My name project

The color scheme I used for this piece was slightly unique seeing as I used primary colors on the left hand column and used secondary colors on the right hand column. The medium I used in the piece was oil pastel outlined with sharpie. I chose oil pastel because I'd had success with it in the past

My Realism Photos

My take on the new Van Gogh

                         My Take on The New Van Gogh     Josh Oakley                                                                                        9/25/13 Art 1

                                     "How to know it's a Van Gogh"

In the artistry world there are many techniques, styles, & things you can use to create what is modernly considered "art". The artist "Van Gogh" had a very unique and different style which he later became famous for. His style of painting was out of the average and elegant, with a mixture of unheard of realistic detail and a flowing type motion of the numerous small brush strokes he implemented. Van Gogh was a post-Impressionist so he used a lot of brush strokes. The work, (art), he did in his lifetime can be separated into two stages, 'The Potato' stage & the 'Colour' stage. In the Potato stage he used much duller colors & his painting were very realistic. In the Colour stage is the stage where he painted very vivid pieces. The piece "Sunset at Montmajour" in my opinion would have been from the Potato stage because he has many low colors and has extreme detail and depicts a simple country side. There are other ways to identify paintings, the most obvious would be a signature either on the back or in the bottom right corner of the painting. But processes stated above can easily be faked & forged, it requires experienced artistic detecting professionals & high technology to identify a genuine classic these days. And as time goes by, forgers & criminals grow all more intelligent in their foul play, so historians and artitians alike are always coming up with ways to thwart those who mean to tear down the artistic world.
                                                     -This has been an article on an art article by Josh Oakley

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Josh Oakley

September 4, 2013

                                                                                                                                    Art 1

First Period

The Restoration of Historic Art

The recent story about the 80-year-old woman who “restored” a portrait of Jesus at her church may have people wondering about how someone REALLY goes about restoring a piece of art.  Someone’s grandmother does simply walk up to a painting and start smearing paint around.  As is evidenced by granny’s efforts and results in Italy, some sort of process is to be be followed.

The entire process of restoring a painting is tedious and time-consuming.  First, a ultra-violet light scan is typically done.  This shows any previous restorations that have been done.  Next, the painting is test spot cleaned to see how it holds up to stronger and stronger solvents.  This is usually done using a cotton swab.

After seeing how the painting does in the spot clean, the whole canvas is cleaned.  This takes a while and removes years of old varnish and previous restoration. 

If necessary, the next step is to reline the canvas.  This must be done if the canvas is very old and/or damaged.  The painting may also be re-stretched at this point.

Lastly, the painting is “retouched” to match the original painter’s style, strokes, and color as closely as possible.  The painting is also varnished to protect it and make it last long.

After describing these steps it is easy to see that not just any “granny” can restore a painting!

References

"The Steps In Restoring A Painting." Welcome To Broadway Fine Art. N.p., n.d. Web. 04  Sept. 2013. <http://www.broadwayfineart.co.uk/info/the-steps-in-restoring/>.

"There’s a Surprise Happy Ending for That Catastrophically Botched Jesus Painting." The Blaze. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Sept. 2013. <http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/15/theres-a-surprise-happy-ending-for-the-catastrophically-botched-jesus-fresca-that-became-a-worldwide-sensation/>.