Evaluation Morris & Earle

                                                       Evaluation Morris & Earle

Throughout this project, all my research is Secondary. I took images from websites and learning more about the artists for this project. Such as; http://www.eyvindearle.com/, https://www.william-morris.co.uk/, https://uk.pinterest.com/melsmith97/william-morris-vs-eyvind-earle/. I didn’t go to any exhibitions to look further into my artists and support my research. All my research was based on the Internet. The elements from William Morris’s work that inspired me the most was the colours he chose. The colours were all calm and makes you feel relaxed, when you look at his work in my opinion. At first I didn’t have any idea on what artist to look at, others in my class were going for known artists like Salvador Dali, Peter Blake and Georgia O’Keefe. So I tried to be more creative and go for someone I have never heard of and try to learn new skills with this artist. Eventually, I found an artist called Eyvind Earle. He is well known for his designs in backgrounds for Disney films such as; Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty, Working with Peanuts. Some Disney films I didn’t even know about, which I was really impressed. Experimentation I created through this project was Lino printing. I traced an image of William Morris’s work onto the Lino, then cut away the parts that I wanted lighter and to show on the print. I experimented more with coloured Pastels, for a piece from Eyvind Earle’s work. I stretched an A3 board, quickly sketched out the image then began to colour in the image with pastels. It was hard for me to do, with the pastels being messy and smudges your work. So what I did to prevent the smudges from happening, I used some hairspray to spray over the pastel to stop it from messing up my work.

 

The health and safety, I covered throughout this project was; Always make you’re your area is clean and tidy, before you use it. Including, when using Puff Binder you need to be careful with the heat gun. Because the heat gun can get warm very quickly, also you need to keep some distance between the buff binder and the gun. If you go too close to the buff binder, the heat gun will burn the buff binder. With Lino printing, you need to make sure you have protective clothing. Such as; aprons, gloves and long hair must be tied back. Because the coloured ink will stain your skin and clothing, for a long time. Even when you’re ready to use the roller, to create your print. You must be careful when the turning the wheel to make the print go through. Because you must make sure, the paper is placed down correctly and the cover is down for the print to work. During the peer assessment, I reviewed my feedback and began working on the comments people gave me. Like try to be more creative, especially with experimentation and keep adding missing work. When it came to our customer critiques, the review I received was to experiment more. Which afterwards, I did some more research then started my experimentations. Overall, I do believe that I could have continuing doing more experimentations. My strengths throughout this project, I would say it would be my painting techniques. Because for my final piece I created a canvas, the detail was very hard and the colours I had to mix plenty of times to make sure I had the exact colour. The paints I used was mostly watercolours but with thick detail such as; outlines or brighter colours. To give it more depth and stand out.

 

I was tired of looking at William Morris’s work. Because his work wasn’t really inspiring me. So I looked more into Eyvind Earle’s work and created a Pinterest board with some of his work. Then, I chose a simple and dark image which was called ‘Grey Mountains.’ On this image it shows two mountains and a bare tree on the left.

The reason why I chose this image. Is because it was a dark piece and I had the idea to add some flower patterns from William Morris’s work to brighten the image up. If I had to do this project again, I would try more experimentations and don’t give up of my ideas. Because there was various times, when I wanted to create something but was afraid that it wouldn’t look good. New skills I would say I have learnt, throughout this project would be experimenting William Morris’s colours. Because his colours was mostly Browns, Greens, Greys, Blues. Furthermore, I learnt more when I began using the buff binder and felt more confident using it.

 

Things that went well was; my painting of ‘Three Noble Horses’ by Eyvind Earle. This painting is my favourite piece. Because I used brush strokes and created the exact colours as Eyvind used, when he created this piece. My first canvas I created, I designed sheets on how I wanted the canvas to look. On this canvas I used collaging and buff binder. I do think I could have added different media onto the canvas, make it look more creative. But overall, I am happy with it especially with the collaging. I even bought some collage pieces to add onto the canvas. Lastly, my second canvas I am really impressed. Because of the time I put into it and adding all the fine detail around the edges of the canvas. Which by the time I did the first edge, I was ready to give up because my wrist began to hurt. I managed to pull through and continue finishing the canvas. On this canvas my best part would be the mountains in the background. Because with the mountains I blended and mixed Blacks, Grey and Blues to create the shading and colours. Things what went wrong was; myself. Because throughout this project it was getting boring and dragging on. Which made me give up, on creating more sheets and experimentations. When I could have pushed myself a little more on getting these done.

