Art History 101- Due April 15th, 2008

[livia]

Art History 101 - Due April 15, 2008

Hiroshige

Introduction:This will be a monthly swap for the year. Each month a different artist will be the theme. It will cross through time and periods of history. You will be able to look at some great art to interpret or learn a new technique. Become inspired!!!

This will be a 3/3 or 6/6 swap

Unlimited players

Cards will be in any medium, except for collage. You may interpret the artist by making your own art by using their style. Or you can copy their artwork or subject using your style. Of course you can copy their subject or artwork. Just create, it is up to you.

Each month cards must be postmarked by the 15th of each month. Returns will be mailed by the 30th of each month.

Please send a SASE or correct postage for U.S. players. International players will have postage picked up by me. PM me with your address so I can send your returns.

LATE CARDS WILL BE RETURNED, because of the quick returns.

Please make sure you write the artist on the back of your cards along with your user name, for itrader feedback.

Here are links for this month's artist:
http://images.google.com/images?q=hiroshige&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=images&ct=title

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshige
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/hiroshige_ando.html

1. Livia - completed
2. Meran - arrived
3. Katie - Arrived
4. Amersau - arrived
5. Judithian -withdrew
6. LisaB - withdrew
7. AnneY-withdrew
8. liverson -arrived
9.
10.

[Meran]

Whoo hooo! I'm on the same page, I just bought two books with his work in to study, gonna do some on glass!!
(thanks for remembering to pencil me in)

[katie]

I would like to join this swap

[Meran]

Whoo hoo! again!
please, may I respectfully request one of Katie's cards?
:D
pretty please with sugar on top?
LOL

[Amerasu]

I'm in on this one too.

[livia]

Katie and Amersau welcome to this session. I have to admit that this in one of my most favorite artist. I love all the line work, detail, composition, and color. I know this is going to be an awesome swap.

[Judithian]

I'd love to join - this looks so different from my normal style that I welcome the challenge.

[katie]

I have always wanted to replicate his work... I have tried several times to get this type of work into one of my murals... but without success... until last year I did a series of murals on the subject matters that a high school was teaching. One of the subjects in the Sciences was Oceanography... & I was so excited to work his wave into the design... it was a blast to paint. I will try to put a pic of it in this reply...

[katie]

whoooo ... I attached a pic... yeah for me...

[Amerasu]

That's gorgeous, Katie! So beautiful.

[Judithian]

Katie - THAT is incredible. I hope I get one of your cards! You're such a gifted artist!

[livia]

Judithian, thanks for joining in.

[livia]

Here are some cards I made from a previous Hiroshige swap

[livia]

Katie - Your mural is wonderful.

[Meran]

Katie, you weren't very successful.. OMG, it's awesome, what do you mean you've 'tried for years and couldn't do it'???
silly chicken, trying hard is for freaks like me... sometimes we MIGHT get it.. you got it fine.
You're really very very good...

[katie]

livia... you have a great delicate touch... I hope to get one of your cards

meran... I meant that I tried to 'work it into a design' that a client would approve or buy... but I did not have any success until this science panel...

This panel also has biology, chemistry & anatomy (thus the eye)... the mural series consisted of six 12' murals on a variety of subjects & all panels had at least one bear because that is the schools mascot.

Thanks for the complements... I guess I consider myself a good, but not great, painter... good enough to make a modest living with it.... but I hope to paint & design for myself, or my own visions, & not always what someone else wants to see.... (hope that makes sense).

[mrs_weyremaster]

Wonderful mural Katie.

Sounds like a great swap, i will work on cards, and then sign up if i'm happy with them.

[Judithian]

Oh no Mrs. W - you have to join now and take the plunge. If I can do it, I know you can :-)

[LisaB]

I love this artist - I remember having to do a card at the OS for a person that requested him in a Favorite Artists PAT.
I deleted my gallery over there, but I saved the card on my computer so you could see what I did and you don't know me from Adam. It is in acrylics.

May I join?

[livia]

Welcome LisaB

[AnneY]

I cannot resit joining, great artist choice. Katie your mural is great. LisaB, this wave is wonderful.

Anne

[livia]

You are now "enrolled" AnneY. Welcome aboard

[TheeCoyote]

Gosh, Hiroshige does beautiful art.

[katie]

livia... my hiroshige cards are being mailed today.. you should have them by end of week hopefully... thank you for hosting... I learned a lot studying his work...

