Homework 1/24/20



Debra Meier does a lot of paintings of nature, in particular flowers.  She uses watercolors to make her flowers.  They are typically Australian flowers and wildlife because that is where she is from.  She seems to really like her country and its wildlife, which is why she draws it.  She was deeply upset by the recent wildfires, and did some other art based on that and donated the profits to an organization to help with wildlife. 
I really like how she does her flowers.  They are realistic and colorful.  I think her art will help me with my flowers because she uses a lot of vibrant colors in her flowers, and I plan to use watercolors in mine.  Seeing her technique will be good when I make my flowers.  

























Alissa Kari also does a lot of paintings of flowers also. She uses acrylics in her pieces.  She enjoys nature a lot, and wants to improve her skill and learn new things.  She now paints professionally and sells them, but at first her goal was to just improve and see where she could go with her pieces.  
She too uses vibrant colors in her paintings, but she does them in acrylic, which is another medium I plan to use in my paintings with flowers.  I like her style because it isn't the most realistic but shows emotions, which is cool, and is what I am trying to portray in my pieces.  

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