On Tuesday, we had a painting demonstration by Professor Emerson. In the demonstration she explained the color theory, different mediums, and the painting tools that worked best for painting with acylic versus watercolor. I am not unfamiliar with most of those concepts considering I took ART-160 with Professor Emerson, but it was still good to hear a refresher because I did lose some of the knowledge I obtained in her class. Although I am not a studio art major, I have become more and more interested in painting. In particular, I want to explore watercolor and ink because those were two mediums I became interested in when taking Professor Emerson’s class. Painting and I do not have a very good history with each other and until recently I have not been very fond of it, but I want to be able to articulate the things around me visually.
An anthropologist takes field notes about what they see and experience around them, and I want to expand on that practice to include visual media. There is something about the process of replicating the world around you that forces you to look deeper versus just taking a picture. Painting, speaking specifically about landscape and still life work, requires an awareness that applies to my specific field of interest in history and in anthropological research.
