Lily Pads
This art piece is inspired by both of my selected artists; Claude Monet as my masters artist and Liliana Gigovic as my current artist. They specialize in nature and beautiful landscapes. I initially started with a few sketches for the lily pads, the various flowers, the bubbles, and the water. Then, when I was confident with my idea, I established it on a canvas with 2b, 4b, hb, and 2h pencils. Eventually, I went in with acrylic paint and I began with the details of the lily pads. The main colors used were green, blue, purple, pink, and white. Yet, the painting collects many shades of those colors. Afterwards, with the colors and shades of pink, red, and purple, the flowers or lily's were colored. At last, I used a light and a dark shade of blue to create the depths of waves. Also, used white to develop some bubbles to perhaps display how fishes live there as well as other sea creatures. I decided to make the lily pads unrealistic as a representation of difference and variety of life. My idea was to explore the beauty of nature, specifically seascape or objects associated with water as that's what I find more beautiful in nature. Overall, this piece was worth all the anxiety and fear that was produced in the process as I entirely love it :)
An Escape in the Midst of a Sunset
My particular attempt to use my own picture of a sunset alongside boats at Moss Landing, California as well as with the inspiration of Claude Monet and Liliana Gigovic. I was able to be influenced by the sunsets of Claude Monet as he uses very bright and deep colors. Then, I was influenced by Liliana Gigovic with her seascape art. With references to her art, I gathered ideas of rocks and seas. I primarily began with one sketch of my own reference photo, while including some of the rocks that Gigovic paints and the colors that Monet uses. Once the sketch was finalized, I used watercolor paint to visualize how I wanted the layout to be and how well the colors go together. Ultimately, with a canvas, I practiced the idea using 6b and hb pencils. Promptly, I went in with acrylic paint, beginning with the boats as it's the center of the art and also the darkest color I'm working with. Then, with the sunset, I collected the main colors of red, orange, and yellow. However, I used a variety of shades for these colors as I wanted to blend further in some areas. Lastly, I used blue, green, and violet purple to display the darkness of the beach as the picture was taken in the afternoon, hence why it's a sunset. Growing up in Watsonville, I would always encounter this river and being able to capture it in a way that brings more life and vibrance gives me joy :)