Swiss Landscape

Anna H.

Acrylic paint

• Artist Statement

  I was studying pointillism as part of a school course and chose to paint a Swiss landscape loosely based on a photograph I had taken in the Alps in an interpretation of the pointillist style. I first drew a charcoal sketch of the landscape, and then an oil pastel true pointillist thumbnail to decide on color palette and proportioning. I decided that the focal point of the painting should be the front of the house, to express how in nature, human interruptions stick out like a sore thumb. Yet this piece also serves to remind us that anthropocentric engineering isn’t the only way to habitate a landscape, buildings can also complement their surroundings and elevate the beauty of the environment.

• Creative Statement

  Creativity means drawing inspiration from the outside world and producing an idea that alters that inspiration through your own personal belief system and experiences.