Art IV Honors Portfolio

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Art IV Honors Portfolio

• Kristen Vislocky
• Mrs. Wiggins
• Spring 2008

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Table of Contents

• 1 Artist Statement
• 2 Creative Color Wheel-Tempera/Ink-12 x 6
• 3 Screen Printing-Fabric Ink-Canvas Tote
• 4 Creative Teapot and Teacup-Sculpture- 5x 10
  and 2½ x 3½
• 5 NC State Fair Horse Design-Colored Pencil-12x
  18
• 6 Street Painting Festival-Colored Pencil-12x
  12
• 7 Photography Project-Digital Photo-640x480jpg
• 8 Painting Project-Oil Paints-18 x 24
• 9 Final Art III Honors Project-Oil Paints-18 x
  24
• 10 Self Portrait- Oil Paints- 18 x 24
• 11 Color Project- Oil Paints- 24 x 18
• 12 Life Portrait-Pencil- 18 x 12
• 13 3-D Sculpture- Plaster-12 x 12
• 14 Calligraph Print-Black Ink- 12x 16
• 15 Calligraph Print-Colored Ink-12 x 16
• 16 Mural 7 x 6

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Artist Statement

• Art has been in my life for as long as I can
  remember. From having art once a week in
  elementary school, to going to art class everyday
  in middle school and high school, are has always
  been there. With all the stresses and high
  standards in the world today, art is a release
  for me. I want to create art that reflects me
  and my feelings during a certain time in my life.
• In my art, I use my mood to determine my
  subjects, colors, and media. When I am feeling
  happy or excited, the colors I use are vibrant
  and neat. When I am upset, my artwork reflects
  that by using dark colors and more undefined
  lines and brush strokes. The medium I prefer most
  is using oil paints. I went from not being able
  to paint at all, to creating amazing oil
  paintings. I found that is the medium that works
  best for me, and I look forward to learning more
  techniques.
• My work today is constantly improving. I look
  back at my sketchbooks from Art I, Art II, and
  Art III Honors and I see improvement in all
  areas. I want to explore with new mediums, such
  as acrylic paints and ink wash.. Practice and
  the desire for perfection have led me to improve
  and strive to push boundaries of what I already
  know. I look forward to learning more and
  getting even better with my artwork.

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Creative Color Wheel

• This is a 12 x 6 creative color wheel I did in
  Art II. I also included lyrics written with ink
  and a calligraphy pen in the background. The
  eyes show a city at night surrounded by bright
  colors, all of which are colors on the color
  wheel. The song I used the lyrics of is The City
  that Never Sleeps by Cartel.

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Screen Printing

• This is the first screen printing Ive ever done.
  I created a design based on my favorite band,
  Thursday, by using their logo dove, and creating
  a font that stood out. I transferred the image
  onto a canvas tote bag. Its a great feeling when
  I get complimented on it, and can say I made it
  myself!

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Creative Teapot and Teacup

• This is a 5 x 10 teapot and a 2 ½ x 3 ½
  teacup I made using clay. I used clay slabs to
  create both the teapot and cup. I used a very
  geometric form making them both square, but
  including rounded handles for variety. I glazed
  them both with the same glaze. These are by far
  one of the best projects I have ever done.

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NC State Fair Horse Design

• These are three 12 x 18 colored pencil designs
  I created under the theme Seriously Twisted Fun
  for the NC State Fair. I included all views of
  the horse, showing the different ideas and
  details I would include on each part if my design
  was chosen.

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Street Painting Festival

• This is a 12 x 12 colored pencil design I
  created for the Raleigh Street Painting Festival.
  Although this design never made it onto the
  concrete, I love the variety of colors I used and
  amount of detail I was able to include.

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Photography Project

• This is a 640 x 480 jpg picture I took for my
  photography project. The theme of all my pictures
  was my pug, George. This picture is a close up,
  which allows you to see the different texture in
  his face and fur.

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Painting Project

• This is a 18 x 24 oil painting I did of the
  singer, Gwen Stefani. This is the first oil
  painting Ive done, and I fell in love with them.
  I loved the way this turned out, and the way I
  was able to achieve many values by mixing and
  blending the paints.

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Final Art III Honors Project

• This is an 18 x 24 oil painting. It is a
  self-portrait. The picture shown to the right is
  still in a non-complete stage. This is by far the
  best piece of art I have ever done and am proud
  to say it is of myself.

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Self Portrait

• This is a 18 x 24 oil painting of myself. It
  is painted in an unusual angle. I used a picture
  reference, although it was challenging to create
  the painting in an unusual angle.

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Color Project

• This is a 24 x 18 oil painting of my parents.
  I used a picture reference to create my painting.
  Although it was hard to see the very tiny
  details in the picture, I did the best I could to
  incorporate features that make my parents stand
  out.

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Life Portrait

• This is a 18 x 12 pencil drawing of myself. I
  used a mirror propped on top of a stack of books
  to draw me.

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3-D Sculpture

• This is a 3-D sculpture made of plaster. I
  plastered both of my hands in the position of
  holding a guitar pick and drum stick, to
  represent my love of music. The sculpture is
  placed on top of an array of CDs to also
  emphasize my love of music.

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Calligraph Print

• This is a print of the old house I used to live
  in in NJ. I used black ink for this print. I
  used a picture of my old house as a reference, so
  I could get down to the tiniest details.

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Calligraph Print

• This is a color print of my old house in New
  Jersey. I used a mixture of purple and teal ink
  to achieve the colors in the print.

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Mural

• This is a picture of the mural I helped paint,
  for Sussical the Musical. It is done in lots of
  different colors of wall paint. The photograph
  to the left is a picture of the mural in the
  process of being painted. Im glad to leave this
  as my mark on Middle Creek.