Youyou Li

talking pattern
I went to the park I visited last week. Last week I sketched some flowers and grass there. I found good colors. This week I went there to look for patterns
Actually, there are many patterns in the park, such as buildings, benches and ground patterns in the park. Finally, I focus on the ground patterns in the park. I think it is very interesting. First of all, I found many different kinds of floor tiles. They have different texture and material. Their arrangement is regular or irregular, some are square and some are round, Second, I found that they have different functions. For example, the ground suitable for skateboarding is very smooth. The floor tile for the blind is very unique, with many protruding circles on it. There are irregular patterns on the floor tiles suitable for running. I drew a lot of sketches about these floor tiles
In addition, I think these tile patterns have great potential, because many of them are regular patterns. I think I can develop later. I can use many different techniques, such as seal or screen print.k

This task is a good experiment for me, in fact, I was recently isolated in the UK and there are very few materials I can use. I only have acrylic markers, colored pencils and hard crayons, so my challenge is to find more possibilities in these three materials.

My inspiration come from the flower garden below my London apartment. This is the first time I have carefully observed the plants in that flower garden . I found some plants that I have never seen before, which is very interesting.

I sketched near the flower bed. Green and blue are the main colors. Plants are originally green and brown. However, the recent temperature is very low, which reminds me of blue. I think blue can describe the current temperature. , I want people who see the painting to feel the temperature.

I tried a new material. It is a crayon used by children, because when I bought it, it was shown to be suitable for children aged 3-6. This is a very hard crayon. I like to try some tools that children use. , They often can’t focus in detail, sometimes this is exactly what I want. Then I went to the garden  to collect some plants, and I chose some hard hay. I put the hay under the paper and rubbed it with hard crayons, and I got a new effect, which was what I wanted. After that, I used some other materials (acrylic markers, colored pencils) to combine with them for development.