Allyse

Sandro Botticelli,  The Birth of Venus  (c. 1484–1486).  Tempera  on canvas. 172.5 cm × 278.9 cm (67.9 in × 109.6 in).  Uffizi , Florence The Birth of Venus , by the artist Alessandro Botticelli during the Italian Renaissance, depicts the moment when, having emerged from the sea in a shell, Venus lands at Paphos in Cyprus. Zephyrus and the breeze Aura blows her towards the shore, while a Hora of Spring stands on dry land to wrap a cloak covered with spring flowers around Venus to cover her nudity. Venus is depicted with smooth, delicate skin and golden curls. The modeling and flesh color give her the appearance of a statue, a highly regarded medium in Florence at the time. The painting depicts she is born to the world as the goddess of beauty, and we witness this act of creation through this painting. As she lifts a foot to step off her shell, the winds shower her with roses. According to mythology, the rose flowered for the first time when Venus was born, while...

      One of my favorite paintings is called The Swing  by Jean-Honoré Fragonard. I was gifted a copy of this painting several years ago, and every day I look at this painting, I uncover another part of the story I had missed the times before. The original image was made with oil-based paint and was created in either 1767 or 1786 by the French Artist. The Swing  is relatively tiny compared to other works created during this time, 81 x 64.2 cm. The painting currently resides in the Wallace Collection in London, England.      One of my favorite parts of The Swing  is the amount of texture used throughout to capture the slightly erotic scene the painting captures. Fragonard uses textures to create the rose bushes the man is lying in and to separate the bushes from the dirt on the ground. He captures the surfaces of the tree and the spiraling of the rope the swing is strung up by. The statue's texture demonstrates the difference in appeara...

 Hi, welcome to my blog! My name is Allyse La Fountain, and I'm in the Art 200x class at UAF. I enjoy writing short stories and reading novels. One of my favorite hobbies is cooking and baking; there's nothing better for me than sharing my love through food. I have two fur babies an eight-year-old Shih Tzu/Yorkie mix named Harley and a thirteen-year-old Shih Tzu named Joey. I work full-time and attend college, but I still manage to make time for my loved ones. I am majoring in Elementary Education and am excited for my future as a teacher! I am nineteen years old, and I'm excited about 2023 because, during the Ticketmaster debacle, I scored two seats on the Taylor Swift tour in Atlanta, Georgia.  Here is a piece of art I find appealing:    I would not classify myself to be an artistic person. I enjoy using the medium watercolor for painting, and my favorite way to create art is through ceramics. For me, art is a hobby rather than a form of self-expression. I have a f...