part of my drawing was the grass at the bottom of the drawing. I believe I need to work on small, important details, such as the grass, to make a drawing look more complete.

Title: Stand By Me

Dimension: 16 in x 20 in

Media of Each Work: Pen and ink

Why you chose it: I chose this specific drawing because it reminds me exactly of my dog, and it looks exactly like him as well

What about the reference image can you integrate: In this image, I can see that the artist used different shades and proportions to make the drawing resemble something very life-like

Some interesting factoid about the artist: Accepted a design position with Walt Disney in 1982

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Title: Leon’s Neon

Dimension: 15 in x 20 in

Media of each work: Pen and ink on paper

Why you chose it: I looked up pen and ink artists online and I really liked Mike Johnson’s drawings

What about the reference image can you integrate:  Through the image, I can see that the artist is very good with shades, hatching, and cross-hatching

Some interesting factoid about the artist: Mike “escaped” Indiana at an early age to go to North Carolina

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