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Old Town of Floyd Methodist Church

May 13, 2019

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The Unsinkable

This painting is of a picture that I took in Denver, Colorado at the Molly Brown House. As you may know, Molly Brown was an empowering woman who not only survived the Titanic, but saved many other lives in doing so. While I visited her home in Denver, the color scheme and overall look of the bathroom caught my eye, so I snapped a picture, to later paint it. This painting was difficult and took me almost two months to complete. Throughout the painting, I added pink and blue tones to carry a viewer's eyes through the picture and to create unity. I also added white highlights on the bottles and the sink to mimic a reflection and to create a more realistic image. The angle and viewpoint of the painting creates depth and the diagonal lines draw the viewer's eyes around the painting. Despite the time and stress that went into this painting, it received good feedback and it displays an image that is overall pleasing to the eye.

Route 66

The Midwest is by far one of the most breathtaking places I have visited, mostly because it was over 100 degrees. I took this picture while riding on Route 66. This painting was my first experience with using a palette knife to allow the mountains to be textured and more realistic. To create unity in my painting, I included the colors shown on the train throughout the sky. I enjoyed painting this and it continues to take me back to being in the wild west whenever I look at it.

A Toast On New Year's Eve

This painting is characterized as a "non-objective" piece. Approaching the start of this painting was more difficult than it may seem. Before beginning, I planned the color scheme to portray a certain emotion through the piece. After many failed attempts, I chose to use three colors: light purple, dark purple, and gold. These colors stuck out to me because they compliment each other and if the piece were to be hanging in a house, it could easily match its surroundings. I chose the name for this painting specifically based on the colors, the gold reminding me of champagne. Surprisingly enough, this painting was a challenge for me; however, it allowed me to broaden my horizon and step out of my comfort zone.

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