The first out-of-class critique that I sought out was from my boyfriend's step-mother, whom I'll just refer to as "N" for this post. N is a certified nurse at Flagler Hospital, but also has a side career as an illustrator. She paints and her subject matter ranges from very detailed, trip mandalas to abstracted nature scenes.
She noted that as I progressed with these works, my style became more abstracted- perspective more wonky and less traditional. However, she believes that the last painting that I did, which I will be posting after this reaction. She liked that I was willing to be less conventional at times and that I experimented with patterns and texture in my first finished piece, however she suggested that I work on tying them in with the rest of the picture a bit better, which is not the first time that I've been told that and I definitely want to experiment more with that advise in mind. My color choices are well executed, she said, and mentioned that she prefers the bolder palettes to the more subdued and muted choices that I had made and suggested that I look at Max Ernst's work for some inspiration. Lastly, she suggested that I added in more texture to some areas at least in foregrounds- she said that I seem to be evolving into a more cubist style and suggested that I research Mondrian and study how he used texture in his approach. Overall, I thought that she had a lot of very useful things to say and greatly appreciated that she was willing to take time out of her day to help me out. Whens she pointed out that I needed to add in more texture, I let her know that I had been nervous about doing so as I didn't know how to approach it. I liked receiving an outside point of view- aka: from somebody who has not seen the entire process that went into making it all and I found it to be a very rewarding experience. especially when I let her know that I did not feel very confident about the pieces and she reminded me that I don't have to. They're just stepping stones that are meant to help me learn more about my style and I should keep them as a way to look back at how I've progressed.
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