Concentration #1

Critique:

1) I played around with the sky some more to develop greater contrast between it and the house.

2) I think I can use movement in the clouds and the waves of the ocean as well as balance between the blues of the sky and water and the browns of the house to create a more engaging design.

3) Yes, there is a focus on the principles of art to create a successful piece. It also follows along the idea of my concentration of creating landscapes. This landscape is of Croatia and will eventually be shown in contrast to American landscapes.

4) To take risks, I used mixed media and did a lot of layering. I really like the way this created texture.

5) I tried to show my personal vision by expressing what interested me so much in this landscape when I saw it and why it is still such a strong memory. I really like the architecture of the house and how the water came right up to it. I also liked how the sky and water seemed to meet in the distance.

Concentration Statement

The idea for my concentration stemmed from my experience growing up as a bilingual child, in which I constantly moved between the European and American cultures. I have grown accustomed to both the similarities and differences of the rest of the world to America and hope to highlight the beauty of both, in a concentration of landscapes. I will take photographs, paint, and used mixed media to study contrasts of color, subjects, and environments. Ultimately, I will be able to define what makes an American landscape.