Nicol Cheng

For the ways of seeing, I was more focused on observing the pattern in nature, and on top of that, I tried to draw those patterns in my own styles. I really enjoy experimenting with different media and try different combinations. For example, I combined watercolor, acrylic, and color marker for one massive line drawing. I made that drawing while I was eating a tangerine. Tangerine is one of my favorite fruits and I want to capture and visualize how it tastes. The reason why there are so many massive lines is that not all the tangerines taste sweet, some of them taste really sour, and I made those massive lines whenever I eat a sour tangerine. However, I do think I can explore more different techniques and tools to create patterns. Maybe like using paper, cards, and folks to do mark making or I can just draw with those tools. I think it might create some interesting textures and shapes.

I really enjoy doing the talking color task, because I get to experiment with different media like acrylic, softpastels, and watercolor. Also, I started to pay more attention to my surroundings, and every little, normal thing become very special to me. Most of my drawing’s inspiration is from my daily life, for example, people walking on the street, working out in the gym room, and flowers that I saw in the park. I also tried to draw in different styles, and get out of my comfort zone. Every color and shape that I used in the drawing is based on the vibe that the objects gave me at that moment. For example, one of my drawings is about my friends doing the partner yoga poses in the gym room, and I can feel a lot of love and youthfulness from their interaction. It reminds me of the rainbow, which is so colorful, shimmery, and giving people hope and energy. So I decided to mimic the shape of a rainbow and draw a lot of repeating curvy lines. For the next task, I will try to observe the object from different perspectives and make it more like a print.