Portfolio 10

I took this photo while traveling with my friend when we were on a camping trip, I had taken my camera in the event that I may see anything interesting. On the way to the camping spot we spotted this chair in the river so I asked my friend to take a seat that I might take a photo. It took a while to set up the seat as it was unbalanced so we moved it further up stream and my friend was able to pose and be well balanced.

Portfolio 9

I took this photo after being inspired by John Millais piece "Ophelia" in the way the woman is in peaceful sleep. I tried to make the model look like she was under water in a way so I made sure her hair was placed to give the impression of being moved slowly by water. The face was equally as important as I wanted to make it look like the model was n darkness and in a way could not wake up, so getting the right light set-up was very challenging.

Portfolio 8

After the first time trying life drawing I was detirmened to do a lot better the second time and I decided to use acrylic instead. I had learned a lot from the first time painting and new I had to focus on my time management as well as my brush strokes. I had 30 minutes to complete this piece so I drew out the shaped quickly with my brush and started mixing paint rapidly, taking care on the colours I used. I am very pleased with the colours I used and believe they displayed the model perfectly.

Portfolio 7

 I done this piece in class from a life drawing session, I used ink and Water on cardboard paper. I chose charcoal and chalk to draw out the model and shade in the details. I had 15 minutes to complete this piece and spent a bit too much time on the top half so couldn't complete the bottom which I believe makes the piece look better.

Portfolio 6

This Self-Portrait was inspired by the sketches of Leonardo Da Vinci on portraits and human anatomy. I am inspired by Da Vinci's rough sketches as they seem so minimal with light shading on dark paper. I darkened the page with coffee before useing charcoal, Sanguine and graphite pencils to show different textures and colour.

Portfolio 5

This piece was inspired J.M.W Turner and the way he used his light and dark tones in a way that it highlighted the colour of the waves and the sky inspired this scape piece. I made this piece with palette knives and used acrylic paints, drawing ink and mouthwash.

Portfolio 4

I made this style based on the paintings of Tim Burton and tried to imitate the song "Heron Blue". I drawing alot of imagery from that song and had different representations but I loved the design on this piece which I believe simulates my feelings more. I used only black and white acrylic on this piece though lately I have been thinking of remaking this piece using inks and chalk.

Portfolio 3

After I practiced wax drawing I decided that the style used by Giacometti would be perfect for the style. After a few attempts I used water with dye powder rather than ink. I used the dye powder because it couldn't be controlled that well so I ended up with many different shapes around the figure.

Portfolio 2

After seeing some pieces by Giacometti I was inspired to try his technique for myself. This piece started off as a piece of wood which I Stained with dye and drawing ink to give a deep green look. I then used white acrylic with charcoal to give a light shading effect. I am pleased with the way my piece turned out and believe that Giacometti was an excellent artist to look at.

Portfolio 1

This is an abstract which piece was inspired by an Expressionist artist named Debra Hurd who focuses on city lighting and reflections. I decided to use inks and dyes to get the rainy backgrounds and used a roller to move the running ink. After the background I used acrylic paint water colour block and charcoal to give a misty style and show my imitation of a street scene at night.

Portfolio Statement

Zan Dani

Fine Art 

The work I produce is mostly inspired by Expressionist and Cubist artists like "Edvard Munch" and "Picasso" who use different techniques when painting. Expressionism encourages me to be creative in the media’s I use and to find different ways of composing a piece. I also involve realism in many of my project as it provides a different challenge where I have to pay a lot of attention to small details from the beginning . The artists that inspire me are "The Dutch Masters" such as Vemeer as they expressed ordinary people in mundane scenes. I practice drawing on my sketchbook for first hand research, drawing from life is something I do in my spare time in public places but I also have a pocket size sketchbook for when I'm on the go. Drawing people is a passion of mine so life drawing in class was a very different experience and I was very excited to see what my outcomes could be.

I enjoy photography as I can use it as an art form as well as a useful tool to produce art with. Studio photography can be challenging because as the artist I have to make sure that I make everyone feels comfortable. I have so many ideas at the start of new project I find it challenging to focus, the best way around this for me is to make different pieces to stimulate my mind.