The Study of Joseph Cornell

Our next project will incorporate the works of Joseph Cornell like his works of art below. We had to look up at least three photos that we thought were interesting or striking and explain why. So, here are my choices:

My first choice of Cornell's works of art was this particular painting. At first look, I thought it was a mermaid painting, but the closer I looked at it, the more I realized how she isn't exactly a mermaid. The colors are so beautiful and the undersea life is so accurate that it catches the eye, and then the mermaid-esque woman makes you wonder about it.

My next Cornell choice was this shadow box. I love how one scene continues through the whole box. The bird definitely caught my eye and the whole rustic theme gives you the feel of antiquity. The design in the upper left hand corner is also very interesting. This reminds me of a nest of a door mouse due to the fact that they like to collect various objects and hoard it in their little nests. But maybe that's just me.

My final piece of Joseph Cornell's work is this piece of work. I love the whole feeling of age and discovery that this portrays. But the picture on the left, to me, portrays a feel of modernism and is maybe a little avant garde. I also like the feel of nature that he incorporates through the birds and sea stars.

Reviewing on Backtracking

Admittedly, I had a problem with this project at first. I am not a patient person and so, obviously, making so many little dots and crosses bothered me. It was a very methodical piece of work, for sure. But the most problems I had with this project were mental. I had a problem with drawing my hero and my own face. Honestly, it bothered me seeing myself on paper, but once I got more accustomed to seeing my face staring back at me while I drew, I was able to pull through and create a fair piece of artwork. The same thing happened with my hero as well. My worst problem was comparing myself to other artists in my class. I'm telling you now, don't ever do it! No one's art styling is the same as yours whether you like it or not. So get used to your art, and come to love it. I did.

My Villain; Myself

Finally, I finish my first project and I am highly successful in my final product (below):

And so, my Hero vs. Villain project is finished.

My Hero in Technicolor

The last step to our project was to colorize our heroes and villains into three various gorgeous hues. And so, you see my final of my hero William Brazier (below).

And so, my hero is finished.

Hero vs. Villain Project

Our first project this year is called the 'Hero vs. Villain' Project. We take a picture of our own personal villain and our own personal hero and we make a piece of art out of them. Keep in mind that these heros and villains cannot be cartoons or drawings. So we take our pictures and we trace them and we use stippling, hatching, etc. to make them come to life on a 4 x 6 piece of high quality paper. Our first draft was made using regular printer paper and Sharpies. Our next draft required better pens and paper and I ended up with my originals (below):

My Hero: William Brazier

My Villain: Myself

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Introduction to a Problem

Hello,my name is Haley. For my art class, we were asked to create an art blog, so here I am, creating my own blog. It's name, as you know by now, is Crayola Crazy Haley, based off of my old love of crayons. Favorite color: Sea Foam Green. So this is my introduction to my art blog.