Sophia’s Art Gallery

My Artist Statement

My name is Sophia and this is some of my middle school artwork. I have always enjoyed fantasy so I chose a dragon as the main theme for my Oil Painting, gif, and some of my drawings. There is an “easter egg” in my painting*.

My Oil Painting Process

Process Pictures

My first steps for creating my oil painting were

cutting the wood and gluing the frame.

Next, I stapled the canvas to the frame

then put water on the back tighten the canvas.

After that, I started my Imprimatura.

The Imprimatura is like a sketch for a painting

but using burnt umber pigment and thinner.

When the Imprimatura was completed,

I started painting.

The Final Product

*The smallest planet is the Death Star. The lines in the Death Star were painted with a barrette.