Introduction
Hi everyone, my name is Xaiyne (Zane). I’m a fine arts major with business administration and cannabis studies minors. I am one more academic year until graduation!! As far as future plans go, I have none… yet! Only time will tell. From this course though, I hope to take away a much more creatively expanded, socially conscious, perspective on visual arts. Instead of a picture of myself, here’s a fill in of my family pets! And yes, that tiny black hole is another dog. The painting I chose is titled “L'Umana Fragilita (Human Frailty)” by Rembrandt. I chose this piece of art because I’ve always been drawn towards macabre themes and styles in visual arts. I once tried to paint in tenebrism myself and it taught me a lot about how to read and identify colors under certain lighting conditions, helped me stay more conscious of directional light, and how to emphasize features with highlighting techniques. The piece reads differently because of the directional light, while still being balanc