Artist Emulation Final Blog

In my workbook, I tried to express Mondrian's simplistic style of his paintings. By using only primary colors, white, and black, like Mondrian did, I was able to create similar, yet original drawings that portrayed Modrian's style of painting. In my workbook, my first few drawings were too simple and lacked interesting lines and color combinations. To adjust in future drawings, I starting to bold my lines to create a different feel of the lines in relation to the colors. I also began to better balance colors throughout the painting and start to learn which colors looked better together. Also, to better emulate Mondrian, I used a similar technique that he used to paint his paintings. In his case, he would stick overlapping colored paper on the wall to visualize the combinations that he could use in paintings. I didn't use colored paper but used the corners and shapes around the room to create different line designs on in my drawings and then added colors later.
I believe I was able to understand and begin to master the qualities of Mondrian's work. His choice of medium and process became easier for me to master during my final painting. It got easier for me to use materials such as the tape and different brushes to create a cleaner, better piece of art. After studying and emulating Mondrian, I think that I can better understand his mentality and ambition to create a simple yet interesting work of art. I think we are similar in that my artistic style is very neat and planned, close to many of his works.
I think that my relation to my pen pal helped me with my own work because by critiquing and helping another person and seeing what I would have done in certain situations, I could apply that to my painting. I also hope that my comments helped her in her process, not that she needed it because her painting was very good, but to possibly consider suggestions I made.
I always liked working with paint and I was able to exploit that during this project. I think after my work with tape, that I am much more comfortable with being able to use that and get the result I want when using tape. I also enjoyed working on a larger space (canvas) than I had before. I usually like smaller canvas/paper so I think it was good that I used a larger canvas for my painting.
My own expression was evident in my final work because while I used a similar style as my artist, I created my own design and color combinations through trial and error during my process as well as during the actual painting process.
I think that as an representational artist, I succeeded in emulating Piet Mondrian while still adding my own expression into the painting. Not only in my painting is my own expression reflected but also in my workbook and many sketches. I think my strengths were able to be visible because they are similar to my artists strengths and preferences.