Ariel's Art Blog

  The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo  The Creation of Adam was created by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512. It was painted on the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, Rome during the Italian Renaissance. It is one of Michelangelo's most famous pieces. Michelangelo used the fresco technique on a damp plaster for this piece. The fresco technique allowed Michelangelo to create astonishing details like the faces of the figures. In The Creation of Adam , awe is shown in the art elements through shapes, lines, and colors. Looking at the painting, in the left composition is a shape of a triangle and in the right composition is an oval shape. These shapes could have many meanings, for example, the shape of Adam's body echoes God's, representing that man was created in the image of God. Another example is the oval around the angels and God, this shape could be seen to look a like a placenta, meaning that Adam was born rather than created. The line work is shown by the horizontal line...

  The Cliffs of Étretat By Claude Monet, Normandy 1886      The way you can see how Monet incorporates his pastel palette colors such as pink or green, into the clouds shows reflection off the of the sun located on the other side of the arch. The detailed lined brush strokes gives textures in the cliffs, making it look more realistic. The shadowing brings depth and shaping into the painting as well. Monet has created space by giving the perspective that one object is closer than the other, or in other words overlapping the boulder in the corner to part of the cliff. It captures a great picture of the beautiful seascape or landscape. This specific painting is special because Monet painted it from a secluded spot, you may only reach it by boat or previously known path. This arch was naturally formed and is the main attraction for why many tourists visit Étretat. Monet was so drawn by how astonishing, picturesque, and unique the cliffs along Étretat were, he had create...

 Hi, my name is Ariel Jarrard. I am going to the University of Alaska Fairbanks and I hope to get my Associates in Art. I want to be an interior designer in the future. I moved here from Michigan in 2022 to go to school. I live with my significant other and our two cats, Domino and Lilo. My hobbies are anything in nature or outdoors, I love to paint or sketch, I love getting to go visit my family in Michigan, and I enjoy going on any adventures or travel when I get the opportunity. I work two jobs, one at a school in town as a teacher assistant and the other as a bartender at The Pub on campus. I'm really looking forward to this art class and hope to learn something new and improve my art skills.   I have loved art since I was younger. My dad has his own painting business and I have helped him on many projects during the summers. In my own free time I like to paint or sketch. I took a couple ceramic classes in high school and those were my favorite! I own some art that I have ...