Christie Knoll, After Course Work

19"x12"
Title: Cycles of the Moon
Charcoal On Textured Paper

20"x16"
Title: I See Triangles
Mixed Media on Canvas
(String,Charcoal, and Acrylic Paint)

20"x16"
Title: He Feeds Me
String, White Charcoal Pencil,and Acrylic On Canvas

20"x16"
Title: Genda
Mixed Media On Canvas
 (String, Nails, Gesso, Marker) 

I  reviewed the goals of the class before I began my work on this portfolio. I interrupted the goal  was to demonstrate an understanding by applying the concepts we studied to our own genre and materials used within our body of work.

 Tension and point relationships:I enjoyed the challenge of "not being sloppy" about my arcs and mark making.  ( work really fast so this was a huge Challenge)

 Figure/ Ground Relationship: I have a natural ability to see reverse images and can easily play with depth of field and I often change perspective several times within my work. With that said, It was pointed out that Ground Figure Relationship is more than finding the hidden images. I gave this a lot of thought and challenged myself in "He Feeds Me" to not fall on back on "hidden pictures" but work to make each image hold its own.

In conclusion: I feel my style, perspective, and mark making is as unique as my identity, but  I believe I have become more aware of Visual Tensions and plan to continue to explore how they can enhance my images by continuing the dialog of visual tensions with my body of work.

I really enjoyed working with everyone in the studio. Happy Creating :)