Sketch of different objects combined like they're one whole object. For this a variety of objects where used, some of which where scaled up or down to fit inside another on the sketch. 

Sketch of wires on the left, were a practise of composition. The one on the right is in watercolour which I'm very happy with, I feel the composition of the wires is good. I also like the contrast of the black and white wires. 

Photographs of chairs stacked up focusing on composition and areas of negative and positive space.

For this the background was left white so the chair and chair legs stood out more. With the chair and chair legs I decided to outline them with pen to create a nice neat edge. Overall I'm very happy with the composition of the chair and chair legs, and where I have left negative space. 

The bottom rectangle in the right was created by using wax on top of yellow ink and creating a pattern, then blue ink was used on top of that. Which resulted in these yellow stripes appearing out of the blue-green paint. The colours which were used, were what I feel are colours that compliment each other. As a result of using yellow and blue, in areas some green showed up due to the two primary colours mixing and creating a secondary colour. For some of the areas I used a wet on wet technique to allow the inks to bleed into one another. 

This was created using mainly primary and secondary colours. A variety of different shapes and patterns where used to create this piece. The secondary colours were created by layering two primary colours over one another. 

Left are two art pieces by Patrick Caulfield. Middle is by Gary Hume. Right two pieces are by Michael Craig Martin.

Compositional sketches of shoes and shoelaces overlapping the shoe. 

This was the piece created from the reference above, I'm very happy with it and how the shoes stand out. Overall I feel the composition of the shoes are very well placed, the way the shoes are the positive space and the background the negative space. I chose to change the colour of the shoe at the front from white and black to yellow and black, which I feel created more contrast. 

Two pieces inspired by Michael Craig Martin. Both are mixed media of ink and pen. Complementary colours are used in both of these. Like Michael Craig Martin I did an outline of shoes and shoelaces for the one on the left.

Experiments with primary colours overlapping to create secondary colours. So blue overlapping yellow to make green, red overlapping blue to make purple and yellow overlapping red to make orange. Mixed media was used for the one on the left, acrylic paints for the colours, then black sharpie to outline the shapes.The one on the right was mainly focusing on complementary colours, with the white laces dividing them up. I'm very happy with the composition of the shoe in the right one and the laces coming into the shoe. 

The first original piece is on the left, but I felt there was a lot of empty space around the books. So the one on the right is cropped in, which I feel helps the composition and the positive and negative space. This was done in acrylic paints, as I feel it was a good medium to create bold flat colours that really stand out.  

Explanation 

For these pieces I took inspiration from Michael Craig Martin, especially his book painting. I wanted to put my own style on it though, so I added collage. I'm really pleased with how these turned out, and really like the contrast of patterns to the plain background. Also feel the black collaged shadow adds a nice depth and contrast to the piece, and helps them to stand out. For the open book, I especially like the multicoloured pages, they really help the pages to stand out from one another. I also chose to do the backgrounds in complementary colours, that's why I chose green and pink. 

Evaluation 

Overall I'm very pleased with both pieces. For the one on the right I feel I have a better understanding on positive and negative space, especially with how the background and foreground tie in with one another. The one on the right has more impact as the composition feels better, with how I use the edge of the page. Also how the printing press is the main object, but also how the shadows are objects within themselves, and how they contrast with the background. Reflecting on the one on the left, which I did first, I feel it would be better if there was less background colour at the top.