Meghan+Bringuel

Hey Everyone! My name is Meghan Bringuel. I recently transferred to UMW from Radford University. I'm a psychology major hoping to get my masters in Forensic Psychology.


 * 10 Drawings**

Contour Drawings












 * Gesture**












 * Essay**

Meghan Bringuel- Art 105 Essay

The piece I chose to write about is an acrylic painting called "Winter Strata #3" by Steve Griffin. This piece caught my eye because of the colors that were used. The piece uses a tretradic color scheme with red, blue, yellow, and yellow-green to create tranquility within the piece. I also like the thin orange line that goes across the dark blue which complements each other. It stands out because it is the only orange in the piece and its against the royal blue paint in the background. The colors all have a very relaxing feel as well. Looking at the piece makes me feel calm. The colors remind me of something I would see on a beach during the sun setting. This piece also uses the gestalt principles of similarity to draw the viewer closer. The thin lines, although they are mostly different colors, look as if they belong together and should be grouped together. The lines also break the piece up which also creates figure ground. The lines contrast with the colors in the background and make the piece look as if it has depth. There are also very tiny lines that are close together and spread apart through the piece. This draws the viewers eye up the piece to the other lines throughout the painting. I would say this is continuity because the viewers eyes are pushed up and down the piece in either direction. I really like this piece because it is simple but it is also has a lot going on with the amount of texture the lines create.


 * color theory examples**

monochromatic, yellow color scheme

monochromatic blues

analogus- red orange yellow

analogus-blue violet and green

complimentary; red and green



complimentary; purple and yellow

split complimentary; violet, green and blue-violet

split complementary; blue, orange, yellow orange