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Realism Anyone? 

By: Kayla

When it comes art, I like both abstract and realistic art.  There are many great abstract/realistic artists to choose from.  But, one artists I have found that really catches my eye is Jacqueline Gnott.  She likes to watercolor many contemporary still lives.   They are quiet beautiful.  She as you can see used her time and put a lot of effort into making these artworks very realistic.  I feel as if I could touch the rose in the vase painting above! And I just love it! Whether its flowers, fruits, ordinary objects, or whatever she really shows the detail with each one.  Her florals look to me like photographs to me!

She has a Bachelor of Arts degree.  She had taught at many different workshops including the Watercolor Workshop in the Midwest from 2004-2007. She has had her arts in many different competitions and won many of them as well.  She uses thick and thin lines and many different high/low key colors for each of her artworks.  

You can follow her blog as well on blogspot as well!

http://jacquelinegnott.blogspot.com/

Sources:

http://www.jacquelinegnott.com/

http://www.jacquelinegnott.com/Resume.html

Hope you joy her art below as well as I do! (:

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A Reader Dozes

By: Kayla

Sources:

http://www.artspan.com/search_artwork.php?action=search&category=1&page=2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elements_of_art

http://stephenwardeanderson.com/lg_view_single.php?aid=258088&atid=10895&iid=11&mgd_id=112391

   There are many contemporary artwork to chose from, but one that really stood out to me at www.artspan.com was the this artwork above.  It is called A Reader Dozes by Stephen Warde Anderson.  This artwork gave me mixed emotions when I seen it.  One was that it made me feel uneasy to look at it, fearing these small people around the sleeping man. But with this I thought it was creative to have these small people around with different situations going on.  Some of them remind me of elves, others children.  This honestly makes me think of children and how mischievous they can be. 

    Even though the proportions aren't as realistic, this artwork gives me the feeling that this could be in a small children's book. The texture seems to be rough around the man's sweater, the rug, carpet, etc. The form of this has many organic shapes and very few geometric shapes. 

  The space is very confined.  There is somewhat a foreground, middle ground, & background.  The lines within this piece are thick lines with a few thin ones.  Many curved lines as well as some vertical and horizontal ones too.  Value?  There is very little value.  Perhaps around the man's pants, the table, etc.  I see many primary colors here.  (Low Key) Reds, blues, yellows. As well as some secondary colors: purples, greens, & oranges.

    The principles of art are Pattern/Rhythm, Proportion, Contrast, Balance,Variety, Harmony, Unity, Emphasis, & Movement.  The pattern/rhythm of this would be shown through the wall, carpet, rug, the bookshelf, etc.  As I said before the proportions aren't precise and realistic.  There is very little contrast available to see.  The balance appears to be about symmetrical. There are different varieties of small people within this artwork.  My feeling of harmony for this I would say be unsteady and self conscience for if I fall asleep! The unity of this doesn't have a true balance of all the elements of art and principles too.   With the emphasis, I keep want to stare at the sleeping man and the closest people surrounding him. There are different movements within this piece with each person doing different things.  For example, the person trying to cut the man's hair with scissors and the other one trying to eat his potato chips.

   Even though there more elements and principles show in this art,  I still find this artwork amusing to look at.  Wouldn't you say so?  

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Plans for an Art College?

By: Kayla

     Not sure which art college is right for you? Not everyone is for sure which one is the best one for them.  But there are hundreds of art programs available in the U.S.  But there is one I must suggested sounds perfect at least for me. 

     Have you ever heard of Hollins University?  Hollins University is located in Roanoke, Virginia.  It is a private liberal arts university.  It is one of the oldest institutes for higher educations for women today. All undergraduate are for females only.  But, men are welcomed in the graduate programs too.  Hollins offers a small classes with the 11:1 student-teacher ratio.The most popular majors  would be English, Psychology, studio art, business, and biology.

     What are the college requirements for Hollins University? A student will receive credit for those courses taken at a regionally accredited college that are similar to Hollins courses and in which she has earned at least a "C" grade. In order to obtain a bachelor's degree from  Hollins, students must complete a minimum of 40 credit hours.  Your SAT score I must be at least 900. You must rank in the top two fifths of your secondary school class.  You must have at least a 3.0 GPA which is recommended. Hollins University charges a non-refundable application fee of $35. With special admission requirement a letter of recommendation is required. Admissions interview is recommended as well as a personal orientation & an interaction campus session with a campus visit.
      Depending on what major you persist with there will be different qualifications for each. Applicant returns Outstanding With Visual Arts you will need portfolio that consists your works in the last 2 years, a list of all your art studies in high school, privately, summer programs/camps. Applicants must return Achievement Award Information  Form to Office of Admissions. their art entries to the Office of Admissions by February 1st.  
     This school seems to appeal to me because its not to big of a school and not to small.  They seem to have different great programs and more.  It has a financial aid and more if I were to live on their campus.  They really seem to be one outstanding college!  So if you aren't sure what college is right for you check this university out! It just may the school you were looking for!  

     

Homepage: http://www.hollins.edu/index.html   
  

Admission for Hollins University:  
https://www.applyweb.com/apply/hollinsu/

http://www.hollins.edu/admissions/international/apply.shtml

Admission for Hollins University Art Programs:
http://www.hollins.edu/abroad/documents/hap_award.pdf

Sources:

http://www.hollins.edu/admissions/horizon/transfer_credits.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollins_University
http://www.hollins.edu/admissions/pdfs/creative_talent.pdf 

http://www.apply4admissions.com/Section3/00093/Requirements.html

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Have you heard of him?

