Raindrops # 3 Essay

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I chose to replicate the painting Raindrops #3 by Bruce Gray. Because the painting was so large and abstract, I knew that I would not be able to replicate the entire artwork in one week, therefore, I decided to crop out a section I liked the best. I chose this particular section because it did not seem too elaborate and I knew that I was capable of replicating it. I chose the painting Raindrops #3 because it relates to not only my life, but also the lives of those around me. I appreciate the preciseness and fine tip Bruce Gray used to paint this artwork. It has a simple sharpness in a unique way. The style is modern and I feel that it fits me because I like more modern things rather than things from the past, such as music and clothes from …show more content…

This also applies with the painting. There are small details that one would not notice at first glance and after looking more closely, everything “starts to stand out”. The first stanza of my poem is referring to feeling overwhelmed. Everything starts to pile up onto one another and soon it all becomes “one gigantic mess”. When I look at the entire painting, I stare at it in awe because of how much time and precision it took the artist Bruce Gray. The circles are perfect and the colors do not even blend into one another. Although when looking at it, it seems like it is all too much and the colors actually do start to blend together. The second stanza talks about how everything “is not actually very frightening” and rather we make it seem that way. Because of how the painting seems overwhelming, it can cause dismay to many people, but honestly it is just “little pieces put together” as said in the fourth stanza. The last stanza in my poem says that we need to look closely at everything in not only the artwork we are replicating, but also life in general. Sometimes there are things that we do not notice and later on it starts to greatly impact us. That’s why it is best to closely the first time, or at least the second, in order to make the best out of

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