 

I managed my time well, there was some occasions I began to panic. Because various pieces wasn’t finished and we had to add other pieces in our sketchbooks, folders and other activities. Which I began to think, these would hold me back and I wouldn’t finish in time. But thankfully, we was granted more time to finish our pieces. Plus, I took work home to get them finished such as; canvas’s. Eventually, I completed my pieces even before the deadline. Which I am very happy with myself. Honestly, I don’t think I have met the brief. Because you have to show experimentations and talk about your work. Which I am not confident at doing, I believe I have met the brief at 70%.  Every piece I created throughout this project, I only made sure I took photos and added them onto my blog. I strongly believe my blog is up to a good standard.  

 

William Morris VS Eyvind Earle

Beginning of this project, I started off with creating 2 A3 sheets for my artist research. With these artist research sheets, I tried making them simple as possible. By adding a couple of images of their work that inspire me and then adding a few lines of information about the artist and their work. I do think that I could have added some background colour to my sheets, but instead I drawn a couple of images to fill up some blank spaces. I could work back into my work by drawing more images, make it stand out a little more. Because the images i printed out, are mostly taking over my sheets instead.

Secondly, i began drawing in my sketchbook. Through the 4 weeks, we've started this project i have done more work in my sketchbook. Which i am very pleased about, because with previous projects we have been set. I have always done sheet work. My first page in my sketchbook i started with the title of project, with added sketches to make it look a little interesting.

Afterwards, i began my artist research pages beginning with William Morris. I do think i could go back and make my artist, research pages bit more colourful and outstanding. Because for both pages i drawn one piece of their work then added information about them at the side.

My next page was a piece of work by William Morris, i tried re-creating this piece but unfortunately i gave up very quickly. Because William Morris's work is all about patience, time, colour and neat. I'd managed to draw the flower which is in the middle, but around the flower is leave patterns and a couple of more flowers. During the time i was drawing it, i couldn't handle all the detail shown on image. So i left it, with the flower then added a black background which is shown on the image itself. Looking back at the drawing, i could now re-visit this page and add the detail i have missed off. Overall, i was pleased with the colour and detail i have drawn for the flower.

Next page, is a basic mind map all about William Morris and my chosen artist Eyvind Earle.

Afterwards, i cteated a moodboard with images of Eyvind Earle's work. Some designed on Disney films.

Then, for my next page i found a really intresting, detailed image by Eyvind Earle. The image is a forest, with snow covering most of the forest such as; trees, ground and leaves. It's set in night time, which gives it a great effect in my opinion. Because the snowy scenery is beautiful and Eyvind Earle has created a well detailed piece of work. Which i am proud of myself for re-creating it.

I then moved onto creating a moodboard for William Morris's work. Again, i chose a couple of images which really caught my eye.

Working through this project, i've started to take alot of intrest in Eyvind Earle's paintings. I find them really detailed and colourful. I find it infasinating aswell, on how he was the one who created scenes and backgrounds for Disney films. For this image it took me a while to re-create it. Because of the colours and the shapes. I had to blend some many colours such as; pinks, reds and purples. And use a ruler to make sure the buildings and roofs were the exact same. Overall, am really impressed how it's finished.

From all the looking and researching on Eyvind Earle, i decided to take a break from him and do some sketch work on William Morris. This page i spilt it into two sections, so i can draw one image on one side then another on the next. The images i'd chosen were templates that William Morris used for his wallpapers. I began by drawing them out in pencil then collage them in different materials. After that i went over the outlines in black marker to bring them out more. 

Furthermore, i did some more research on William Morris's work. By printing off more images, which i was intrested in. The three images i'd printed off were based on flower and pattern work. I split my page into three so i can stick my images down and then try re-creating them. Successfully, i managed to create them using a ordinary pencil and shading.

Here is another page of some William Morris's nature pieces. I printed two images which I look interested in and began to sketch them out. With various pages covered in watercolours or coloured pencils. I thought about doing black ink and shading for this page. Overall, it does look impressive in my opinion.

Next page, i wanted to do more Eyvind Earle's work. So i choose a image i liked then began to sketch it out. Then colour it in with watercolour paints, because the image has some colours which needed to be blended and mixed together. It isn't actually like the image, you can see the areas what needed adjusting. To be quite honest it was a hard image to re-create.

