I found it a bit hard to follow my last concentration...it was hard coming up with this one, because I wanted it to be conceptually equal to my last one. So I settled on showing somebody who is imagining winning a soccer game/scoring a goal, and all the glory with it: the portrait (great job Philip) has a very happy expression and the body language of his arms raised helps heighten the emotion. The design structure is an overriding radial/concentric structure which is also the soccer net. The portrait is interacting with the structure because he is "caught" in the net. After the critique, I added more contrast to the portrait, added different watercolor colors in the background, and included faint watercolor paintings of an imagined crowd on the right-hand side. I'm pretty happy with this one, but I think I want to turn away from really detailed, methodical stuff and try oil painting again!
And I forgot to mention...to heighten the "imagined" element, I transformed Philip's head into a soccer goal, which symbolizes Philip thinking in his head about scoring the goal. I feel like this choice was somewhat controversial, but good risk-taking.
ReplyDeletehis face is priceless. I love how the structure is coming from his head. I'm glad you didn't add that stadium because it would have made it too busy.
ReplyDeleteHaha, sooo good :) I love Philip's expression and the way you intertwined his arms in the structure of the net. I would like to see more values and more colors, but the composition is wonderful. The whole idea of making his head a soccer ball is fun and interesting. Clearly this goal is the one thing on the figure's mind and it makes sense for it to be "taking over his head."
ReplyDeletegreat job!
Excellent risk-taking with this drawing. The content of the artwork is clear and it demonstrates good contrast between mark-making and design. I especially like how you worked back into the drawing afterwards and increased the contrast between the subject and the background.
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