Artwork for Thesis

My thesis is a diptych and will be paintings of photos I took in New York- the paintings measure 30" high x 60" lengthwise and 30" high by 36" lengthwise

Second Review

I showed 2 more recent paintings that are still along the theme of my other work and are leading me to my thesis piece. Overall the comments were the same. In terms of the imagery these seemed more closed off and more literal and not the same color palette as the others. The one is just started so I believe it will take on the color quality once I finish it. I have to bring in my photographs that the final project will be from for more feedback. My painting teacher recommended actually taking a carriage ride and photographing so that I can better integrate the horse and city and keep my unique viewpoint. The group agreed this would be interesting and asked how I would photograph-randomly or with a structured plan to take a picture every minute for the entire ride or something. While my painting is structured I think the way I find the image is not. I just look at the world til I see what I feel like painting.

Thesis Proposal for Installation Commity

My Thesis piece will be one painting. It will probably be around 4'x6', not exactly sure of the specific size at the time, but around that size and it just needs to be hung like a normal painting, so no other specifics on how it needs to be set up.

First Thesis Review

I got some pretty good feedback on the paintings I am doing leading up to my thesis. I have a bunch of cityscapes that depict things like the Empire State Building, Madison Square park, the World Financial Center , and carriage horses. I take my own photographs and use the image to break down the scene into layers of patterns and colors that I then rebuild it on the canvas with paint It is a very structured and organized process, but it helps me to build the picture on my own terms. The focus for me is on the smaller parts of an image and when that comes together in the painting I feel I've built a unique bigger picture. The comments I received confirmed for me two things that I am finding are themes in my work and are areas I definitely want to focus on.

1) A Surreal and unusual color palette. It makes my paintings look a little mysterious, a bit photographic, and captures a sense of the neon glow in the city.

2)An unusual viewpoint. All of my paintings have a peculiar perspective that capture what is unique of the environment of some pretty well known areas. The framing and cropping are also somewhat photographic.