I started painting for relaxation a few years ago and in the recent months I found that I most liked painting hats. I love colors, and I love seeing what's going to come out on the canvas. These paintings were done with acrylic paint on 16” x 18” canvases. Each brings a different level of emotion to the painting. None of them look the same except for one pair of paintings (you'll know what I mean when you browse the collection). It's like they take on their own personality, and I begin to outline and sketch. It seems like the colors come to me and it's like dancing on the canvas. As a kid, i was always fascinated over hats. Ladies in England and Wales wear hats of all kinds, colours, and styles. And it seemed always one of the ladies would try to outdo the others by wearing the biggest hat at a fashion event or in an congregation. I was always enthralled by the sight of women wearing over-the-top, colorful and sometimes sequined hats. Hats have always been a complementary part of a woman's attire. It's just a very beautiful, colorful expression of one's self. Real-life people and movie scences would inspire the majority of my featured works as well. If you’ve seen the movie "Titanic", you’ve seen the beautiful hats of the time. They had the wide brim and were large and covered the face. One of the hats I loved in the movie had a touch of lace stitched lightly over the crown as though the lace was blown by the wind onto the hat. Kate Winslet was stunning in her navy straw as she reluctantly embarked on her bittersweet fateful journey. 新冠肺炎疫情当前,大家都尽量减少出门,而随着时间的推移,最近在家办公、学习也成了人们生活的常态。但是宅在家里时间长了可能会产生新的问题,比如会觉得生活缺乏味、很无聊等等。其实,宅在家里也能把生活过得精彩。因为只能宅在家里,我们有大把的时光做自己喜欢做,却一直没时间做的事情;因为只能宅在家里,我们能舒下心来,听听音乐、望望美景,好好享受慢节奏的生活。这段时间,朋友问我什么时候心里最慌,怎样有效地缓解焦虑,并提升和丰富疫情时期的精神生活,我就建议不如我们可以学画画,但并不是所有人都接受过画画技巧的训练。我发现这并不是问题,恰恰相反,如果方法得当,人人都可以是艺术家。为此,我想出了一个最简单的办法,那就是裁一块包装盒的瓦楞板作底板。准备一些旧杂志、废报纸、废包装盒,可以从这里找图像。随便找些笔可以涂涂画画。好了,接下来我就可以创作了。 看似简单的创作办法,背后并不简单。因为这只是一种方法。但艺术创作一定不可缺少这三步:首先,艺术是表达思想的,美术创作也一定要有一个中心思想,这跟写作文一样;其次,收集素材,要想办法把与你的思想有关的图像和素材画出来或者找出来;最后是组合,把这些图像素材按照一定的艺术规律拼起来,主题图像突出点,其他图像做辅助。我的作品就完成了。为了激励其他的初学者,我在个人IG社交媒体@jenniferteopaints 也贴出了用自己所说方法创作的几幅戴着礼帽的女性的油画,自已的家也因此成了一个小型“画廊”。 这大概是我出于对欧洲国家的仰慕和对印象画的喜爱,也感觉是个学习帽子的机会。 Britain is a nation of hat wearers, of that there is no doubt. Traditionally hats are a very loaded item and have almost totemic power in their ability to signify class, gender, occupation and a myriad of other stations. Even the protocol has symbolic value; from doffing your hat to launching mortar boards in the air, hats have long been associated with rituals and practices stretching back into the mists of time. 在欧洲国家,一般比较大型的聚会都是会被帽子的风采所掩盖,有些人误以为这些夸张的帽子是作为吸睛的效果。其实戴帽子是一种文化,历史上,帽子一直是西方文化里非常重要的一部分。欧洲所谓的绅士贵妇,出门都会戴上帽子。欧美国家素来讲究绅士气质,他们的身份就相当于我们古时的君子,无论是对主上还是对女子都非常有礼貌,举手投足之间流露出温润的气质,而帽子则能很好地衬托这种气质。 