This here is my Propaganda piece.  I wanted to do something a little different, and I came across this photograph of a petrified tree trunk that was found vertical through solid rock.  There were other images of multiple trunks over a large distance, but this one served its purpose.  As you can see in the picture, the rock is layered like a stack of pancakes.  There is an ongoing controversial debate about the age of thee earth that revolves around this enigma.  This image suggests that this section of earth was laid down very rapidly.  How else could an entire tree be lodged within it, deep underground?  And yet there are visible layers in the rock surrounding it, like those found all over the earth.  It has been argued that the discovery of these trunks has "sliced" a hole in many scientists' theories that each layer represents an enormous span of time.  In true propaganda fashion, this poster only presents one side of the issue, and I attempted to make it as compelling as possible. 

When I read about the idea of a triadic color scheme within pages 38-66 I thought it was interesting to use such contrasting colors in art.  The idea of triadic color is to use hues from a triangular shape on the color wheel; three colors.  It is meant to create contrast and impact.  Here is a picture I found which represents this concept, and that I just plain like.  The artist used mostly red, greens, and purples which are equally spaced on the color wheel.  

It looks like the artist used the contrasting colors to make the light appear superbly-present.  It almost looks real even though you can tell it's a painting. 

Here is my abstract art piece made in Adobe Illustrator.  I used the letters "J" "A" and "M", playing with the borders, strokes, and colors to create the above images.  I really liked the contrast between the vibrant colors and the block font, so I created the jagged "etchy" strokes on the edges to add some depth.  I also used the eraser, rectangle shape, clipping mask, and border tools to complete this project.

Upon first seeing this, I thought the white things were birds,  Looking closer, I thought maybe Chinese symbols?  On the other hand, I don't know any Chinese symbols, so I have come to the conclusion that I have no idea what these strange lights are supposed to be.  Maybe that is the point of this piece, or maybe there is something else behind it.
This is one of the works exhibited at China Museum of Digital Art, Beijing.    http://www.field.io/exhibitions/communion/  

Our book covers implied lines in the first chapter, and I found this somewhat amusing video where someone draws a frog using only implied lines.  It's interesting because each shape they use could stand alone, but because of the placement you can see the big picture. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhyDTyKsnnY 

Mary Stewart states that the reason we connect the lines in our head is because "we have a natural inclination to seek visual unity."  It is a rather interesting concept.