- I like the fact that I have reversed the hierarchy of the objects in the image, giving the plant more importance than the woman (bigger). This gives the image an interesting dynamic and I like that it is unexpected.
- I think that the cropping of the pot plant and table it is sat on works nicely to lead the viewer's eye into the image.
- The bold simplistic brushstrokes what form the plant pot work well. I think that I could have been this bold and simplistic in my painting of the rest of the plant. At the moment there are too man marks and it is unclear which leave is which.
- I think that the lines of white space, which separate the background forms from each other and the plant work nicely. They add to the simplicity of the image (no outlining required) and give the viewer space to breathe.
What could I have done differently?
- I really struggled with working solely in ink! I kept wanting to use pencil or pen to draw out the detail but the brief said wet media only. I struggled to control it and to separate the lights and darks (particularly because quink always dries differently as the colours separate). I definitely would have worked better in acrylic. - there is too much texture in the ink!!! I want it to be flat.
- I don't think that there is enough detail in the background - the woman comes forward too much. However, I am not sure how I could change this without over complicating the image. I quite like the slightly ambiguous blocks of colour in the background. Maybe I could just make a couple of them darker?
- Having completed it I am now unsure about the composition. I don't think that I planned it enough - I should have done a slightly bigger tonal draft before tackling the painting. I think that the closest rooftop takes up too much space (almost half of the image!) a third would have worked better (too much blank space).
How am I going to move forward?
- I am going to avoid using just ink on its own at all costs and I am going to consider composition more - as well as re arrangement of objects when drawing from observation. I think having something in the immediate foreground gives an image a really interesting dynamic.
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