Negative Space Still Life

To start this peice, I made an outline of a still life that had masking tape, pearls, flowers, and other objects. This outline had no interior contour lines. Then, I filled in the negative space behind the outline with a pattern. My orginal plan was to create a floral pattern but I couldn't find a referance picture that didn't remind me of an old lady's curtains. So I started to just add random flowers and wildlife I liked. The pattern I created was radial, with its center point in the top left corner. I used various colored pencils for this project and even though the main principle I was trying to use was pattern, I used balance by placing smaller items around the larger ones to make the weight of the piece even. I used contrast a lot through color. I have blues and greens next to reds and oranges. I also have unity because I used color pencils as a consistant medium. This project helped me to think "outside the box." I would never have done a project like this my own, but I think it was a good exersice to see things in an abstact and unique way: using the right side of the brain. During this peice I would turn my paper and draw something. This made several of the idems in the pattern sideways, which I would have done differently I could change it. Although, I liked the way this piece came out and I think the sideways objects gave visual intrest to the artwork.