Personal Collection Homework

"Whoever wants to know something about me (as an artist, the only notable thing) ought to look carefully at my pictures and try and see in them what I am and what I want to do." - Gustav Klimt

Think carefully about your belongings, however meaningful or trivial they may seem at a quick glance, and consider what they say about you, your personality, and your life. Set up a still life consisting of similar objects that will communicate some personal component of who you are.

Things to Consider:
-a light source. Dramatic lighting can enhance contrast and mood within an artwork (consider using a flashlight, table lamp, spotlight, candle, clip lamp, etc.)

-COMPOSITION! Always, always, always consider how you will arrange your composition and create a sense of VISUAL MOVEMENT throughout your artwork

-Repetition of similar objects or shapes to help move your eye around the work

-a wide range of value, from the darkest darks to the lightest lights

-Background! What is in your background? Consider using fabric, different heights for your objects, etc. A drawing with no background is not a complete drawing, but rather objects floating in nothingness.

-a sense of space (foreground, middle ground, background)

Materials:
Art II Honors: 18 x 24 standard white paper
Art II G/T: 24 x 36 white paper, or the equivalent in a series of smaller drawings

Drawing Pencil or Charcoal

DUE DATES:
Four Thumbnails showing different compositions (not necessarily of different objects):
Thursday, Sept. 11

Final Drawing: Tuesday, Sept. 23