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My art shows growth literally (reference Green Toe) and figuratively in a sense that I believe I have become more creative throughout this year and especially this semester. I learned a variety of techniques about how draw figures and how to use multiple medias including oil pastel and watercolor paint. In my practice drawings for the figure project, I think I showed growth by pointing out things I did not do so well on. (making the torso too long, too small feet)  Before taking classes at the high school, my art felt limited and not brought up to it’s full creative potential. After this year, I feel that I have grown and gathered so much knowledge and advice on how to continue to better my art. Even though they have been for the better, I definitely had a number of struggles this semester. There was a lot of trial and error and happy mistakes in many of my projects. I had to redo the lemon’s face many times and I included 3 feet in my grounded project. I also spent a lot of time cutting it out and it still did not look right to me. I still struggle in keeping my piece and vision within the paper. When my proportions aren’t right, it tends to extend outside the page. I think my most successful pieces were my group mural and my cathedral. I would love to broaden my horizons with the mediums I use (especially oil paint) and my ability to think outside the box. I also want my realistic to become more and more photograph-like. If I can find the right materials, I think I could do some really cool landscapes as well. I never done one before, and I think it could be a fun project for next year. Thanks so much for this year Ms.Stevenson and I’ll see you next year. :)

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Thumb thumbs- oil pastel and watercolor paint

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Thumb thumbs- oil pastel and watercolor paint

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I thought life was going to be easy, peasy lemon squeezey, but it's actually difficult, difficult, lemon difficult- mixed medium

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I thought life was going to be easy, peasy lemon squeezey, but it's actually difficult, difficult, lemon difficult- mixed medium

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Outside The Nutshell- group mural, mixed medium

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Outside The Nutshell- group mural, mixed medium

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I originally made a really rough outline of the figure. It was hard for me to figure out the proportions, especially because I completely wanted to change the background she was in. Even though I found this difficult, it eventually worked out. I also had to adjust the positioning becuase her arm would have left the box, and I wanted her to look stuck in a small box. I was also going to make the background black, but I accidentally used blue and I actually like it a lot more. To be honest, I improvised a lot during the development of this piece. I wasn't originally going to make her hair blue, a crack in the ceiling, the primary colors stand out in her skin, and the small people thumb- thumbs. I think the most successful part of this composition was my skill development of oil pastel. It was especially hard to get small details in the thumb-thumbs, which I think turned out really well. I definitely think I could have improved the proportions, but overall I would call this piece successful.

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I have never had a problem with drawing people but proportions are always a problem. I'm glad we got to learn different methods in proportionally drawing figures. I also had a real hard time with hands and furniture. I found that also, if I used the midpoint technique I made the torso unnaturally long. I think I can work to get better at depth perception and I think the "drawing the negative space" method will work well for me

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My critic brought to my attention that, especially from far away, the details of the building are lost within the piece. She said that I needed to highlight the building/ create shadows around the trees in order to bring the chapel forward.

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stage before critique

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final

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I chose a nature theme in attempt to convey a literal term (and pun) of a grounded concept as well as to show my love and fond memories of the outdoors. My grandmother taught me how to garden when I was really young and Ive done one every year since. I also wanted to connect it to connect it to the theme of how my loved ones keep me grounded by asking them what their favorite flower was and having it grow out of my toes. My Mom's is a tulip, my Dad's a petunia, and my Grandmother's a daisy. I put a good amount of thought into the concept and I am ecstatic with the result. :)

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Draw your dreams

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Draw Time

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Draw a portrait of a famous artist

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Draw monster flowers eating something

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Use color pencil to create a 3-D affect on shapes in the mural

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I added a bunch of fingerprinting and details after our final day during the extended art show