Playing with textures

Been experimenting a lot with this kinda thing with my personal work. Really love the different effects you get from different textures... So thought, why not use it for this project?

I thought the colours in this tye dye were very similar to the colours i've been using so far. Really love how it came out!

More Ideas

I have been working on a few new ideas since Jo posted me some work by French artist Niki Di Saint Phalle. I really wanted to include the tree and the snake more. I think the tree has come out well but I'm not too keen on the snake. Can deffinatly be improved on...

Niki De Saint Phalle

Look at the way you have started to reduce the figure to organic shapes and colours, reminded me of the work by French artist Niki Di Saint Phalle. Much of her work focuses on the female form. These are called 'Nanas', archetypal female figures which are updated versions of "Every(wo)man." (The word "nana" is French for "dame" or "chick."). The image you have chosen is very intriguing. Try to think of it as an opportunity to unlock your imagination. What is happening in the picture? What happened before and after it? The drawings I have included above also include the same symbols of the woman, tree and snakes.

Starting Ideas For Summer Project

My first idea was to break down the image into simple shapes because realistic drawing isn't my strong point. It became apparant that the female figure and the fruit were the only solid shapes that stood out. So far i've been playing around with the female figure shape in different ways. I've also tried to incorperate the colours from a fauvist painting I love by Andre Derain.