Who Am I?

Catherine Beetham

In this response, I tried to capture the fragility of certain objects, like the mug. I like how the light and dark provide a reflection and proves how everything may not be as it seems. I used oil pastels for this and the marks go all the same way - like Beetham does. I think that the dark background promotes an eeriness about the mug and makes people question such a mundane object.

Marion McConaghie

I like how this artist is more expressive and doesn't let her line drawings restrict her when adding colour. I have used watercolour, paint, pencil, and pen to create depth. when applying the paint, I used my fingers and paper to help with not being too precise. By making the centre black, I tried to draw attention to the butterfly and make it more striking.

Barbara  Kruger

I chose to look at Kruger because she provides important lessons or thinking points in her work I wrote "take your own path" as I believe that it is important to be an individual and challenge society's expectation of your ambitions.

David Hockney

I chose to focus on the view from my bedroom window but making the trees the focal point. as i decided to use oil pastels for this, I didn't recreate Hockney's style  - where he uses abstract marks to add detail to trees. Therefore, I would use paint in the future to achieve this. I like how Hockney uses bright colours to present how life is so beautiful.

Jo Bradney

In this response, I have drawn an apple in charcoal and used oil pastel to add flecks of colour. I like how Bradney uses colour in a minimalistic way as it reflects how sight is a blessing amongst the darkness of the charcoal.

Alison Lambert

I like the way Lambert layers paper to cover her mistakes as it shows that good things come from them. Although she is a portraiture artist, I chose to draw a bag because it can be filled with many thing from a healthy lunch to tear-filled tissues. Therefore, it can carry the ups and downs of someone's life. However, the scale of this drawing is too small and  so the charcoal isn't effective.