9ART - My Favourite Drawings

9ART

On the left we have two of my favourite drawings I did during 9ART. The top one is of a fishhook necklace design with Siapo/Tapa designs around the background. I started by drawing a basic fishhook. I then added the spiral detail along the top and changed the point at the end. I also then added a dolphin to the bottom right of my fishhook. I then shaded in the hook and added the rope at the top. I then added the outline of the wave design at the bottom. I then drew in the flower design and shaded every second one black. I finished my drawing by adding the triangular pattern along the sides.

My next drawing was the first I did in the module. I started by lightly drawing the cube. I then drew the outline of the sphere, then the cylinder. I then drew the triangular-pyramid in the back then added the horizon line so you could see that none of the shapes are floating. I then started shading in all the shapes so they would look 3D. 

'On the Wallay Track' Artwork Response

On the Wallaby Track Response

On the Wallaby Track is a realistic painting that captures a struggling family. It was painted in 1896 by Frederick McCubbin.  In the foreground there is a women holding a baby, slumping against a tree and in the middle ground a man is cooking over a flame. In the background there is a blue tent hidden behind a bush.

On the Wallaby Track is a fantastic piece of artwork that has a lot of detail.

I find the colours to be very interesting. I like the use of pink, orange and yellow in the background. It makes me think that it is a sunset or a sunrise. The colours in the foreground are mixes of greens, yellows and browns. The colour choices impact the mood greatly, with the brighter colours lightning the otherwise gloomy painting.

I think the family in the painting has been through alot. When I first viewed this painting I thought the family were camping; after viewing the painting more closely I realized that the family looks very stressed. I began wondering are they really just camping? I now think that the family is staying there longer than I first thought because of the tired look upon the woman's face and her clothes look as though they haven’t been washed in a while.

Overall On the Wallaby Track is a very complex painting that has an intriguing story to tell. I recommend for everyone to go to this website to see more of his fantastic paintings: http://www.the-athenaeum.org/  

Home Links - Wk 10

For Home Links this week I made a can you guess the song? Stupeflix video. I did this because we are learning about The Arts and Music. Hope You Enjoy!

( If the Video doesn't work go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H85uPKbbQVE )

The Arts Brainstorm

Home Links Wk 4 - Tesselation

My Silhouette Art

This is my video where I explain the symbols in my silhouette. Next time I would take more care in my painting. Thanks for watching.

Bottle-Top Project Reflection

Home Link Wk 6-7: Harakeke Flowers

Home Link Week 6: Making Harakeke (Flax) flowers

My Whare of Well-Being (Hauora)

This is my Whare of well-being (Hauora). Watch to learn more about my Whare.

Art Inquiry

For two weeks we have investigating a piece of art and the artist. We did a Inquiry on our art piece that we chose. My piece of art is called Series 1 number 3 by Georgia O'Keeffe.

Home Links Wk 6: Art

Magnet Painting