Friday, February 22, 2013

Self-portrait Artists


Dr. Ablade Glover's Artworks
Dr. Glover trained in Ghana, Britain and the United States. Until 1994 he was Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Art Education and Dean of the College of Art at the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi,
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Look at this picture, it's like a spilled paint. Very thick
 
 


Dr. Glover likes abstract paintings with oil on canvas. His paintings are mostly complex scenes and has clear themes or subjects which is depicted inthe picture. Such subjects as bus station, market place, landscape, beachscape, etc. Dr. Glover has an intense knowledge and unique style of painting. His oil paint application is thick and textured rather flat. I like his style.


James White's Artwoks 
 
 





 James is a computer artists. I like his choice of colors. He mainly employes warm and bright colors. His artworks are mostly in three dimensional and uses light and dark tone or shades to achieve his three dimenional effect. He incoperates action, movement, (rhythm)Balance dominance in colors tone and high degree of contrast. These principles of design is well used in most of his works. His of truth is:  "My personal art and design ambitions have landed me in many worldwide creative publications such as Computer Arts magazine, Computer Arts Projects, Advanced Photoshop magazine, Wired UK and the spanish DT Platinum magazine where I was included in their ‘21 People of the Century’ article."  James White rocks.
 

 
 Bob Ross's Artworks



Bob Ross is famous in American art. I love his landscape paintings. He paints with natural touch. He is detail painter. His overall painting quality is his color application. He can use color effectively to create any atmosphere he desires. His artworks attracts the eye and as high aesthetics qualities.   


 

 
 
 


Thursday, February 14, 2013

Pattern Creation


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The Artworks of FRANK DRAGON  from China ( The artist that I admire)


This painting shows an isolated house by the river side surrendered by trees and mountains. Frank uses some techniques such as perspective to create depth in the picture. It is evident that the sky and the mountains seem to be far from the viewer. The nature of the trees suggest home environment, peaceful and calm.

The back of the picture looks denser then the forefront which gives solidity and stability to the picture. The darker color used for the water show that the water settled, no movement is going on. It’s like lake water. The atmosphere suggests cold weather and the plants getting enough water to survive due the presence of the water.

This picture depicts natural river flowing down the valley. Frank’s seems to represent cold winter weather. The water looks icy and snow covering the trees. When one looks through the trees to the back, it gives that sense coldness in the picture. His choice of colors helped him to achieve that effect. 
However, the color of the leaves also suggest a certain season where all leaves turn yellow, Frank Dragon is from China. I am not sure if season they such season china or not. I assume they have a weather in which all leaves turn yellow.  Overall quality of the work is outstanding
 

 

This beautiful landscape painting was made by Frank Dragon from China. Frank uses brighter colors in this paint work to depict a picture of a day of an intense sunshine which seems natural and real.  He again demonstrates color dominance of yellow. This may be due to his idea of showing a sunny day.
Frank also employs the principle of perspective to create depth in the picture. A smooth emerging of the land and the sky is successfully achieved. The tones and shades are very outstanding.  One can assume it was in evening when the sun was ready to go to sleep. Good job done Mr. Dragon.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

My Artworks

 

         
  This artwork was made of graphate and charcoal on paper. This a still life   drawing one of my Art class. The darkest tones charcoal and the other medium is graphate. After that it was sprayed with a fixative
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This is also a project in Art 121 -drawing class. This artwork was made with graphate of all shades. HB, 2H, #6, #8.The darkers tones was made with #6 and #8 graphate pencil. 

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This was made in my Art 131-design 1 class in spring 2013. the idea is to create intricate pattern design.
It was made in black ink pen (felt pen). It was created out a 8-sided polygon (hexagon). The principle perspective was employed to make a graded lines from the center-out of each hexagon to the to create the illusion of depth.

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This was made in my Art 131-design 1 class in spring 2013. The idea is to create is to make a collage to create a scene of people or animats engaging in activities in an environment.

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Vehicle writing for a guy.
                              

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An alter designed for a christian family 
                            

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This a custom pulpit designed for a church. It was made in wood and glass and leather on the very top.

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