a cheeky (forced) level 2 art portfolio update

As my portfolio due date nears closer and closer I'm working towards completing the second panel on my board (technically the first). To remind you, my kaupapa this year is flowers, and I'm basing it on the artist models Vincent Van Gogh, Mimmo Paladino, Jim Dine, and Yuzuru Hashimoto, among others to likely come. 

This is my planning sheet for my second panel:

As you can see, I'm aiming to complete 7-8 big-sized artworks; made up of 3 series. One series focuses on Vincent Van Gogh's art-style- that sort of impressionist, abstract, vibrant style. My second series will focus on Yuzuru Hashimoto, so will be Japanese woodblock painting inspired. One change I have made to this planning sheet is my last series will be a realism series, for that I don't have any artist models, I am purely going off a variety of reference images to paint it as realistic as possible- this will likely be the most time-consuming series and so I will work on it last. 

The series I am currently working on is inspired by Japanese woodblock artist Yuzuru Hashimoto, who specialises in flowers and nature scenes, which obviously links into my kaupapa. This style is very out of my comfort zone and is actually quite challenging at times- it focuses a lot on clean lines, blocks of just one colour, and it takes a lot of patience. I feel as if with my usual style I can just go crazy, I don't have to really map out or take a lot of time on each artwork. But for this style I find myself having to actually take the time to complete it, which is I guess in a way good because it's teaching me new skills, new techniques, expanding my style. 

Below are some photos of my progress so far: 

Next steps: Finish this panel as soon as possible. Then I will likely move onto Vincent Van Gogh inspired-pieces. Really I just need to keep producing as much artwork as possible to ensure my portfolio gets finished but as well to have time to receive feedback from my teachers (and work on it, unlike Rheanna). 

Overall I'm proud of my progress so far. My board is a lot more put-together, connected, and includes so many more artist models and different styles compared to last year, which is definitely improving my painting skills and knowledge. Excellence here I come, hopefully :)