Painters Block

 We had to read this article for art class to see what people do to get rid of Painter block also commonly known as an art block.  https://emptyeasel.com/2011/02/08/warm-up-excercises-for-painters-how-to-break-through-painters-block/ . Painter's block is when an artist cannot access their creativity or cannot bring themselves to create new artwork. If I get Painter's block, I would do other things to inspire me, or go on social media and look at other people's arworks. I would also go on Pinterest because it is a very creative app. 

 I also paint a lot of fanart so I watch the media I am making fanart of and get inspired by that. 

Sgrafitto

 

Hand Charcoal thingy

 

Blind Contour

 

Color Studies

 

Solidifying Kaupapa

  This year, my Kaupapa is Spiritual/Cultural. It is more on the spiritual side as I would be basing my portfolio around vampires I chose this theme because I like the vampire and victorian aesthetic, along with the dark theme. 

Dracula is a vampire, he is from the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. I will be painting mirrors without reflections to show that he is a vampire. I would also mostly paint in black and white to make give my paintings more of a menacing vibe and I would also add splashes of red to make it more eye-catching. I would also paint a portrait of him in my own interpretation inspired by others as well. 

I chose Dracula as a subject matter because he is a vampire and is the original one.