Etiquette and formality have always played a part in hat wearing. At the turn of the 20th century, ladies would not consider venturing out without a hat and gloves, and would often change their hats several times a day. According to royal protocol, women must wear hats to all official occasions. Hats are part of the "social fabric" of special occasions in British society. For the women of the royal family and members of the public alike, no formal look is complete without a hat to top it off. the royal family is often responsible for preserving traditions that have faded out of style in every other context, like curtsying, to set them apart from everyone else. 女士也是根据季节变化佩戴不同样式和装饰的帽子,这幅画可以看出应该是春夏时光。 最为明显的就是我在中学时期看过电影《泰坦尼克号》Titanic,留下非常深刻的印象和回忆。在电影中,大家可以发现,无论是头等舱的贵族,还是三等舱的工人和无业者,大部分乘客头上都戴了一顶帽子。很长一段时间来帽子一直都出现在欧洲人们的生活中。不同场合搭配不同的帽子,很大程度上来说帽子是一种身份,仪态的表达。挂了这些充满艺术气息的画,就让我的家里整个空间的格调都高雅了起来,画真是可以一秒让家变时髦的神奇东西。 这幅画描绘欧美国家素来讲究绅士气质,举手投足之间流露出温润的气质,而帽子则能很好地衬托这种气质。 I was also inspired by the hats in another movie "Pretty Woman" starring Julia Roberts. Julia Roberts' Vivian Ward dons an off-white midi-length button-down dress with poof sleeves — which she accessorizes with a chic black straw hat and a black patent-leather clutch — while shopping on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. 两个人都没有露面,使得这幅画具有抽象和神秘的意味。 This pair of paintings depict that life is actually a mirror. But the image you see in the mirror is not what everyone else sees. The reflection you see in the mirror each morning is a reversed image of how you appear to the world, and to the camera. What I mean is that others are simply reflecting parts of your own consciousness back to you, giving you an opportunity to really see yourself and ultimately to grow. The qualities you most admire in others are your own and the same goes for those qualities you dislike. So, then if the world is a mirror of our inner world, any negativity you experience in your world is a reflection of your thought pattern, words and speech. I hope in these two paintings, you have understood the little secret, the law or let's say the principle of creating a world out of your design, recognizing that our world is a mirror of our inner world and how you can use it to change your life. 这幅画仔细描绘了帽子的形状和质地,与上衣形成了对应的色调配合,一起衬托出女士高冷庄重的神态表情。 从小我觉得自己不是个艺术的人,因为每次画画,都是画的最丑的。但是,拿到今天,我就觉得自己还算画的很个性的。抽象中不失优雅,优雅中还带有一点点可爱。看上去,似乎并不难。我想让那些宅在家里即便是画画零基础的人,也能在疫情期间创作出自己的画作。这样有充足的时间,正好大家待在家里也没什么事,所以多学一点本领也没有什么坏处,这样对自己也有好处。我大胆的尝试了觉得只要肯努力并且又没有社恐,能学的东西还是不少的。我相信努力的力量,Never too late to learn。 Flower hats are a woman's crowning glory. Some simple flowers elevate anything. Every time I see someone wearing a exceptional hat, I would stop to compliment her. I hope that through my paintings, people will have an appreciation for the beauty, the grace, and the tradition of the hat.
Painting is a healthy way to express your feelings and calm yourself when times are rough. You get to enjoy your finished product and have pride in your commitment to your creative endeavor. Anyone can be an artist, and the joy is universal. I will always love to create, and I invite you to do the same. 自创作的几幅戴着礼帽子的女性的油画,自已的家因此成了一个小型“画廊”。有零基础的网友也照着做了,在收获作品之余也发信息给我说好像没有我做出来的好看。我就回复网友解释这并不重要。毕竟,受过技术训练的专业人士没有受过技术训练的业余爱好者的熟练度会不同。广义的画画,就是创作属于自己的艺术图像。比起枯燥的技巧,更重要的是你想表达什么。至于素材,也不一定非得用传统的画笔,大家可以用能用到的所有艺术手段,只要掌握了,人人都可以是艺术家。
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