XUAN CHEN Task1—Taking Colour
Painting style: Watercolor painting Size: A3
Painting style: watercolor
Painting size: A3
Inspired by a chair in a design museum exhibit
Drawing method: watercolor
Painting size: A3
Painting method: watercolor colored lead
Painting size: A3
Painting method: watercolor
Painting size: A3
Painting method: color pencil
Painting size: A3
Drawing method: watercolor colored pencil
Drawing size: A3
Painting size: A3
Inspired by a photo in a store that sells film cameras, I was attracted by the texture and color of this chessboard, and extracted some patterns
Drawing method: watercolor
Painting size: A3
Inspired by a painting in a flower shop in Shepherd’s Bush market, I extracted its colors and different shapes. In the second picture, I used a watercolor pen to do some line drawing.
Painting method: watercolor
Painting size: A3
reflection:
For this fashion Task, my biggest feeling is the change in my attitude towards painting, because I have received systematic art learning, so I will pay more attention to the accuracy of painting shape, color and light and shadow when painting.But when I went to explore this task, I tried to gradually give up what I studied and this made me relax in painting, and the painted painting will look more casual, but I think there is also a good visual effect.
At the beginning of the assignment, I went to West London with my classmates for research, and we went to the Design Museum and Shepherd’s Bush markt and I first got a lot of elements that attracted me, such as the vintage typewriter, film camera, and old-fashioned telephone in the museum. Then I was fascinated by some designers’ work such as chairs and ornaments and took pictures of them.In Shepherd’s Bush markt I found more natural elements such as flowers in a flower shop.Then I started to think about what kind of material I should use to paint, because I pay attention to the change of color brought by light and shadow, so I want the color to be more varied and highly integrated, and I found that watercolor is very suitable for this quality, and I can control the color by myself. But watercolor is relatively difficult to depict details, so I chose colored pencils to depict details.
And then I realized that I was focusing more on describing the object itself. However, I got some inspiration from the teacher’s class. I learned to intercept some parts of objects and observe the details of an object from different angles. I think this method is very helpful for me to transform what I see into more abstract patterns rather than just concrete objects. I think it’s a very interesting process.
8th November 2022 @ 11:36 pm
I think your paintings are very interesting and the colors are very bright. You can draw an object very vividly with just a few strokes. The angle from which you look at the object is unique. Your brushstrokes look very free. I can also see that you are enjoying the process of painting.
I love your first painting, it looks like a movie scene. It’s very graphic, and it gives me a lot of room for imagination. And its light and shadow depiction makes me feel very hazy, like rainy London. The details you portray are also very careful and perfect. Some white highlights are the finishing touch, they give me a sense of the texture of the object you’re painting.
I think your drawing of the chair is also very interesting and I love the color of it. It looks full of juice and very cute.
For that chessboard, I think it can make a good print pattern. It makes me think of the artist Pier Cornelies Mondrian. Just simple square also can bring emotion for people.
I think watercolor is a good material to drawing silk. That silk scarf you painted with watercolor, I can really feel the texture of silk. Its very soft and smooth.
I can see that you are very skilled with watercolors. You paint with two different materials, colored pencil and watercolor. I think next time you can be brave and try more different materials. Maybe you will get some unexpected results. Just be more experimental and take more adventure.