Michell where is your painting? Ulyana I like the perspective and viewing angle of your flowers and plant paintings. Your plant painting impresses me the most with all the angles of all those leaves are just right. It is pleasing to my eyes. I am glad you are still well, I was worried because I didn't see you. Winn

   Hi yall,

First of all, I wanted to tell you sorry that you couldn't see my works on time but I still believe you can watch and comment them.

Secondly, thanks for having this wonderful class. I really enjoy having these talented classmates next to me. Your critiques and comments were important for me. I improved my art skills and english as well just because of you all.  

And Hagit, I liked you as my art teacher even though I got unexpected grade. I cannot imagine another instructor but you. You helped us to look into a painting with thoughtful meanings from tiny details to painter's love. Thank you so much.

Artist Statement

     I wanted to create something that I’ve never done before, so the flowers appeal to me as a subject. Hmm, flowers? We have huge diversity in the different kind of flowers, almost 260,000 species in the world. And here I was asking myself what kind of them is related to me that I could be inspired of. The tulips came to my mind - favorite flowers of my grandmother. This is how my first painting “Tulips” appeared. In my second painting “Cacti” there is the flower called Xanthium Spinosum (that is not kind of cactuses, as I learned later). However, when I looked at its picture first, it seemed to me a cactus. It attracted me by having the combination of these long sharp spines with tender green leaves that I can see in my grandmother as symbol of endurance and warmth. 

    The style that I used in my work “Flowers” is abstract realism. Painting the flowers, I used the different dark and light colors side by side to create depth and the technique of smooth transition from one color to another on the background to make it lighter. On my painting “Cacti” I expressed the natural color of a cactus using the green color as major on the background and partly on the flower. My painting “Tulips” expresses the love to my grandmother. The reason why I chose the orange tulips is a symbol of a perfect love.

Hey guys! I just read over some of yall's artist statements and I also looked at yall's paintings, and wow they are good! I am proud of yall and I reallllllyyyyyy hope to see you guys again in the future! Love, me!!! :)

A Few Thoughts

To everyone I wanted to say that I really enjoyed meeting you. We have had alot of laughs and probably exasperated Hagit from time to time. What happened to the rest of the class? There are a few artist statements missing. I was emotionally moved by Mark's statement. To Mark I will say that you are a strong person and you have already created a few treasures in class and I expect you will in the future.

Artist's Statement

Artist's statement

Gwendolyn Moore

They Call me Beautiful-Qualities that please the eyes and senses.
My paintings are Beautiful and timeless. They can take you back a thousand years are bring you into your present are future. It gives you an illusion of tangible touchable ornaments an array of jewels and diamonds never seen before ,it takes you to a destination of pleasure and joy My Ingenuity is something not seen everyday for l"am intrested in only the Sunny side of life and all it's hidden Beauty and Treasures.

My Paintings are Magicial in that it lets your Imagination sore to endless Heights of Infinity.It is a Table that says Reserved and Art that is only for one who trutly loves the Best that Beauty has to offer. For my Paintings will bring you Gifts from far Away and Quiz your mind to the Opilance of Style and Grace for it will take you on a Journey of Emerils and Satfire and serve you up Beautiful and Unforgettable colors that will sooth your Soul With Intricate Detaile and Decorative Style for Beauty is l and l am Beauty.

Gwendolyn Moore

Artist Statement

Arts 2316Painting

Room Fac 205

Instructor Hagit Barkai

FOR THE LOLZ

theres a really cool quote, i dont know who said it, but it goes "art is whatever it is that makes you feel less alone", which i find very moving. another quote i would like to mention is from a poem titled "solitude", by ella wheeler wilcox that says "laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone." when combined, these quotes perfectly encompass everything i try to do artistically. i like to laugh, and i like to make others laugh. im no comedian (though im cynical like one, comedians are miserable people), but i do try to inject a certain wit in my art. i usually dont mind if a painting comes off as uneducated, as long as ive connected with someone, or at least got my joke across. ill probably never do any art about politics or religion, or like, feelings. im not sure how this is viewed in the professional art world, ill dont think ill ever be taken seriously as a painter. but thats fine i suppose, ill just keep doing it, FOR THE LOLZ.

im a graphic design major, my canvas is usually a computer screen. i explore bold lines and bright colors, though i dabble in other mediums, i generally stick to software and painting. in painting, theres no edit/cut/copy/paste, and on a computer, you cant put your hands in paint and feel the texture of a canvas. i need to work on marrying the mediums.

i was recently asked if i was an artist, and for the sake of brevity, i said yes. i used to answer no, im not an artist, i just make things. its a loaded question with a loaded answer, the label 'artist' implied i was good at something, which im certainly not. but im beginning to think an artist is just someone who thinks differently, and then chooses to act or express, and if thats the case, then there are many people who could be artists, but just havent met themselves yet. as silly as my subjects are, im still passionate about them, and ill keep painting as long as inspiration keeps happening. heres some jokes:

how many artists does it take to change a light bulb?
ten. one to change it, and nine to reassure him about how good it looks.

how many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb?
two. one to hold the giraffe and the other to fill the bathtub with brightly colored machine tools.

vincent van gough walks into a bar, and the bartender asks him if hed like a drink.
"no thanks," says vincent, "i've got one 'ere."

get it? ear? here? haaa

Artist Statement

In my last class painting I am trying to convey a feeling of connectedness with positive overtones. I was casting about in my mind for something to say in a painting that would have real meaning for me. I was visiting my neighbors on their porch and it dawned on me that this experience has real meaning for me. Therefore I wanted to share this feeling in a painting.

This painting which I am naming "Porch Cocoon" is acrylic on canvas. I endeavored to use techniques I learned in class. It seems that I am drawn to unification and monochromatic aspects in paintings. I endeavored to work color and looseness into this painting.

My wish is that I have conveyed a feeling of a warm, safe and cozy place where friendships happen.