Trinity+Smyth

Hello! My name is Trinity Smyth. I'm a Biology major, and I run for the Cross Country and Track & Field teams here at Mary Wash. I'm a Junior, and I'm from Tennessee.

Contour and Gesture Drawings



















Essay #1



This piece can be found in the DuPont art gallery. Its unique combination of color, texture, and layering captured my attention instantly. This artwork uses a tetradic color scheme of red, orange, blue, and green. The blue and green tints are used to create emphasis within the piece, as they stand out among the predominantly orange and red painting. In the right panel, the artist creates depth by having the background, or base layer be muted, shades, and the lines on top being warmer, vibrant colors. The warm, vibrant colors pop out making it seem as if they are in front of or farther away from the background. On the left hand panel the background, again is pushed back due to it being a shade, but the blue tint and contrast of the white allow these two sections of the picture to push out, or away from the rest of the picture. This is unique because normally cooler colors are pushed back, as the green is in the right panel, but due to its centrality and intensity compared to the slightly muted oranges and reds, the cooler blue tint is able to stand out. The use of simple, interlacing lines allows for the artist to create great interest. Within the left panel, closure is used to create interest within in each layer of interlaced lines. For example, although the orange lines may cover portions of the red or green lines, are eyes are still able to make the connections and fill in the implied lines. The orange and red line from near the right hand corner of the left panel, connecting with the blue line, which appears to connect with the orange line of the upper right corner of the right hand panel, creates continuation. This connects the two panels and makes it appear as if the blue, white and pink are pushing out further than the orange and red within both panels.

Assignment 2: Color Schemes

Monochromatic



Analogous



Complementary





Split Complementary