Sarah+Schrock

My name is Sarah Schrock and I am a Junior environmental science major. I took art and photo in high school and really enjoyed developing pictures and making pottery. I am good with computers and enjoy learning new software.

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The above piece can be found in the Ridderhof-Martin gallery. It is created using a very nice split complimentary color scheme and I picked it because I loved the tint of blue used, and how well it goes with the red-orange background and the yellow-orange detailing. The intertwining yellow-orange lines show great continuation and I can see them going above and behind each other, even though they are not actually connected. I also like the texture of the tint of blue and the way it adds more to the painting than if it were just a solid color. The same goes for the red-orange wood that the piece was made on, it adds much more detail than if it were just a color painted on a canvas material.The rough bottom of the blue color is also very nice, rather than a smooth edge. The yellow-orange lines immediately jumped out at me when I first noticed this piece and that is because warmer, brighter colors come forward, and cooler colors recede into the background. The blue on top feels very much like the background. I also see similarity in the lines and the way that they curve to make shapes. I like how I can faintly see the lines in the texture of the blue color and how they become slightly raised because they were painted over. This was definitely my very piece and I think the artist did a great job using color theory and multiple gestalt principles.

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