Assignment 12: Texture

I really love texture in art work. The most texture I've ever seen in an oil painting was Van Gogh's. I was completely amazed at how much paint was on the canvas and how much physical texture his paintings had. I haven't ever found a nice photograph that actually shows the texture his paintings have but here's an artist I found that does use a lot of texture and it is photographed well to show the texture. Debra G. Campbell did the art piece below. You can see how much physical texture it has. Click on her name to see more paintings done by her that show a lot of texture. To view information on the specific painting below click here.



You can show texture without using a lot of materials though. Below is a painting done by Gabriela Stauffer. Notice how she uses texture to create more interest in the bottom half of the painting. You can see more painting by clicking on her name and more about the painting below by clicking here.




Even if the painting is physically smooth (like when using watercolor) you can still add texture.

Yuri Trushin has many watercolors and other artwork that shows texture without the thickness in paint or other media. Click on his name and take a stroll through the galleries. I especially like his water based paintings.


This week we'll create an art piece that has a lot of texture. You can do a lot of physical texture like Debra G. Campbell did. Or use very little to not physical texture. Please try to have at least 3 different textures in your art piece (remember that smooth is considered a texture too.)

All assignments should be turned into by next Monday Sept 8th by 9pm.

If you would like a little help on subject and medium try doing flowers with acrylics and string on canvas or paper.