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Artist: Claude Monet 
Name of Art: San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk
Medium: Oil on Canvas 
Year painted: 1908 
Museum: National Museum Cardiff 

About: Claude Monet is most often known as the founder of impressionism, and many of his pieces are focused on the world around and beautiful views (Plein Air), which is often why I am drawn to his work. To grow into the artist he was, Monet had many early mentors who coached him in charcoal, and plein air, helping him soon develop his iconic style. This specific artwork was painted while Claude and his wife were visiting Venice, Italy. As part of his Venice Series, he used this piece to capture the Monestary island surrounded in bold vibrant colors of a sunset. I was personally drawn to this work of his because of the warmer color scheme and almost fuzziness of the brush strokes.
 

SEMESTER ONE

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Plan: My plan for this final was to throw a cup and paint on it. I have been spending a lot of this semester teaching myself how to throw, and thought this would be a good time to make something for a definite reason. I threw a small cup and aimed to make a similar blended painting on it with Mayco's Stroke & Coat low fire glaze, to keep some bright colors and texture to the piece, since I wouldn't have anything 3D coming off of it. 

Review: I generally do like how it turned out, but inevitably, I do have some corrections for myself. I wish I had a been able to make a cup with a nicer foot, as the one I make for this doesn't have one at all. I honestly didn't feel confident enough in my trimming skills so I avoided trimming a foot all together. Secondly, I would change a couple things in the glazing process. If I were to do this specific piece again, I would avoid using blueberry hill because I think it added almost too much contrast in the coloring. I would also take more time to paint the Island with a smaller brush, just to it could looks slightly cleaner. 

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