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Artist Statement Example

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

Lofty and mystical. Religious and melodramatic. Those are the adjectives used to describe this painter's style and themes. Filled with a great deal of experiences from around the world and Europe, he can summon up color combinations that are so extraordinary that it makes the observers think of real nature captured in a paper square. Originally painted by Washington Allston, the artist who can make a tree seem mysterious, I recreated "Landscape with a Lake," using tempra paint and adding my personal touch.

From the moment I saw the painting, it became my inspiration for this project not only because of its beauty and realness, but also because of the interpretation that I received from only one glance. My thought instantly turned to the phrase: "Nature is beautiful, and he choices are endless, there's always a chance." This, to me, means that you can choose anything you want to do, for there are plenty of choices, and there's not a limit on how far you can go. I enjoyed working on this piece, because after all the hard work, the over-painitng, and the mixing, it finally paid out. I used many techniques including putting the brush in the paint, then just stomping on newspaper, and when there wasn't too much paint on the brush, I just stomped it over the paper to give the surface a more realistic color affect. I also lightened th paint with a lot of water, and still after putting the brush into the paint, I would rinse it in the water until only a little paint was left and this created layers of different colors when I went over other surfaces. To paint the trees these were the steps that I took. I first painted a dark green color, then a lighter one, then again a dark green, and added a bright light green to only certain places. The last thing that I did was to get white paint only on the tip of my brush and carefully made spaces between the branches where the light would shine through. This took a long time, two weeks of hard work, and a lot of effort, and therefore can be called a successful piece art piece. I recreated everything very closely, though varying by just a little, and gave my best to make it look real. All it takes for a successful piece of art is a lot of effort and hard work, and since both were there in this case, it can be certainly be called successful. I would not change a thing if I were to do the project again.

Though the original artist used oil paint and a rather lofty and mystical style to paint this picture, by carefully recreating it, a brighter lighter version of this masterpiece has been created. With much effort and hard work, any painting can work out great, if only looked at carefully and painted with a dexterous hand. Most artists are gifted in cunningly observing as well as painting, which is one of the most important skills, and since there are only a few rare painters, it is quite an honor to discover one. My grandpa, who can paint like no other, is one of those artists, and though not professionally a painter, can paint as well as one. While I never painted a landscape or anything besides figures using water colors, I was encouraged to do so by his success and the awe that I have for his paintings. I was glad to have this opportunity to experiment and learn to paint in this style.