I wanted one of my pieces in the Sustained Investigation to be inspired by Riusuke Fukahori, who does these insanely realistic paintings of koi fish inside resin to make them look submerged in water. I was thinking for my sustained investigation, I want to do a series that covers the theme of isolation. I could paint a figure or fish on top of the resin and make it seem as though it is underwater because being underwater can make you feel isolated I guess. Anyway, I didn't have any resin in my house so I decided I wanted to layer pieces of glass on top of each other and paint those, but I did not have glass in my house either so I decided to paint this small flower vase. It was very hard to paint on the vase, I think only because the vase is very spherical, and I realized halfway through the painting I was using a very dead brush. Next week I will try again and paint flat glass and see if I get a better outcome.
Aww, Margaret, I love this! That's such a fun idea and it turned out awesome! So cute!!!
ReplyDeleteI love how you took into mind all aspects of what you were drawing, and chose to paint on a fish bowl instead of a piece of paper. I can only imagine how hard it must have been to paint on this, so I applaud you and how you were able to add shading and so much detail to the piece. Great job !
ReplyDeleteI love how you used a different medium but still used a traditional approach of painting. I think it really turned out well and think that your theme of isolation really resonates especially with today's times.
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