Surramphia

This painting was first done in acrylic on canvas, and the artist liked it so much that now he is selling prints of it. The artist is Charles Vinson he goes by Chuck though. He is a video game art designer and he lives in the Metro Atlanta area. When he is not working he paints and does digital art and prints. He did this particular painting was done at a live painting event in just two hours. Hi sconcept for this painting was to show the slow change of evolution of the species over time and the brief journey of survival.  This artist stood out by something he actually had written out on his page, and it really inspired me and made me think, and it said "Art should be a journey of the mind and soul, not something that compliments your furniture." i think that is so true and it is something that is unique about art, and that many people do not appreciate and most all forget about.

The artist of these peices is Xia Xiao Wan. He was born in 1959. Wan has a bachelors degree in art from the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He is from Beijing China, and his work has been shown in many exhibits such as

Amy Giacomelli

Amy Giacomelli is a freelance artist born and raised in California. She now lives and sells her art from Colorado. She started out in 1988, when she joined the Entertainment Industry union as a mural artist. She has painted many murals and backdrops for studios such as Disney, CBS, and Warner Bros. Her work is seen at all eight of the Disney parks. Also her work is in many motion pictures as well.
These paintings are mostly acrylic on canvas. I actually contacted Amy on her website with questions about her murals and backdrops and I am still waiting for a response, but if she gets back to me I will make sure to update the post.
What I like about these paintings is the use of color and how she transitions almost through a rainbow in some of them. I also like how she seperates the painting into three different canvases, it creates a whole new look for the painting. I also lie the usage of the small circles and the patterns to make something simple look so extraordinary. Another thing I like about this artist is the variety that she does, even though the work I have seen is all painting there are so many different styles that she does, some are bright, some are dull, soem have nothing but shapes, and others have a big animal or a landscape.

Brilliant Sky

acrylic on canvas finished off with clear gloss
amy giacomelli 

Whale Watching

The piece of artwork that I found for this week's blog assignment is called Whale Watching. The artist's name is Carmen, but I was unable to find her last name. Carmen is a multimedia artist specializing in pastel paintings. She studied art in Southern California, and later became a commissioned artist for custom homes. Recently she has been busy taking care of her autistic son, and uses her artwork as a way to heal, and free her mind. She currently lives in Hawaii and is inspired by aquatic and island life, and it shows in many of her works.
In this specific piece, she used pastels on sand paper. The image measures W 36" x H 24".
Pastel is a painting medium in the form of a stick, consisting of pigment and a binder. It is said that these paintings are less susceptible to cracking or discoloration as with other mediums, although if not protected the paintings are easily smudged. In this piece she used sfumato as her method to getting the contrast and the values right. Sfumato is a method that dates back to the Renaissance, it mimics the low contrast of photography, which is what makes the painting look so life-like and without lines. This is much of the same concept that we are trying to achieve in our own assignments with the value scale.
I picked this piece because I love the ocean and the wildlife that lives within it. I also chose this piece because we are studying the value scale and how we can make amazing art and create depth by utilizing it well, and I think that this piece demonstrates this idea by mainly using blue and white throughout the entire piece.