Julie / Media Experiments and Proposal

8x4in

Handmade paper, mat board, wood filler, chalk, oil pastel, acrylic paint, and watercolor on artist board

8x4in

Handmade paper,watercolor, acrylic paint, and charcoal on artist board

6x5in

Wood filler, oil pastel, and sharpie on pine

6x5in

Wood filler on pine

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PROPOSAL: In the four media experiments shown, the delicate textures, sense of movement, soft values and warm tones invite the eye to thoroughly take in each landscape. A variety of textured papers and wood surfaces were used as grounds for these experiments. The media varied from pastels to wood filler. The invitingly warm values and deliberate textures built up on paper give the scenes added visual interest. The wood enlivens each landscape with intricately flowing patterns of grain. These experiments are capable of evoking much more than a printed photograph could. The desired result for the body of work to follow is an intimate view of a landscape. Studying the grain on each wood surface will allow me to select fitting images from my nature library. The size of each wood support ranges from 18x12 to 28x28 in the shape of rectangles, a circle, and square. The varieties are pine, oak, and birch. The subjects will be rendered using wood fillers and stains to stay within a wood tone palette.