I am not sure how to start this post.
I know that critques make us better.
I know that I shouldn't let critques get to me.
I know that we learn from feedback.
I know we learn from what we see others doing.
I know that I should be more focused.
I know I can't paint.
I know that I am petty.
I know that you don't blame the messenger.
I know that I was 2 hours late.
I know it isn't complete


... but...

I am still intriqued with my piece.
I have eaten way more food than I need this evening.
I am thinking about drinking.
I am aggravated that I didn't finish the damn thing.
I am going to keep working on it even if it isn't for a grade.
I know this meant a lot to me.

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*sigh*

So the Sigourney review didn't go very well. I got positive feedback for the colors and rendering, but negative comments about the composition and "likeness" to Sigourney, so please keep that in mind when you see it. I still think it was an experiment into the world of acryllics, one that I should probably keep doing to grow. I think the comments were a bit harsh, but I also think there were some great work done in the class to compare it to. You know, really brilliant artists who did a great job at portraying someone. Beautiful stuff.

So, I scanned in Sig. so you can see some work in progress. Usually I wait until I have it more as a finished product, but I thought with all my comments on it it would be good to show you what it is (detail)

I don't really have many more comments, other than I've learned one valuable lesson after tonight. Cheat. Just rip the picture and then render it, don't try and render it by hand.

Now I know.

*feh*

I was trying to address the duality of Sigourney, in the roles she portrays. They are always strong women. (Ripley being the quentisencial example, but there are others) Recently Sigourney has been going back to her theater roots and doing more comedy pieces, GalaxyQuest being the reference for this piece. So basically I was trying to do a light layer of comedy with a strong woman on the side.

She really reminds me of the Mona Lisa, in that no one has ever really caught her off guard. She always has a face that she portrays to her audience. What goes on behind the curtain is only really known by Siqourney. I think her artistry got in the way of this design. The entire time I was working on this piece I felt I was competing with her ideas. She's just too big for me to distill right now. Too Much. How can I honestly portray her? I will only get a toenail, or a strand of hair. I won't actually be able to draw her in her entirely.