Erin+Tindall's+Portfolio


 * ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍Erin Tindall's Profile ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍  **

My Artist Statement:

Art is a passion for me; I love the feeling I get when I create a piece that is worth looking at for more than three seconds. I make art because it helps me cope with stress, and it allows me to express feelings and ideas that cannot necessarily be put into words. Its something that I have a hard time describing. Its almost as if my artwork is a piece of me; and by others viewing it, I hope for them to get an idea of who I am. Through art, I find myself learning more about myself; the things I find beautiful, the ideas that interest me, and the memories I've seem to have forgotten. Without art, I would feel lost and would view myself as a very mediocre, average person. It gives me a quality of being unique and it is the one thing that I know for sure that I can identify myself with.

I feel that my style of choice would definitely be realism. Although throughout the year I have attempted to mimic other styles, I think that I find the most enjoyment out of realism. I tend to focus on the subject rather than the background because it is easier for me to pick apart the minor details. Anything that resembles the human face is usually a subject that I enjoy drawing or painting. The human face is so fascinating to me because every person has a unique face. It is like a finger print! Being quite observant, I can usually analyze a person's emotions, thoughts, and plans pretty well just simply through their facial expression.

I get my ideas for my artwork from a mixture of things. I love to use images and photographs because they allow me to be more attentive to the detail, resulting in a more realistic product. I also get inspiration from abstract ideas, memories that I have, and from the people I love. I always have a strong connection to my pieces because of this, and by looking through past works, I can always refresh my dearest memories.

Paranoia This is my first project completed in Open studio. I drew this alien to symbolize the idea of fear that everyone has. I picked an alien as my subject because it seems to be a universal fear, or very similar to others in the way that they have a mysterious, strange, and unknown phenomenon about them. I feel that my piece was successful because the values used create great form to make the subject seem very realistic, which was another part of my goal for the project; to give fear a realistic face.

Reflected Mountains This is a watercolor landscape that I made. My goal for this project was to improve my skills with painting backgrounds and landscapes. Although my piece did not turn out as planned, I believe that this painting is successful due to the variety of textures and brushstrokes. I really enjoyed working with the media, so I think I will try to use watercolor paints more often.

Portrait of Jamie This is a portrait of a really good friend of mine. I decided to create a portrait with prisma color because I feel that doing portraits is my strong point, but I am not very experienced with prisma colors, so I knew it would be challenging. I feel that this project was very successful because of the correct porportions and the color mixing. By doing this project, I learned that I really enjoy using prisma color due to its similarity with drawing pencils. Altogether, I had a lot of fun with this project and I wouldn't mind doing similar projects.

‍‍‍‍Roman ‍‍‍‍This is a portrait that I made for a girl that I work with, who just recently has a beautiful boy, Roman. I decided to paint him because I really enjoy doing portraits and I thought that painting an infant would be challenging because the proportions are much different compared to an adult. Overall, I really enjoyed this project and wouldn't mind doing this over again.

Seaside Creature This is a painting of mine that I did in the style of Abstract Expressionalism. This was inspired by a painting that I saw in the Rahr West art museum. I really enjoyed the texture of the painting, resulting from the thick layers of paint. I had troubles imitating this, since I am so used to painting thin, like with watercolors. So, I ended up painting this over and over again, until I was satisfied with the thickness. I feel that my painting was successful for a first attempt at the style, and I wouldn't mind doing it again.

Remnants of the Dead This is surreal painting that I made, using a photoshopped image that I found on the internet. I wanted to recreate the image because I feel that it conveys a strong message. I also wanted to try out surrealism before the semester ended, just in case I needed Jabs to give me guidelines on the style. I really enjoy surrealism and I will most likely play around with the style.