Color Design

The subject of this artwork is a cross section of a tree, that is turned into a clock. To create this I sketched it out using a compass and divided it into 84 sections, then I went through the very long process of mixing the acrylic paint until it was the correct color and shade, after the correct colors were finished I added a brown border with a gray background, finally I added the branches and the white/black outlines, words, and clock hands with different paint pens. I created this because I really enjoy watches and clocks, but that on its own is a little plain for artwork, so also enjoying the outdoors I incorporated that into it as well with the tree idea. The elements and principles that I included in my artwork were line in the silver/ black lines separating the colors, but also in the undrawn lines between the shades; in color which is obvious with all the colors; in value with all of the different shades of each color; and in contrast with the silver and black lines cutting through the colors.

In this piece, some of the composition rules and techniques that I may have used are framing and formal balance, but once again I am not fully aware of what these really are. My project evolved because originally I was going to do a clock on a wall with leaves in the background, but then after I added the brown border, it began to look more and more like a tree. Then once Brandon asked me if it was a tree, I decided that I would just turn it into a tree. Keeping the idea of the clock kind of worked, adding the words, "It's time to plant trees", to make it fit a bit better.

The meaning behind this artwork is that trees in forest all over the world are being cut down, so now "it's time to plant trees", to replace the ones that have been taken away. This project relates to my life because I really enjoy the thought of watches/clocks being little mechanisms put together so precisely, and being able to incorporate it with another "hobby" of being outside, made sense for this. If there was anything that I could change, it would be on the tertiary colors and the yellow: with the yellow, you cant fully differentiate between the shades, and as for the tertiary colors, I used paints from home so they weren't completely matching to the school ones, so they look a little strange. Also, I feel like this may have turned out better if I had picked a stronger composition than being this close to a color wheel.