Chuck Close

This piece is an interpretation of the artwork done by Chuck Close. He uses patterns and colors to give thes impression of a figure and ultlimately a portait. This portrait of my best friend is a mixture of his techniques the areas all around her face are done in an abstract way and he face was done in a more realistic way, but still keeping to the idea that this piece is meant to be an abstract work of art. The colors of her outfit contrast the background well because the cool colors and the warm colors pop against one another. In addition her more realitic face contrasts with the patterns everywhere else in this piece

Series of Oil Pastels

These three pieces were meant to be based off of the impressionist painter, Monet. I used oil pastels to create the image and then paint thinner to smooth out the strokes and make it seem as if the pastels were paint. The use of color was very important to me and to create a point of emphasis. The sun in the ocean scene, the tulips in the vase scene and the bright rose against the dark background.