Blog #4

The drawing I chose is from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This art piece is called, “Girl with a Hen” by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta in Venice, 1682-1754. After looking at so many drawings by different artists I realized that some artists drew some random pieces but they made it look interesting and make them wonder why, who and what was the inspiration for this drawing, as in this drawing where its just her and a hen. Also, I find it amazing how some of these artists were able to make drawings and paintings with little supply and be able to make it look real and catch every detail. As well as, keeping it in good condition to last so many years and having it up on display in museums. The medium for this drawing is charcoal, highlighted with white chalk, on blue-gray paper faded to light brown. This drawing does have shading and cross hatching throughout the whole piece, from her hair, her eyelashes, the side of her face to the hen that looks darker. The artist did this drawing in a way that it almost looks real by seeing the highlights on her face that you can imagine where the sun or a light was over her and the wrinkles on her clothes. He also sets a kind of emotion on her face that looks calm by the small smile and with her eyes being close. The hen also has a lot of details not only by the feathers but the expression of it is also calm. The overall drawing made me wonder why she isn’t scared of holding a hen and even makes me feel a sort of calmness. After I spent some time drawing in the class, what I noticed was that even though everyone was looking at the same setting everyone perceived and drew it differently. Some people drew it really small while others drew it big to cover up the whole page. Now when looking at an art piece I notice as many more details and it makes me ask more questions about the artist and their artwork.