Hey guys! Mr. Mitchell advised that we post our open genre projects on our blogs if possible, so that’s what I’m gonna do. I can also talk through my reasoning a little more clearly here, since I got a little hot (those lights man) and nervous in front of the class.
The first piece I presented should be posted below.
What I chose to depict is Antoinette’s fight scene with Rochester after she returns home and locks herself in her room after Rochester so scandalously cheated on her, pushing Antoinette into a drunken rage. Woo hoo!
I started this one on Sunday. I intended to be true to the text 100% to make it super authentic. Unfortunately I quickly realized by sketching some poses that Antoinette’s face would not be fully visible if she were to bite his arm in a still image. Rochester would be in front of the “camera” or Antoinette’s body would be in the way. No matter how you sliced it, I wasn’t going to be able to draw her biting his arm if I was going to emphasize her expression & give this piece some much needed emotion.
So I painted and I painted, settled on the idea of Antoinette biting his ring finger. To bite the finger that holds his wedding ring would symbolize the emotional destruction of the marriage that was solidified in this scene.
As 10pm on Thursday grew nearer, I decided it would be a pretty good idea to start drawing in the arm Antoinette would be chowing down on. (A very important part of the image!) Unfortunately, I had left too much space between Antoinette and the un-seen Rochester. To have an arm sticking out from the left side of the painting would be super awkward and sad.
I did not want to draw in rochester because he would not only take way too much time, but he would likely cover a lot of the hard work I did in the previous days. He would also cover the light source and he would probably screw up the color palette I had going for me so I just cropped the image I had and emphasized the most important part of the scene.
I’m actually pretty satisfied with the final product. It had a lot of room for improvement but it is unsettling and emotional enough for my tastes so I’m happy!
I love the brutally honest narration of the commissioned artistic process here most of all, sometimes you just gotta roll it. In terms of the actual visual piece I really appreciate the stormy kind of emotional value provided by the shading, It really helps to carry the desperate and haired effect created by the intensity of the eyes.
ReplyDeleteI actually love how Rochester isn't depicted in this image. This passage is narrated from his perspective, and I can imagine this picture as through his eyes, showing us how he sees Antoinette at that point in the novel. She looks crazy, and it makes it a little easier to understand why Rochester grows to hate her so (although her rage is also totally understandable because of Rochester's heinous transgressions). Nice work, this is an awesome picture!
ReplyDeleteI think that your painting is fantastic and you really managed to depict Antoinette's emotions. When we read a book we have to create our own images in our heads which represent the characters, and its interesting to see your representation. You say that some things didn't go like you wanted but they turned out perfectly in the end.
ReplyDeleteI think that your painting is fantastic and you really managed to depict Antoinette's emotions. When we read a book we have to create our own images in our heads which represent the characters, and its interesting to see your representation. You say that some things didn't go like you wanted but they turned out perfectly in the end.
ReplyDeleteThe colors you used for this piece are fantastic. I think they really reflect the dark scene that you're depicting and add to the already exceptional painting. I also love the dramatic shadows.
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