Studio Journal #8

Paper Towel and Mac (Color). Christine Huang. November 2011.

Last week I worked on another version of the "Paper Towel and Mac" but this time with color. I decided that I needed to overcome the challenge of dealing with infinite color possibilities and just paint. This is the beginning of the color version. The drip on the right side is interesting and I've been thinking about using that aspect to create lines. So far, the colors aren't really working for me, but I will work on it more.

Hook. Christine Huang. November 2011.

During my critique with Catherine Murphy, she pointed out the interesting part that was in "Dresser," which was the part on the right that is angled similar to a hook. The line comes from the left with a horizontal placement but then when it reaches the right edge, it comes around into a diagonal line ending at the left side again. I reproduced the "hook" again in "Hook," which is only 6"x6". In this painting, I thought it was interesting how the hook lines come and intercept the space. In addition, it creates another plane (as if a piece of paper) that would enter from the left side towards the middle. I experimented by shading in limited shapes to see if two planes can be depicted. When I shaded in the darker tone for the "paper" plane, it turned out flat rather than on an angle. So I decided to use my palette knife and paint in the direction the "paper" plane would go. I don't think it quite works yet. Perhaps I will need to fill in all the shapes, but I thought the cleanliness of just the lines was very strong.

Untitled. Christine Huang. November 2011.

It's been a while when I last worked on this painting. I added in some more mid tones, cool and warm tones, to see what kind of relationships they can create on the same canvas.