Quarter Two Art Project: Painting Portraits
Painting Portraits
Maximilien Marton
Ember
Ember, was the first oil portrait I ever painted. Prior to this painting, I had virtually no experience or education regarding oil paints. Through trial and error, I somewhat taught myself how to paint with oil, only asking for help once, when I was completely lost trying to clean my brushes (thank you Ms. Hull!). Though I made many mistakes, I did enjoy experimenting with a new medium.
Working with oils was a truly rewarding experience. I found that after a while, I really enjoyed painting with them. I came to love the feeling of pushing the paint across the canvas. I don't know if it was just the weight of the paint, or the brush, but it just felt so satisfying to perform each brushstroke. Whenever I painted, all my stress seemed to melt away. Of course, this state of lucidity could have also resulted from the amount of paint thinner that I exposed myself to, cleaning my brushes and all, but I like to believe otherwise...
Maximilien Marton
Ember
Ember, was the first oil portrait I ever painted. Prior to this painting, I had virtually no experience or education regarding oil paints. Through trial and error, I somewhat taught myself how to paint with oil, only asking for help once, when I was completely lost trying to clean my brushes (thank you Ms. Hull!). Though I made many mistakes, I did enjoy experimenting with a new medium.
Working with oils was a truly rewarding experience. I found that after a while, I really enjoyed painting with them. I came to love the feeling of pushing the paint across the canvas. I don't know if it was just the weight of the paint, or the brush, but it just felt so satisfying to perform each brushstroke. Whenever I painted, all my stress seemed to melt away. Of course, this state of lucidity could have also resulted from the amount of paint thinner that I exposed myself to, cleaning my brushes and all, but I like to believe otherwise...
Remove the Mask
The second painting I created was titled Remove the Mask. When brainstorming ideas for this piece, I thought of people trying to be everything that they aren't. Not wanting to come off as focusing solely on the negative, I decided to depict this by painting a woman removing a mask from her face.
While working on this portrait, I changed my mind constantly. I made her hair various colors until I mixed the right amount of sienna and yellow to get the copper-ish tone that I settled with. Shaping the face was another aspect of the painting that I was quite indecisive about. I was constantly reshaping the nose, brows, eyes, and chin until I got just the right form that I felt good with.
Though I was met with many small decision points with this painting, they were certainly important to the overall feel of the painting. I am glad that I questioned every part of my process, because if I didn't, I wouldn't feel as satisfied with this painting as I am now. If you aren't content with your work, how can you expect anyone else to be, right?
The second painting I created was titled Remove the Mask. When brainstorming ideas for this piece, I thought of people trying to be everything that they aren't. Not wanting to come off as focusing solely on the negative, I decided to depict this by painting a woman removing a mask from her face.
While working on this portrait, I changed my mind constantly. I made her hair various colors until I mixed the right amount of sienna and yellow to get the copper-ish tone that I settled with. Shaping the face was another aspect of the painting that I was quite indecisive about. I was constantly reshaping the nose, brows, eyes, and chin until I got just the right form that I felt good with.
Though I was met with many small decision points with this painting, they were certainly important to the overall feel of the painting. I am glad that I questioned every part of my process, because if I didn't, I wouldn't feel as satisfied with this painting as I am now. If you aren't content with your work, how can you expect anyone else to be, right?
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