Self Portrait with Chalk Pastel

At first, I had to practice with the grid drawing before I actually do the Chalk Pastel portrait. After practicing, I was able to do the grid drawing properly and I indeed liked doing grid drawing now because I used to dislike it when I started learning. 

However, I had a lot of fun working on the Chalk Pastel Portrait though there was a lot of mess caused by me...

 Although, the portrait may not look exactly like the original but it is easy to recognize me in the portrait and I love the colors I used! I am proud of what I've done and definitely looking forward to do more of Chalk Pastel Portraits!

 Chalk Pastel Picture                                                                 Original Picture

Fauvism by Henri Matisse

Woman with a Hat:

First exhibited at the 1905 Salon d'Automne in Paris, this work was at the center of the controversy that led to the christening of the first modern art movement of the twentieth century — Fauvism. 

Femme au chapeau marked a stylistic change from the regulated brushstrokes of Matisse's earlier work to a more expressive individual style. His use of non-naturalistic colors and loose brushwork, which contributed to a sketchy or "unfinished" quality, seemed shocking to the viewers of the day.

The artist's wife, Amélie, posed for this half-length portrait. She is depicted in an elaborate outfit with classic attributes of the French bourgeoisie: a gloved arm holding a fan and an elaborate hat perched atop her head. Her costume’s vibrant hues are purely expressive, however; when asked about the hue of the dress Madame Matisse was actually wearing when she posed for the portrait, the artist allegedly replied, "Black, of course."

 Madras Rouge:

This painting is called the Madras Rouge and features a lady wearing a red madras headdress. The lady is sitting down and her body is slightly slouched to her left. The lady’s left arm overlaps her right arm, and she also has a sort of yellow pattern applied to her headdress. The lady's gown is black and is patterned with brown flowers. This painting has been specially converted into vector format, meaning that it can be scaled without losing quality.

Artists like Chuck Close

This picture of John Lennon is by Ed Chapman who is one of the UK's leading mosaic artists working in ceramic and glass tile.His work incorporates all sorts of iconic imagery and his 3-D works are exciting and stylish, as well as being instantly recognizable. Ed Chapman had made portraits of Angelina Julie, Nelson Mandela, Albert Einstein and other famous people.

This picture is a Composite Polaroid by David Hockney who was perhaps the most popular and versatile British artist of the 20th century. Instead of using paints, he used his camera and glued the pictures together which resulted in composite picture.

Six Self - Portraits

Portrait One                                                                  Portrait Two

 Portrait Three                                                           Portrait Four

          Portrait Five                                                       Portrait Six                                                                                                                                  

These are my Six Self Portrait for the "Why So Serious" Art Project. I like portrait one and two because they look like me but with a normal and silly expression. In portrait three my hair was super curly and I wasn't wearing my glasses, this portrait reminds me of Princess Merida from the movie Brave. Portrait four was kind of the hardest one to make since in the original photo the background is dark and it was hard to show the slightly details. Portrait five is funny for me because I was supposed to make it look like me with the penguin hat but no matter how hard I tried to fix the face, I will always look like Shrek in this portrait. I like portrait six because it looks pretty and a bit like me without glasses.