Charlie

Art Noveau

Art Nouveau an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art". A reaction to academic art of the 19th century, it was inspired by natural forms and structures, not only in flowers and plants, but also in curved lines and geometric patterns, often times accentuated with gold, bronze and silver.

Mandala: a mandala is a peace circle that represents you.  The mandala consists of a core, which represents your heart, an aim of symmetry and a circle, because circles have no endings or beginnings. 

Double-layered painting: we created our paintings by first choosing a compatible color-scheme. We then used a sponge to paint the under-painting.  While we waited for the paint to dry, we drew silhouettes on contact paper, which we used as stickers.  After our under-painting was dry, we stuck our stickers onto the painting.  We then chose a new color scheme for the top layer of our painting and used the same sponge technique to completely cover our canvases.  Once we covered the canvas, we took the stickers off to see our finished creation!

Pokemon:

Double-layer painting: we created our paintings by first choosing a compatible color-scheme. We then used a sponge to paint the under-painting.  While we waited for the paint to dry, we drew silhouettes on contact paper, which we used as stickers.  After our under-painting was dry, we stuck our stickers onto the painting.  We then chose a new color scheme for the top layer of our painting and used the same sponge technique to completely cover our canvases.  Once we covered the canvas, we took the stickers off to see our finished creation!

Outerspace done in oil pastel:

Pokemon Illustration:

 

Upside Down Drawing:

Familiar things do not look the same upside down. We automatically assign a top, bottom, and sides to the things we perceive, and we expect to see things oriented in the usual way - that is, the right side up. For, in upright orientation, we can recognize familiar things, name them, and categorise them by matching what we see with our stored memories and concepts.

When an image is upside down, the visual cues don't match. The message is strange, and the brain becomes confused. We see the shapes and the areas of light and shadow, We don't particularly object to looking at upside-down images unless we are called on to name the image. Then the task becomes exasperating.

The exercise of upside-down drawing is to take a line drawing, place it upside down and copy it. You will be copying an upside- down image and your drawing, therefore, will be done also upside down. In other words, you will copy the drawing just as you see it. Do not turn the original or your drawing around until you are finished. You will probably be pleasantly surprised at your results.

The benefit of this exercise is that it forces you to observe shapes, lines and their relationships rather than naming features.