Further on the project, we was then told to work on Martha Armitage and her designs of wallpaper. To start this artist research, i began with creating a page with some facts and sketches about her work. Taken from this website http://hamiltonweston.com/ 

Part for the Martha Armitage research page, i printed some images off and stuck them down onto the page. Then, drew some sketches of Martha's work.

Our next artist to research was Timourous Beasties, which are two brothers who work as wallpaper and textile designers. 

There style of work is mostly pattern and repeating. They do use some bold colours such as; reds, blues, pinks, purples etc. For my next page of research, i printed off a image of bees. Which the Timourous Beaties use for repeating pattern. And i created my own next to it, but this time i used there company symbol for my repeating pattern. 

When looking through Timourous Beaties work, ive noticed some unusual images like there pattern and colour work. On the image it looks intresting, because of the affect it gives such as; paint running into different directions, giving off shapes and colours.

I tried attempting the same thing, but unfortanly the results i got wasn't what i expected.

After completing my research for Martha Armitage and Timourous Beasties. I began to look through my sketchbook from the beginning. And started to collect ideas for my canvas. My plan is to create two canvas's one with William Morris and Eyvind Earle's work mixed together. Then another one showing Martha Armitage and Timourous Beaties's work. I started to create a little idea page in my sketchbook.

I did attempt my first idea on my canvas, which was to have the similar background with the butterflies. But i added Buff Binder and collage to mine. I started off with a bright yellow colour, for my background colour. But it was too bright, so i toned it down a little. By adding green, to make it into Lime colour. Overall, which looks good.

Once the Buff Binder was dry and stuck down, then i drawn out my butterflies on newspaper. Followed by adding screwed up newspaper balls onto the butterflies, to make it look a little intresting. However, i did start to get fed up with looking at images and copying them into my style. So i decided to add something of my own, onto my canvas. I went out and bought some craft samples, which were flowers. And with the image showing a mature background. I added the flowers onto it, making it look 3D. 

Even though, my canvas was starting to look good. I still thought it needed more added to it, to help with the spare gaps. So i looked back at my idea page and Martha Armitage research. Collected some ideas and then drawn them out onto the canvas. I chosen felt tips for these drawings, because of the brightness they give also Martha using some bright colours in her work. 

With getting used to a canvas, i really wanted to create another one. But this time show William and Eyvind's work, all on one canvas like before. Again, i started off by creating a idea page on what is going to be on the canvas. 

Beginning with the image of Sleeping Beauty, through the window with the nature in the background. But only use the window and wall, then add the rose and the purple colour in the back into the window. Finishing off with the blue flower pattern inside the bricks. To make the wall stand out more, with the colour being black. Overall, am really impressed with myself on how i've created this canvas. Using pastels and coloured pencils, with not being confident using them. 

Next, we all had to create some samples made either by Lino, Tracings, Etchings etc. I decided to choose Lino cutting. Because Lino is great and better to create samples in my opinion. With just your drawing on the lino, cut how you want it to look with shading and dark areas. Then covering it with either one or two colours, after that placing under the roller to create a sample. My drawing was a tile called 'M' by William Morris. 

I started off with a bright green colour, but once i placed my lino under the roller. I was told by Lina (Printing Teacher) that bright green was never shown in William's work. His colours were more dark. So then i began mixing 2 to 3 colours to create the colours William used. Such as; Browns, Greys, Dark Greens, Maroon etc.

If i'd had to choose which piece of work i thought was brilliant, i would choose this one. 'Three Noble Horses' by Eyvind Earle. Because this piece took me a day and half, so many hours to create. I used acrylic paints and watercoloured paints, which these paints leave boldness and easy to blend with. Started off by sketching out the horses then finishing off painting in everything, leaving the background till last which i found easy.

Finally, came ideas for my final piece in this project. I chose to create a painting onto a canvas, i did some more research on Eyvind Earle's work. Eventually, i found a painting he created called 'Grey Mountains.' (As shown below.)

I re-created this image and then later on began painting it onto my canvas. I used watercolour paints and arcylic. Overall, i am really pleased with how my painting has turned out. It looks exactly like the image, but i did have an idea to add some of William Morris's patterns. Onto the painting so it shows two pieces of both artist's work, Eyvind Earle and William Morris. 

To make the canvas more like my work, i decided to add some William Morris's patterns. I added the patterns in some areas around the canvas, try to make it look intresting. Then all around the edges, overall i am very pleased how the canvas looks and how long it took me to create it.