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This is Me. That is all there is to it. Nature, bee, butterfly, star, Gemini stuff that makes me, me. Also something that I love doing it wood burning. I might not be the best at it but I did my best. Enjoy!

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When I made the visit to the Ringling Museum, I noticed a lot of different kinds of artwork but only a few caught my eye. I really struggled to pick just one piece to analyze. The first one that caught my eye was “The Huntington Mansion” . It was located on 2 East 57th Street, New York, NY. This piece was salvaged from the home before it was destroyed, it is a marble frieze, the door surround, and the fireplace. The second piece that caught my eye was the Emperor Justinian, 1886. The third piece that caught my eye was “Lettuccio”. It was a daybed that was in homes in the 1500s. The fourth thing that caught my eye was “Hiding Apple: Skull” 2019.

After viewing all of them, I am choosing “The Hunting Mansion”. This piece of art had so much going on with it. It definitely took some time, it definitely caught my eye with how big it is. This piece was part of the Mansion that was located 2 East 57th Street, New York, NY. The land began with nothing on it, it wasn’t until Collis P. Huntington purchased the plot to build the mansion. It took years to build the mansion and then it cost $1.5 million (about $48 million in today’s currency). It wasn’t until 1926 when the mansion was destroyed, the plot was used for commercial properties. Before all the house completely got destroyed John Ringling purchased some of the home's interior architectural features. The marble frieze, the door surround, and the fireplace are on view at the museum from the mansion. What once was the breathtaking mansion now holds the residences of the Gilded Age is home to the flagship store of Tiffany and Co.

When I first walked into that room and saw the pieces from the mansion, I was amazed and in awe of how it looked. When it was made it must have taken a lot of time, saying that the house took 6 years to make. The house has been a piece in history that has always caught other people's eyes. I have always loved history and art, this piece spoke to me because of how big it was and I have always loved fireplaces. I would have loved to have something like this in my house. After searching more about this home and seeing its finished product, it blew my mind it was a beautiful home. The fact that this piece was saved from the home makes it a lot better. It is also pretty cool that “Samuel Huntington was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a statesman during the Revolutionary War and early republic.” The house was really big, saying that it took so long to make and all the details that it took to make the interior it immaculate. “From four rooms in the west wing of his rare book library, the rail mogul created in secret the Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Gallery. One room was dedicated to the aristocratic French decorative art she studied and collected. For an amount equivalent to $31 million today, Huntington acquired gilded bronzes, enameled porcelain and inlaid furniture in a long room upholstered with damask and lightened by chandeliers. In another he hung Italian and Northern Renaissance paintings that had decorated west the Italian Baroque red velvet that had hung on the walls in New York and reinstalled it into the painting room.”

Work cite:

Watters, Sam. “Lost L.A. Huntington’s private tribute to wife Arabells.” Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2011, Lost L.A.: Huntington's private tribute to wife Arabella - Los Angeles Times

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Virtual Sketchbook #2

Journaling 

Unity & variety

Unity is about creating something that works together as a whole or a sense of harmony.

Example: A cube painted all one color has absolute unity without variety

Variety creates a different technique to intrigue the eye.

Example: Adding different colors, lines, shapes, texture, value, form, and space

(Vincent van Gogh: Orchard in Blossom)

Balance 

Balance is how the line, shape, color, shape, form, or texture creates a visual distribution. Can either be symmetrical or asymmetrical.

Example: Symmetrical: Vincent van Gogh: “The Last Supper”

Asymmetrical: Vincent van Gogh: “Starry Night” 

Emphasis & Subordination

Emphasis is making a specific section or piece stand out or draw attention to it.  

Subordination is about making other sections or pieces not stand out. 

Example: Artist might use bright colors for the main point and darker colors for the background 

Directional Forces

Directional Forces can be lines, shapes or colors to help direct the eye towards the horizon 

Example: A road that leads to the viewer's eye

Repetition & Rhythm 

Repetition is using the same thing multiple times 

Rhythm a repetitive pattern 

Example: could be a wallpaper or floor pattern that can create a rhythm 

Connecting art to your world

My personal experience of how the color pink and purple has affected me. My favorite color when I was younger was either blue or green. Pink and purple were just too intense, it was too girly. I was not very girly growing up. It wasn’t until recently when I started to like pink and purple. 

If I had to choose a color theme for my life it would be pastel colors. The hue of the colors are calming. All of the colors are so pretty. 

Art Project

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Sketchbook 1

What media were used to create it? What use does it serve? Do you think it is beautiful? Why? 

Raphael’s “Angels,” most commonly recognized from the “Sistine Madonna” painting, were created using oil paint on canvas; essentially, a mixture of pigments combined with drying oils like linseed oil, applied onto a canvas support, allowing for a smooth and detailed finish characteristic of High Renaissance art. Raphael’s “Angels” was my grandmas. This picture has been in the family longer than I have been alive. It held a sentimental place in grandma's heart. She looked at it as a guardian angel, that it will keep her safe, it connected her to God more. I do think this painting is beautiful, the painting of the two angels came from a bigger painting “Sistine Madonna” and Rephael based the cherubs (the angels) on two children that he saw looking into a baker’s shop window. The wording on the picture always spoke to me when I was younger. I have always admired the words and the picture on the painting. 

How old are you? 

I am a white 24 year old woman from Kansas City, Missouri. I moved to Florida when I was 17 years old and I have been here since. I am a first grade teacher at a school in Fort Myers. This is my first year working at this school, and I am loving every part of this job.

What do you do for fun? 

In my free time I love to color, draw, wood burning, build legos, and go to the gym. I love to color mandalas, nature, animals, and disney. I started wood burning about 4 years ago. I haven’t been able to do it as much as I’d like. But, I have done a couple of them for family and friends. I have a lego collection of BrickHeadz. A lot of them are disney, I have Dobby from Harry Potter and a few other ones. I have been going to the gym for a year now. I go 4-5 days a week, it is my escape from everything stressful in my life, it’s my happy place. 

Are you a member of any organized group? 

No, I am not a member of any organized groups.

What makes you uniquely you? 

What makes me unique is my past. I moved a lot when I was younger, switched schools because of it a few times. Family fought a lot, but there were also good memories. I have gone through a lot and I still manage to keep a smile on my face and look at the brighter side of things.