Final Project
- Material requirements -Acrylic on canvas, wood, or other (Not paper)
- Size 24”x36” minimum
- Preparatory – 2 sheets minimum
Subject matter parameters
“Turn something that is mundane into something extraordinary”
“Turn something that is extraordinary into something mundane”
I know what I want to paint for my Final. I envision an ordinary chair painted into an extraordinary chair and I will use a chair as my canvas! Is this allowed? Too weird? Something I should discuss with Instructor Scott? Baby Eve says “move ahead. I am not getting any younger.”
The subject matter will be my dog “Baby Eve”. She was born in my house in 2011 and has been a constant sidekick with me for 12 years. She became a service “Therapy Dog” in 2018 after my PTSD injury. Last Tuesday she became very ill. I missed painting class on Thursday as I was exhausted tending to her medical needs all night and day. She did get better and I hope she will see this summer’s sunshine.
This art work will be a Retablo painting, a Devotional painting and also an Alter for Baby Eve. A place to sleep away the warm sunny days this summer. In the future when she has passed, I may burn this Artwork in the flames. Grief is a hard thing.
So I need a chair. Best place to look for used stuff is on Facebook Marketplace. I type in “Free Chair” and get a match. I drive up to Oyster River and then down a super long road. The chair had great lines for what I wanted I like the form of the winged back. They will frame the sides of the Retablo painting nicely.
And some pictures of Baby Eve’s Evolution:
I liked the look of a painting from Unit 2. I had used wet stains and high saturation of colors to create a garden landscape. I wanted to incorporate this into the chair. I also did a sketch of Baby Eve that I will use on the back of the chair.
Using my Ipad and finger, I did a quick digital painting of my color ideas. I am sure It will evolve as I move forward
After cleaning the chair it was time for Gesso. I wanted the paint to be a bit flexible and not crack. I know if you add fabric softner to acrylic paint it acts like a textile medium. I painted the chair and the cushion white with this mixture.
Time to start color blocking areas.