By: Kayla

     Have you heard of him? Who am I talking about?  Well this artist was born October 16, 1877 and died November 17, 1958.  He was a English painter. He illustrated portraits, historical scenes, etc.  This was described as "the last of the Pre- Raphaelites".  

    His name was Frank Cadogan Cowper.  He was part of the Royal Watercolor Society and the Royal Academy.   He helped with the mural of the House of Parliament in 1910 with  Ernest Board, Henry Arthur Payne, etc. The mediums he mainly worked with were his watercolors and different oils.  He also worked on many different literary artworks as well. 

    His line qualities were mainly soft strokes with high value.  Many of his works were of portraits of women.  I would consider his color choice to be very low key for the most part.  I personally like his style of art.  His artwork know as The Ugly Duckling was voted the favorite painting by visitors of Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum.  So have you heard of him? Well now you have! :)

Molly Duchess of Nona

                    

The Ugly Duckling

What's With Interior Designing?

By: Kayla

     Have you ever wondered what’s behind the interesting career of interior designing?  I know I did. I thought it was a very neat career since I liked decorating, rearranging, combining new and different things together to just make a room tie together. But I realized the more I researched about it, the more I found out about what’s really behind this career.

First off, the training and education I would need to take if I were to persist with this career choice is that I would need to definitely to be in some training programs from a professional designing school or college/university. This usually takes two to four years to complete.  Graduates of 2 year or 3 year programs are awarded certificates or associate degrees in interior designing. Graduates with a bachelor's degree usually are eligible for a design apprenticeship program. There is a licensing exam for the interior design qualification though.  to be able to take it, applicants must have at least 6 years of education and experience in interior design and 2 of those years must be a post secondary education. Only those who pass the exam were given the title of Certified, Registered, or Licensed Interior designer depending on which state you are in.

The average income for a interior designer is about $44,950 a year. Interior designers make different incomes depending on which industry they work in. Those working in any Specialized Design services make about $52,490 a year.  Architectural, Engineering, and other related services are about $53,420 a year. Then interior designers that work for furniture stores make about an average of $46, 170 a year.

There are different variations of careers with interior designing.  Listed in the paragraph above were a few of the many industries with interior design.  You could work for Specialized design services, Furniture/home furnishings, architectural /landscaped  designing, etc.

The start up expenses with Interior designing are, of course going to be telephones, computers, fax machines, with also word processing and spreadsheet software.  Auto CAD  software can cost from $600-$1,400.  In addition, you may  need to buy book samples, manufacturers of wallpapers, paints, carpets costing about $250 each.  Not to mention if you were starting your own designing business, you can’t forget the hourly pay for your interior designers and service charges.  Also, there are many more expenses as well.

How in the world would you set up an exquisite portfolio for such a career?  Well with my portfolio, I would definitely  want to showcase everything I have done such as interior design projects and more. I would have great information about the many things I have done to get to where I am today.  Let’s just say they would definitely know who I am and what many great things I have to offer.

In all I think that if I wasn’t going with my first choice of nursing, that interior designing would probably be my second choice.  I have many ideas to be expressed.  I know how to get things done with a deadline, work with others as well as alone quite well, and I am very creative/artistic.  I think this career would be a very exciting and joyful career for me. :) 

Ha! Whoever knew there was so much to interior designing then just matching and rearranging things? 

Sources:

http://www.interiordesignersalarydata.com/

http://www.findyourartschool.com/articles/interior-design-portfolio-tips

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos293.htm

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Video Game Designers?

By: Kayla 

 

Video games are one of the most popular activities for Americans do play.  Many of them play them every day.  Games such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare I & II are just a few of the very popular games here are as well as Call of Duty: Black Opps.  The video games are immensely improved with animations, game consoles/systems, their popularity, etc.These animations behind these new video games are far more realistic then what they were twenty to thirty years ago.  These creators in my opinion must be very smart and creative to design such games.

Have you ever wonder about the career of Video Game Designers?  I personally haven’t though. But it sounds like a fun and  interesting if you enjoy playing video games and have some great ideas for a new game.

The training/education you would need though to become a video game designer to check out the video game design schools.  They have  computer science/programming degrees available for you to achieve.

The average income of a video game designer is about for the first three years experience or less , you can start off by making, on the average, $50,000 a year.

There are Senior Level designers who are responsible for outlining level objectives and flow within a video game. They are then required to create design documentation for that level. A level designer will typically be provided the design documentation, including mechanics, guidelines and mission outlines, from the senior or other lead designers. Lead animator works closely with the lead artists, lead programmers, & senior artists to create the characters used in the games.

The portfolio you would need for this job should include your experiences with video game designing as well as your ideas for new and improved video gaming. If you have a small game you have created yourself, that would be a smart choice to show off.  Future employers like nothing more than for you to show that you really have a passion for this and are highly interested in this field of work. Also, of course don’t forget your final thoughts of improvements and more! 

Is this career for me?

• Personally, no. I really am not into video games. I couldn’t come up with such elaborate ideas for video games. So I’m going to have to pass on this career choice. 

Sources: 

http://www.careertoolkits.com/video-game-designer/

http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/creating-the-ultimate-game-design-portfolio/

http://www.animationarena.com/video-game-salary.html