I Create Original Art
I knew before starting my painting or doing any planning really that I was going to do some sort of forest or tree. My main source of reference is a picture of a tree I took in San Francisco. I really liked how the tree took up most of the picture and there were many branches. I modified the picture so there were less branches and the tree looked less “realistic” since that wasn’t really Gustav Klimt’s landscape style. I came with the colors and the idea to do the swirls in place of leaves. Since Klimt had very “gold” art, I wanted to incorporate those colors which is why I chose a yellow background and the gold swirls.
Besides my own picture, my biggest inspiration was Gustav Klimt’s “Tree of Life” painting. I really got a good idea of what Gustav Klimt’s style was and I made my own version and interpretation of the tree. I used his other paintings like the “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I” for inspiration for the symbols.
I Reflect
I think I first stepped back and looked at my painting after I had painted the trunk. I had finished the designs and the rest of the trunk and I was kind of indecisive if I liked it. I had to really think about the gold I was doing and what background would compliment the gold but also still stay in Gustav Klimt’s style.
Before I did the swirls, I really had to consider how big to do them, what shape, how clustered they would be, etc. I tried picturing how certains things would work before I permanently put them on the canvas. I had to do this with almost everything before I put it on the canvas. This includes the shade of brown for the trunk, the yellow for the background and the sizing/shaping of the swirls.
I Take Risks
I was initially worried about doing this project for my final. When I think of landscapes, I don’t really think of a single tree with unnatural colors and gold swirls instead of leaves. The idea was very different than what I expected to do when I first learned that we were doing landscapes for this project.
In Art I, I only did one or two acrylic paintings but neither were on a canvas. This was the first year I learned about washes before painting. I wasn’t used to the techniques needed for acrylic paint and I was unsure about how the overall painting would turn out. Overall, I think I did well recreating the style of Gustav Klimt.
I knew before starting my painting or doing any planning really that I was going to do some sort of forest or tree. My main source of reference is a picture of a tree I took in San Francisco. I really liked how the tree took up most of the picture and there were many branches. I modified the picture so there were less branches and the tree looked less “realistic” since that wasn’t really Gustav Klimt’s landscape style. I came with the colors and the idea to do the swirls in place of leaves. Since Klimt had very “gold” art, I wanted to incorporate those colors which is why I chose a yellow background and the gold swirls.
Besides my own picture, my biggest inspiration was Gustav Klimt’s “Tree of Life” painting. I really got a good idea of what Gustav Klimt’s style was and I made my own version and interpretation of the tree. I used his other paintings like the “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I” for inspiration for the symbols.
I Reflect
I think I first stepped back and looked at my painting after I had painted the trunk. I had finished the designs and the rest of the trunk and I was kind of indecisive if I liked it. I had to really think about the gold I was doing and what background would compliment the gold but also still stay in Gustav Klimt’s style.
Before I did the swirls, I really had to consider how big to do them, what shape, how clustered they would be, etc. I tried picturing how certains things would work before I permanently put them on the canvas. I had to do this with almost everything before I put it on the canvas. This includes the shade of brown for the trunk, the yellow for the background and the sizing/shaping of the swirls.
I Take Risks
I was initially worried about doing this project for my final. When I think of landscapes, I don’t really think of a single tree with unnatural colors and gold swirls instead of leaves. The idea was very different than what I expected to do when I first learned that we were doing landscapes for this project.
In Art I, I only did one or two acrylic paintings but neither were on a canvas. This was the first year I learned about washes before painting. I wasn’t used to the techniques needed for acrylic paint and I was unsure about how the overall painting would turn out. Overall, I think I did well recreating the style of Gustav Klimt.