Art

1. Invasive Species - Form and Space Study

Find a photo your invasive species.

European (Common) Starling, Sturnus vulgaris. URL

Make one drawing of it with pencil on paper.

Try to render accurately the proportions, structures, textures, and overall character of the forms.

Pay special attention to the articulation of contour and cross contour lines.

Use tonal modelling to clarify forms and space.

Upload photos of your invasive species, drawing, and captions as per the exemplar.

Sketch of European (Common) Starling

2. Studies for Final Transformation Drawing

-Make two small sketches (approx. 2”x3”) in which you explore two different, creative ideas for visually showing how the

invasive species influences ecosystems, including some kind of transition or transformation as part of your compositions.

-Your drawings can be as naturalistic or abstract as you wish.

-Try to employ interesting relationships involving shapes, tonal contrasts, textures, movement, rhythm, spatial layering.

-Write a very brief caption for each sketch explaining your ideas.

-Upload photos of your sketches and captions as per the exemplar

Sketch 1

In this sketch, I drew two birds, an European Stalring, and a Northern Flicker. European Starlings are extremely aggressive, and this one have stolen the nest, built by a pair of Northern Flickers, who are native to North America, unlike European Starlings.

Sketch 2: In this drawing, I drew an adult European Starling feeding a small one. This represents the large population that this specie have,

Final Drawing

EXPLANATORY CAPTION HERE

Include a brief caption explaining how you used specific art elements to convey the impact of your chosen species on the environment.

There are several art elements that I have used to convey the impact of my chosen invasive species on the environment. First of all, I used different kinds of lines. Some examples are the patterns on the tree, the European Starling's body and the Northern Flicker's back. Those lines also created different spaces. I also included one full black part on the tree to make it look more realistic. Last but not least, there are several different texture on my artwork. For example, I lightly shaded the Flicker's feathers' tip (smooth texture), and I pressed really hard for the patterns on its wing (rough texture). All of these elements made my artwork seem more realistic, which signifies what is happening around the real world that we all call home.

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