VIRGI NIA AMARNA’S ENVIRONMENT SETTING
The type of environment for a figure painting setting that I like for a scene to includes:
1. A earthy setting 2. Lots of color 3. Flowers, trees . or plants for a background to the figure.
My artistic discipline background consist of:
1. Associates Art Degrees in Ethnic Studies from Laney College
2. Associate of Art Degree in Merchandising and Visual Presentation (Graphic Designs) from Fashion Institute (FIDM)
3. Certification in Business Office Technology from Berkeley City College
4. Certification in Media and Communications, Graphic Arts Design, Computer Science, from Laney College
5. Completion of Certification in Construction, from Cypress Mandela
6. Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies/Integrated Ethnic Studies from San Francisco State University
Where are you going with this artistic background?
Several things I would like to do with my Artistic abilities are:
1. To began a business in Basket Designing
2. To obtain a job in Animation Design
3. To educate others especially young men and people of color.
4. To achieve my Master’s Degree
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My attach sketch “She Wonders” is illustrating a figure with flowers called next to it which shows how it brings
light and live to the picture.
My thought about painting is that she is a
woman in a more glaring at fashion. The
thought of a Naked person posing in a Mall.
My Thought of this painting is that the elderly man has see many
changes in his live. He is waiting to explore the Technical world.
Virginia Amarna
Critique of Shauna Foley Painting
March 7, 2014
Shauna Foley Project 1 Painting of Nature vs.
Technology to me has a figure of a Red Head Lady show
many movements of contour lines while she is sitting at
the base of the tree. The figure of the woman’s body has
multiple colors of brown that has contrast blends of light
brown mixed with red that seems to be consumed in deep
thoughts.
From the woman’s facial expression her thoughts
could be that from appearances it is because she has a
normal looking right arm and hand, while the left arm and
hand that she has lending on the tree appears to be much
larger and is depicted in white and pink colors which
could be a product of her experience with technology.
The discolorations of the white and pinkish left hand
takes one’s eyes to the similar colors in the flowers petals
embedded in the wheat color of yellowish brown grass
that to me seems to be a meadow at the base of the tree
bark.
The multi color of the sky that has black, orange,
and brown with red place on top gives it a dramatic
feeling which also is in comparison of the frown on her
soft light brown color face. Her left ear also shows multi
numbers of stud earrings in white color to me might be
indicating that with the rise in technology there is also
might be a rise in the change of the culture with this
generation.
Although Shauna has good lines in the depth of
her painting and movements one thing that I would do to
add a change is to have more of a balance with the
portion of the upper body rib cage and woman’s right
arm. I also would want to bring some of the sky color to
the meadow area.
These two paintings were painted at different settings. My
thoughts were to take the two and combine them for unity.
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My thoughts on these two paintings
shows how powerful these women are
able to maintain in the Dark Dessert
weather. Strength and Beauty.
Virginia Amarna
Critique of Patricia Miller Painting
March 28, 2014
THE DARK SUN
The multi-color of the reddish brown, orange color painting with the woman that
seem to me looks like she has a body of young and youthful appearance while her
facial structure of white paint I looked at it as being a mask. She is on the mountain
with the background sky colors are of multi –colors of mixtures from dark blue, light
blue, pinkish at the bottom show a strong and vibrations of purple.
The earthy colors of orange, red, and blue demonstrates the mountains that flows with
ease throughout the painting, showing much movement that leads one to the lady
blending in nicely, but it is similar to that of the female at times is being lost in the mix
of the mountains especially from her midsections of her body to her feet.
My thoughts of this painting
with the three women are we
are in a hot Dessert.
I feel that on the right side of her body with the hand and foot it gives an appearance
of a somewhat not in the same portion in their sizes. Also, the two large circles of
bluish purple and reddish in colors that I believe to be the interpretation of the Dark
Sun are very radian but perhaps could be somewhat smaller in its sizes that are over
power the woman. Yet the light blue and white scarf wrapped around the woman is
well designed to m with lots of movement.
Although there is a castle in the corner of gradient grays from dark light and misty
atmosphere I think that perhaps it could be more defined. Patricia has included
dragons in her paintings in dark black colors I think could also be more defined do to
the fact they are lost in the painting or perhaps the dragon flying towards the castle
could be a little larger in its size.
Even though, I love the background colors of the sky I had a difficult time
understanding what the streaks flowing throughout the painting representation of
being rain. The white circle to me seems to get lost even being white in color.
One thing I would change is how to define my subject matter which I believe to be the
female in the painting by re-portioning her in size.
VIRGINIA AMARNA’S
COLLABORATION STATEMENT
My collaborative experience
with my Nature Madame
Butterfly is like most group
projects I have encounter as an
African American Black Woman
is being judged by my color and
not by my content whether others
see it that way or not this has
been my perception. Yet! the
reality of it all is that I have
realized is that these individuals
in settings are not the ones whom
determine my grades and my
goal is to participant my
contribution to the task.
My thoughts in doing this painting was a reminder to me of the
hardships in which women experience no matter her culture.
I RATHER NOT BE
I rather not be around death .The world which
we I Call planet earth is Full of death.
I rather not be around death. The common
mortals Who walks around like Zombies, the
walking dead.
I rather not be around death. Knowing I cannot
be save. By this death for death
Wants to take me with them. Am I to remain
around death? Am I to sustain my present
around death? When I know where life That
shines and eases my mind.
Will I escape being around death? Not
understanding my connection .Between the
spiritual world and earth .My purification of
the mind. For, if death understood me
It would not be. For death would shine.
The first painting is of indicates Madame
Butterfly in waiting for a Lover which is
explain in the poem “I RATHER NOT BE”.
The two Ladies show a disappointment.
The man and child painting show
compassion for the Madame Butterfly.
And death smell would disappear. For you
cannot save death, If it does not want to be,
save It will drain you. Because death does not
understand, save It will trick you and split you,
It does not understand to save you.
I rather not be around death.
By Virginia Amarna
Written on 11/22/1979 revised on July 25,
2012 (Format modify for Power point).
NATURE AND MADAME BUTTERFLY SKETCHES AND
CRITIQUE
Virginia Amarna
Critique of Rie Belgrade Madame Butterfly
April 11, 2014
Rie Belgrade painting of Madame Butterfly
shows multi-colors of deep purples that has
gradations of the deep blue sea that depicts the
Ocean.
The elongated brownish tone woman sitting
in the boat that also has purple reddish tones
with her reddish brown garment wrapped
around her slender arms with back toward me
continues to show loneliness or a woman in
waiting.
The point of the boat show that it is pointed
in the position of the multi-color brown tone of
the soldier’s face.
His expression to me seems to say that although
we have had some experience that our
relationship will never be.
One thing I would perhaps change is to not
have the man look as if he is floating , I might
would frame him or add some type of exterior to
the background like buildings, or variations to
the sky.
Although Rie has put some form of the
Cherry Tree, perhaps it could be more define by
putting the bark of the tree to keep it from being
lost by it light pink color.
INDGENIOUS WATER RIGHTS
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My thoughts about this is that I could not connect my
painting to the title. It seems to be to take more time to
paint than any other this semester.
ADDITIONAL ART DESIGNS