Amy Sol; Moth’s Poem, (2012.)

Amy Sol’s 2012 piece, entitled “Moth’s Poem,” was a piece that, I think, could be one of the most influential pieces I’ve seen this year. It answers so many questions and query’s that I have had about traditional work and applying the style to when working on a digital format  and being able to make sophisticated background, as that part of digital and traditional art is where I seem to have most problems.

I don’t feel there’s much of a background story to this image, and it seems to be more of a piece dedicated to just being something peaceful and serene whilst being looked at, which is another aspect that I would love to apply to my own artwork.

The image does not contain any thick black lines or sharp marks to indicate any change in character or texture, but considering how well these colours all seem to fit together, I love how they are also so contrasting from each other, so that different layers, aspects and characters are defined from each other so well.

Technically, this piece clearly shows the amount of time and effort put into it, not just during the production of this piece but what she has applied to the piece once it has been done. For example she shows that after she had completed the hair of her main character, having painted it in oil paint meaning it would remain wet for a long while, she was able to blend a much lighter colour into it in order to give that shine and haze, which looks so realistic and as though sunlight is poking through the many vines that surround her.

I feel as though this piece’s main influence on me would be backgrounds. I have the most trouble when it comes to artwork, with backgrounds as I never feel confident enough to go create/ produce an outlined piece of work with a background in it. However using this image has made me realize that simplicity could well be the key to me starting off my background artwork, which in turn has given me a lot more confidence!
Another aspect of this image that I would take away and apply to my own work would be colour schemes. I always feel as though my work looks a lot better when it’s simply lined out, instead of having colour on them, and for some reason never am able to find the colours that fit together, however I’ve found that pencil and paints go in an order of shades of colours, may well help my skills when it comes to colouring my work.