3D piece out of sketchbook.

to create this i used a canvas and using acrylic paint and using a straw to spread it into a tree shape. i then began to embroider leaves into the tree in different shades of green. However when i turned the canvas the other way around and held it up to the light i discovered it actually looked quite good the other way around, with one corner of the tree looking like actual leaves.
After a peer assessing with the class i think i may dirty the background of my canvas to make the tree stand out. I have also decided i will try to create 4 canvases, each for a different season, each in a different media.

Trees using straws

When thinking of how to create a winter tree, i thought back to when i was in primary school and we would add paint to the bottom of the page and use a straw to spread the paint across the page like branches without leaves on. I tried it on greaseproof paper, lined paper and fabric using water colour and it was very successful on the greaseproof paper but was completely unsuccessful on fabric. I then tried it using acrylic paint on fabric and it created a completely different shape, quite like an acacia tree in africa. I then decided to try it on a completely different background so when it snowed i created some mud and threw it into the snow to try to create the same shape.

Photo a day

I have decided to take a photo of the same tree, at the same time, every day. Eventually this will begin to show the difference in the weather throughout the year and show the difference between the seasons. Unfortunately i will only be able to do this for so long so i will have to use other photos of other trees to show Autumn.