Reference works

ivan shishkin  morning in a pine forest


Photographic reference image

Helen Shideler

Foo Kwee Horng- Reference for fish on a plate

Jean Simon Chardin

Study of reflections

Monet Stacks of Wheat

Study of shadows

For the final submission I had two ideas- to paint an image of a forest as it was one of the very first things we learnt in class, I wanted to see if I had grasped the knowledge of painting trees. Secondly an image of a dead goldfish on a plate, with a symmetrical composition almost like those religious paintings as a representation of what second year in product design has been for me. Reflecting on the past year, I identified very much with a fish out of water, floundering and struggling to pick up an entirely new set of skills. Gasping for air as I try to figure my place here, struggling to breathe under self imposed expectations as well as the lies of comparison.

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Grace

Birds are scary.

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