Art Critique

Griffin Marshall

            For this project, I painted a still life. It consisted of four bowls of china, three larger bowls, and a potted plant. This project was difficult for me; the hardest part of which was drawing the set. Drawing was very difficult, as every piece of the set had to be in a perfect position or else the painting would be messed up. After several instances of trial and error, I was finally able to draw the set correctly and accurately. The first thing I painted was the backdrop. It featured a teal cloth with white oval shapes on it. After that was finished, I painted the white tablecloth that the china was positioned on. Following the tablecloth, I started to paint the bowls a creamy white color that differed from the color of the tablecloth, but wasn’t too different or contrasting. Next came the pot that the plant was in; a solid navy blue color. The designs on the china were one of the hardest components of the entire piece. They were so meticulously painted onto the china, so they were so hard to recreate on canvas. The plant, which ended up to be the final aspect of the painting, were the hardest to paint, because recreating a plant on canvas and making it look realistic and three dimensional is no easy task. I think I did a decent job of it, though. I am decently satisfied with this project because I turned a difficult painting into a nice looking piece. I think that it could be neater, though, and it could be a little more realistic. In conclusion, I think that I did a suitable job in painting this piece. 

To finish off the project, I finished painting the leaves and then the branches. I also added in the shadows created by the china. When the lamp shines across the set, it creates shadows. Those were a lighter gray color. In conclusion, I think that I did a decent job of painting this still life. It doesn't look like a perfect painting, but it isn't too bad, either. I am decently satisfied with this art. 

During this period, I painted the designs on the china and painted the leaves on the plant. The designs were especially difficult because they were small and very detailed; a very challenging undertaking for an inexperienced artist. After I managed to get that done, I moved on to the plants. When I painted those, I painted the leaves different colors depending on their position on the branches. 

In this painting, basically all I did was I painted the golden lines around the ovals on the cups and bowls. I also made the background a

This day was spent painting the pot blue, as well as painting some of the china a light-creamy color. The cream color looks good against the white because if it was white as well, it would blend in

On this day, I finished painting the background of the still life. The table and the rest of the set are yet to be painted, but finishing the background provided a good border for the piece that made painting the rest of it easier to do. 

This was my first attempt to paint the background. I had a lot of trouble in drawing the set correctly, but in the end, it all worked out. The color of the cloth in the background looks somewhat like the 

This was the original set of the still life that I was to paint.