Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Sunset - set


In this picture, there are boats sitting calmly in the water. The sunset is reflecting upon the water, but the water ripples are clearly present within the reflection. The boats aren't very visible because of the setting. The setting would be late afternoon, going into the night. It's starting to get darker and dim. The black shadows in the background are mountains, but are already dim because of the timing. 
The orange and red sky has a bit of white-ish lavender streak into the sky just to illustrate the idea that the day time has not fully left. The sun is just started to set behind the black, red, orange and blue streaks of shadows and illuminations. The mood of the painting would be mellow and calm. There is no presence of waves rushing, just the boat set upon the waters.

Resource:
http://fineartamerica.com/images-medium/gold-sunset-painting--leonid-afremov.jpg

Monday, September 13, 2010

“My, what beautiful blossoms we have this year. But look, this one's late. But I'll bet that when it blooms, it will be the most beautiful of all.” -Fa Zhou; Mulan (1998)




This image is a mural of a Cherry Blossom branch. The Cherry Blossom Tree is from China, but originally from Japan. The symbolism of the Chinese Cherry Blossom resembles power while the Japanese Cherry Blossom represents the ideas of Buddhism along with suffering and tranquil.  
This mural is on a rough paper. The texture is very visible from this point of view. The branch and flowers are made by water pastel. The water pastel brings out the details within the real Cherry Blossom. The dark pink border lines with the lighter inner petals with the lining. The branch has dark border line of black while it mixes in with the dark brown. As the branch starts to separate, the coloring begins to fade out. 


Picture Source: http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs22/f/2008/016/2/5/Sumi_e_Cherry_Blossom_by_SemanticOne.jpg
Quote Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120762/quotes

Information Source: http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/garden/cherry_blossom.html
http://ezinearticles.com/?Cherry-Blossom-Tattoos---What-Do-They-Mean&id=239057
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_blossom

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”-Audrey Hepburn


This photograph is probably more than ten years old, but copied and spread around the world as the years went by.  The art hidden beneath this photograph is considered pure beauty. Alike to Monroe, Hepburn was considered as classic' or 'charming.' Her flawless-fair skin along with her big, lovely eyes are probably one of her best features. Hepburn's eye make-up brings out her eyes, which is the first thing that most people find the most noticeable. Her jewelry compliments her hair, so it looks like she is just about ready to go out into the night for an elegant dinner or some fancy event. Her facial expression gives out questioning, where as she doesn't know exactly what is going on or she is plain shocked. 

Photo Resource: http://littleemmaenglishhome.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-b-plan.html 
Quote Resource: http://thinkexist.com/quotes/audrey_hepburn/