Amy Brown Visual art research

'Writing and reading are famously solitary acts; the loneliness of literature is expected, even embraced. But several writers have expanded solitude’s role, from a necessary condition to a central subject. Lonely characters speak more intimately to the reader, having no ready companion in their own world. The unaccompanied character becomes an avatar for the reader: a pairing that casts the reader as an active explorer, rather than a wallflower in a richer social scene. And it is no wonder that so many books about isolation take place amid gorgeous landscapes. A lonesome character is uniquely attuned to beauty. In my novel The Sunlit Night, a few outcasts travel to one of Earth’s loneliest latitudes: the Norwegian Arctic. A recently dumped painting student heads north to works as an apprentice to a Nordic master; the master is a reclusive descendant of the nomadic Sami reindeer hunters. These characters are seeking relief from their losses, but they’re also looking to prove th...

8.  Suite Scarlett Author : Maureen Johnson Genre : Young Adult/ Romance/ Series (#1 of 2) A “mad cap Manhattan farce” set in a hotel. Scarlett Martin has grown up in a most unusual way. Her family owns the Hopewell, a small hotel in the heart of New York City, and Scarlett lives there with her four siblings – Spencer, Lola, and Marlene. When each of the Martins turns fifteen, they are expected to take over the care of a suite in the once elegant, now shabby Art Deco hotel. For Scarlett’s fifteenth birthday, she gets both a room called the Empire Suite, and a permanent guest called Mrs. Amberson. Scarlett doesn’t quite know what to make of this C-list starlet, world traveler, and aspiring autobiographer who wants to take over her life. And when she meets Eric, an astonishingly gorgeous actor who has just moved to the city, her summer takes a second unexpected turn. Before the summer is over, Scarlett will have to survive a whirlwind of thievery, Broadway glamour, ro...

  Hotel Alpha Author : Mark Watson Genre : Literary Fiction set in a hotel Howard York – self-made man and founder of London’s extraordinary Hotel Alpha – is one of those people who makes you feel that anything is possible. He is idolized by his blind adopted son, Chas, and Graham, the inimitable concierge, whose lives revolve around the Alpha. But when two mysterious disappearances raise questions that no one seems willing to answer, Chas and Graham must ask themselves whether Howard’s vision of the perfect hotel has been built on secrets as well as dreams . . . Alpha is written by a British comedian and novelist. What’s really neat is that once you finish the book, you can visit   hotelalphastories   to read more stories that “shine an alternative light on the plot, show the hidden links between some of its main events, solve mysteries, and give voice to some of the thousands of minor characters and dramas which make up the life of the...

'Nude in an armchair by Henri Matisse' 'Male Model : Henri Matisse : Post Impressionism : nude '

Goya~ Black paintings I have attempted this composition in past paintings but never ended up with a finished piece. I would like the image to act as the figure on the right hand side acting as the negative influences of society on a person.  Henri Matisse. I could use a similar composition to this for a painting which will focus on hotel room objects and decor. 

'Color can be effective in drawing the eye to the center of interest.' Amy: colour can draw the eye to the central figure, I should expand my knowledge on colour theory and learn which colours draw the eye in  'A director "directs attention," and one of the most powerful ways of directing attention is through lighting'

I am starting to prepare work for SP4, in the past I have found my paintings have been let down with compositions I have used as I have quickly made them up and put no careful thought into them. I want to explore with portraiture and have the face at different angles rather than just face on which I have done repeatedly in previous paintings. I am going to look at different compositions other artists have used and I will look at portraiture specifically with other things going on around the portrait.  'Strong composition in a painting is a characteristic that is not measurable or quantifiable and is based on different elements and the relationships between them. However, following these painting tips will help you know what to look for and improve your compositions. If the composition in painting is done well you don't notice it initially; you know that the painting has something about it that is particularly appealing. But when a painting's composition is done badly (suc...