#veronicacerda

That is the question a lot of my classmates asked me at my Sculpture class on the first day of class. Before then, I had never thought about it. I soon realized that most of them were interested in painting, or 2D, which didn’t make sense to me since they were in a Sculpture class, which is 3D. Then I started seeing their paintings, and I was mesmerized. That is why this week I wanted to write about painting, because it is such a beautiful art form, and it needs a bit of attention.

This is not a painting made by any of my friends, but I wanted to include it because it’s from a channel I follow on Youtube. This girl has so much potential and is so talented. The way she paints is amazing, and the details that she is able to come up with are incredible. For instance, in this video you can see how detailed she was with the girl’s face and hair. Often, time lapse videos for me get boring, but I could watch this one over and over again because it’s so eye-catching.

Now, back to my friends’ paintings. I wanted to write about one specific friend because she’s going to have an art show this year at NEIU. Her name is Veronica Cerda, and she’s an art major focusing on painting. I remember Veronica was one of the ones who asked me if I was more of a 3D person, and I also remember her saying she was definitely a 2D. At first, I thought she was just good at painting, but when I saw her artwork I was so surprised.

Veronica calls this painting ‘Soul Searching’

As you can see, this painting is definitely not made by an amateur. She dedicates her time to these paintings; they are everything to her. You can see that this picture is more on the cool tone of the color wheel, and it makes you feel very relaxed. However, what caught my attention to this painting was that you can see the depth in this picture. You see the moon in the background, the trees in the middle ground, and the tree at the floor in the foreground. This was interesting to me because she once told me that she didn’t know how to play with depth when we had to do a project involving depth in class, but I guess depth in painting is completely different.

I want to leave you guys with her website here so you can check out some of her other work. She also sells her work, so if you’re interested you can definitely contact her. http://www.veronicacerda.com

In a way, I also think I wanted to write about painting this week because I am close to painting the turtle that you guys saw on my first post. This whole process reminded me of the time I painted a previous similar project from my Sculpture class last semester, but the only difference was that that painting was flat. My turtle this semester is more on the 3D side.

This is my little fish from last semester. As you can tell, I tried playing with depth here, but it didn’t go so well.

For it being my first attempt at painting a work I had done, I think I did an okay job. I definitely need more practice with colors and how to shade in the darker places. However, I think I am ready to start painting my turtle this semester. I definitely think I am more of a 3D person, but I do think I have a soft spot for painting. Of course, not close to my friend but maybe half way. Haha

So, I would encourage anyone to try and paint something. It seriously helps so much when you’re stressed or feeling a little overwhelmed. Plus, PAINTING IS BEAUTIFUL. Even if it doesn’t look appealing to you, someone somewhere out there will find the beauty in it. So try it out, and let me know how it went!

I will make sure to update with the painting of my turtle, so stay tuned.