stars and stripes

I created a redesigned flag for the U.S. I created my flag with acrylic paint on canvas. I used a pattern for the stars. I used a pattern for the entire layout. There was line and shape used on the stars and the stripes.

I didn't have many compositional rules in mind when I was creating the artwork but there is a little bit of grouping with the lines and stars. My project changed a lot over the time I spent creating it. I originally wanted to sew colored felt onto a white fabric background. I forgot to go shopping for fabric so that idea never happened, although I wish I did that other than my final project. I then thought that I would do half acrylic, half collage; That also never happened because I couldn't find enough plain blue pieces to cut out and put on my painting. In the end I just painted the flag.

I just thought that the American flag is a little boring and could use a redesign. The current flag is pretty straight forward and while it may have a lot of significance, it isn't the nicest looking flag. I have lived in the U.S. my whole life and I don't really like the design of the flag so this is my idea to redesign the flag. To improve the artwork I would add a few more coats of paint to the stars and the blue to make them more defined.