Demonstration of Technical and Visual skills

To assess the outcomes that I have achieved I have broken this section down into the key elements.

Materials: 

The materials that I used during Part Three were those that I would expect to use, oil and acrylic paints, pencils, charcoal for the paintings and drawings. However for the creation of the stand in for the human form I used old clothes and fashioned a t-shirt from paper.

Techniques: 

There were a number of different painting techniques that I utilised to create the varied styles that I utilised in responding to the exercises. These ranged from loose gestural application of paint to tightly controlled.

Observational skills: 

I believe that I have demonstrated a depth of observation throughout Part Three. I have looked to complete the exercises in a variety of ways whilst at the same time looking to resolve them with a painting.

Visual awareness: 

The exercises forced me to address how I looked at, around and into objects, their positions and relationship to their surroundings. In doing so I found that I expanded my knowledge and responses to visual challenges.

Design and compositional skills: 

I had to utilise a number of different design and compositional skills for the exercises. The most notable example was the storybook paintings that created for exercise 1.2 ‘before and after’. In this exercise I needed to create and consistent and clear design to enable the story to unfold and be understandable.

Quality of Outcome

I feel that I have produced throughout part three has been of a consistently good quality. There are some pieces which I believe are amongst the best paintings that I have made.

Demonstration of Creativity

In trying to resolve the exercises with painted solutions I have needed to look beyond the obvious solutions.

Context

My learning log details a lot of my thoughts and reflections on both the work that I have completed and my thought processes. I would have liked to have complimented some of the exercises with visits to exhibitions but this has not been possible during lockdown. In response to this I have utilised on line resources. These do not compensate for the experience of confronting art in the flesh. I have set up a regular, not quite daily, routine of exploring a new, to me, artist. For each one I have written a short blog about their work and my reaction to it.

Summary

Overall I have enjoyed Part Three and can look back on the work that I have undertaken and the resulting paintings with satisfaction.

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