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Matilda Frantz


Awareness Post- Cecily Brown
Cecily Brown is a British artist who specializes in abstract painting. She left regular school to attend Epson Art School at 16 years...
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Dec 14, 20232 min read
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Lunchtime Lecture: Dan Kanach
I thought it was interesting how Kanach compared and contrasted art and design to one another. He said that design is used when things...
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Dec 14, 20231 min read
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Career Post - Art History Professor
For this career post, I wanted to look into more Art History related professions. I chose to research Art History professors. Art History...
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Dec 7, 20231 min read
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In-class Project #3 Update
This week we continued working on our third in-class projects. I'm painting another watercolor piece, this time of an old photo of me as...
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Dec 7, 20231 min read
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Noelani Jones Lecture Reflection
Listening to Noelani Jones' lecture, the topic that stood out the most to me was the influence and utilization of nature in her work. I...
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Nov 8, 20231 min read
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Career post - Art Curator
When looking at careers in the art field, I decided to focus on jobs which require an Art History degree, as that is a field I'm...
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Oct 5, 20231 min read
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Home Project #1 Update
For my home project, I decided I wanted to draw a still life to add to my portfolio. I wanted to create something with a cozy, homey feel...
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Sep 29, 20231 min read
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In-class Project #1 Update
After finishing up figure drawing with Tommy and buying materials from Plaza, we've started working on our first in-class projects. I'm...
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Sep 28, 20231 min read
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Figure Drawing with Tommy - Art IV Reflection
Over the last couple weeks, Tommy Van Auken came to our class and taught us more about figure drawing, giving us lessons on both contour...
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Sep 20, 20231 min read
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Final Exam Reflection
Over this past year in Art 3, we have explored many different mediums and techniques, as well as different facets of art history and what...
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Jun 2, 20233 min read
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Still Life Oil Painting Project - Blog Post #1
For the past month or so in class, we have been working on our still life oil painting projects. I am still working on my brunaille...
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Apr 28, 20231 min read
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Home Sculpture Project - Blog Post #1
This week I started looking for materials and figuring out how to apply them for my home sculpture project. I wanted to use...
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Feb 17, 20231 min read
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Woodblock Carving - #2
This week we're working on adding small details and finishing up our woodblock carvings. I still have little things that I need to add,...
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Jan 27, 20231 min read
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Woodblock Carving Process Post #1
Last class I made a lot of progress with the depth of my wood carving, and defined more of the sharp edges that I need to achieve the...
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Dec 15, 20221 min read
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The Blind Girl - John Everett Millais
The Blind Girl, John Everett Millais, oil paint, 1854-1856 When we were assigned to pick an artist or artwork that stood out to us, this...
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Dec 13, 20222 min read
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Self-portrait After Another Artist - Blog Post #1
This week I began adding marks to my self-portrait while trying to emulate John William Waterhouse's style. I began by drawing the leg so...
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Nov 4, 20221 min read
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Artist Copy 1
This past week we started working on our Artist Copy projects! I've been working on scaling up a John William Waterhouse drawing, which...
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Oct 9, 20221 min read
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Q1 Figure Drawing Reflection
A few weeks ago, Tommy Van Auken came to our art class and taught us about his techniques for figure drawing. We worked in the Black Box...
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Sep 30, 20222 min read
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