[Judithian]

Need reference help! Someone told me Hirshige had done a floating lady - almost like an angel with wheat flowing underneath her. Does anyone have a picture of this image? Does it ring a bell for anyone? For some reason It has caught my attention and I'd love to see it / maybe even use it.

[Meran]

it's not in the three books I have (nor the calendar)
and doing a search on floating and Hiroshige gives far too many hits, because of the 'floating world' he dipicted...
sorry

[TheeCoyote]

I found a screen saver.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhancements/Screensavers/Hiroshige-Art-Collection-Screensaver.shtml

[Judithian]

My friend found the image and sent it to me. It's not exactly an angel - but I still like the composition. See what you think.

[Meran]

jud, that's very cool.. what was it called? I have several books of his works and haven't seen anything like that. I'd like to see the other works he was doing at that time.. what year was it done in and all that? and where'd she find it? online?

[Judithian]

Unfortunately, this is all I have to go with: http://lotusgreenfotos.blogspot.com/2007_09_01_archive.html

[Meran]

that works, thanks! lovely source. we should put it in Cat's art links

[livia]

Katie's wonderful cards arrived and they are awesome. This is going to be a great swap.

[liverson]

This one sounds great what artist are you doing now? Count me in I will be able to mail. April 15th.

[liverson]

What a great lesson. You learn alot by looking at other famous artist. I like their color choices. Sometimes much more subtle then I would use. Great way to stay fresh specially for an art teacher like myself. I bad with facts, figures and names and this will help.

[Judithian]

Hey Livia - I sent you a PM, not sure if you got it. Can you PM me your Addy? I'll probably be mailing mine in the next few days or so.

Thanks!

[Meran]

I'm finishing up my last card today, should be in the mail by Wedn.

[livia]

Here are my cards. I cut some origami papers and put theme on my cards

[liverson]

My cards are ready and I just need an address. Thanks

[Amerasu]

I'll be finishing mine up tonight and sending out tomorrow. This was a hard artist for me! He is so precise and I'm messy. A good learning experience though. And now I am a Hiroshige admirer.

[liverson]

After taking these pictures I worked on them alittle more. Taking pictures does help the eye be more critical. I tried to make them look authentic...old...but Im not sure if it really works.

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[Amerasu]

Here are my cards

[Meran]

Here's mine.

[katie]

what great cards!... this is going to be a good swap

[Meran]

these artist studies are ALL good.. :D

[Judithian]

Hi everyone - first off let me say that everyone's cards are incredible. I'm in awe of such astonishing work.

Unfortunately, I will have to withdraw from this swap. There is no way I can meet the Tuesday deadline. I've had a string of crazy/odd luck from taxes, to horrible Trojans on my computers, and health issues. It has all drained me to say the least. And I've put off writing this note to you for the last couple of days trying desperately to find the time to produce something worth being in this swap.

But I do look forward to seeing the final swap in the swap gallery. You should all be so proud of your masterpieces.

I figure I'll take the next fews days to just breathe, then get back into the swing of it all.

Peace - and hopefully no hard feelings,
Jud

[livia]

Judithian sorry you are having such a terrible time. We will miss you, the art has been just wonderful so far (sorry to rub it in). Thanks for hanging in there till the end.

[livia]

As soon as Annie and Sal's cards come in they will be swapped out. Great cards so far!!

[AnneY]

Sorry, I only manage to make one drawing and it was not ATC size any more, so I'm too short. The cards are amazing, I lost myself in the details.

[livia]

Sorry Anne, your art will be missed. As soon a Sal's cards arrive they will be swapped out the next day.

[Meran]

so, you got mine then?

[livia]

Yes Meran I did, sorry I did not post here. I did mark the list. BTW they are very lovely as usual.

[Meran]

thanks.. I'm glad they arrived safely.
I usually DO like the ones I send in ... of course, I like what I see being posted too, so my avarice overcomes my attachment, and I send them on to their new homes.
:evilgrin:

lol

[livia]

Sal's card arrived late yesterday, they are very nice. I will swap out the cards this afternoon and put them in the Friday mail. Hope everyone enjoys their returns.

[livia]

All cards are swapped out and in the mail. Hope everyone enjoys their returns.

[Meran]

Got my cards yesterday.. I love this artist, truly I do.
thanks for the picks you made for me Livia!

[katie]

received my cards... thanks so much to Amerasu (hiroshige 1), liverson (blossoms w/ boats in water & mtn) & livia's collaged host card for hiroshige.

the last swap card I received has no name/info on the back... it is a watercolor & ink card of a snow scene w/ houses & person walking... it has 2 strips of collaged papers on it.. ???