Concentration #1
My concentration is flowers and how colors represent emotion. This first one I chose is supposed to be sad, so I used darker blues and purples. The composition is (hopefully) umbrella shaped, which fits with the sad theme of this one because umbrellas mean rain and rain isn't exactly a sad thing, but it can be, depending on the circumstances and the mood that is supposed to be conveyed by the rain. The flower is also droopy, which seems sadder, and the stem is a muted greenish color instead of something more vibrant. A principle of design that I used is emphasis. It is shown in the contrast between the dark colored flower and the lighter colored background to make the flower be the focal point. A style of art that I (tried to) reference was impressionism. I like the brush strokes a lot and so I attempted to do that. It didn't work that well, which is fine because I wasn't completely focused on that. I also tried to do something similar to what the people