A2 Coursework - Biro

I thought I would venture out from acrylic paint just to make a quick sketch of a packet of crisps in front of me. I did this using a biro pen and acrylic paint to highlight certain areas of the packet. I enjoyed using biro as I got so used to acrylic and it allowed me to have a break from painting. I find using biro very enjoyable because it does not allow for mistakes, meaning that you have to incorporate that mistake into your work, which I believe gives the piece more character.

A2 Coursework - Janet Fish Apples

After painting the strawberries in the style of Vic Vicini, I came to the conclusion that I enjoyed using acrylic paint when painting a realist style image. Because of this, I decided to paint an image that I had taken in the style of Janet Fish. In many of Janet Fish’s work she included the reflection of cellophane on fruit. Intrigued by this idea, I then took a picture based on this and painted it using acrylic paint. This then developed and improved how I worked with acrylic paint and my realist approach to paintings.

A2 Coursework - Vic Vicini Strawberries

On the top left is a Vic Vicini Image that I found visually enjoyable because of the high levels of contrast and vibrant colour. I then took a picture of a bowl of strawberries and Photo-shopped the image to accentuate the contrast and vibrancy so I could create a similar style to Vic Vicini, but within my own work. After finalising the contrast of the picture, I then decided to paint this using acrylic paint in a realist way so yet again, my work was in the style of Vic Vicini.

A2 Coursework - Cracked Egg Series, Vic Vicini Style

I was inspired by the Vic Vicini cracked egg painting, so I decided to take a series of photos based on the process of cracking an egg. I then used these photos to produce a series of biro pen work underneath. This was because I enjoyed using pen in the previous work of the cracked egg by Vic Vicini.

A2 Coursework - Vic Vicini

 

 For my A2 coursework, I chose the theme of Food. I enjoyed the work of Vic Vicini and how realistic and colourful his work is. The image in the top left hand corner is the original Vic Vicini image of a cracked egg and I thought that I would do a series but with different materials. The first, I did using biro pen, the second is coloured pencil and the third is acrylic paint. I used different materials so I could identify whether it made a different to the image and also to see which materials I enjoyed working with.

AS Exam Coursework - Pencil Elephant

To add to my growing theme of rhinos and elephants, I simply used a picture that I had taken and drew it using pencil.

AS Exam Coursework - Rhino and Elephant Collage 64 X 115cm

Within this piece, I took two large photographs that I had taken of a rhino and an elephant and recognised the similarities and differences on the eyes, the creases and the textures. I then sliced both photographs horizontally and placed them together and combined certain areas to make an overall different animal. I then used acrylic paint, chalk and charcoal to combine areas of different pattern and carry on some of the patters from the rhino onto the elephant and visa versa.