Today I started my new landscape piece which is a distant view of downtown Cleveland. This ties in well to my theme because Cleveland is where I am from and it shaped who I am as a person today. Mrs. Richard showed me the spot to see Cleveland from a distance, which was at the top of the Garfield monument in the Lakeview Cemetery. I made alot of progress on it. All I have left to do is define the foreground of the piece and it will be complete! Also I am still working on "The Holiday". Yesterday I worked on the top of the piece which was glueing on magazine strips in red and white that were all related to merchandise and products. This reflects how during the holidays we get consumed with buying gifts and lose the real value of the holidays. Today I was painting the figures. I completed all of their faces which did take alot of time. Now all I have to do is work on their clothing (which I will be using actual fabric), finish the table (which will be in newspaper) and do the exploding head (which will be in Christmas wrapping paper). Its coming along nicely.
Travis your paintings are so creative! And you've completed so many during senior project! Approximately how long does it take you to complete one whole painting? I especially like the bottom piece and the variance of aqua colors you used to paint the Cleveland landscape. The holiday wrapping painting is really cool too! Except, I don't understand why the boy on the far left is really happy and the other two are suicidal? Or why the person on the far right has a bag over their head? Nonetheless, it's a very unique concept! Hope you're enjoying projects, keep up the good work with the paintings!
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