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Here, I chose to use the idiom of "Happy as a clam" and "Hear it through the grapevine." I used the phone and "grapes" coming out of it and towards the happy clam to symbolize and represent these two sayings.

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This semester, I feel that I have grown deeper into my artistic abilities. Throughout the second semester, I have ventured into areas that I have previously been extremely uncomfortable with, such as figure painting, and using oil and watercolor in my artwork. Previously, I stuck to strictly using oil pastel and graphite pencil to create art. But the farther the class went, I discovered other strengths with using various sorts of paint. Besides growing through using different media, I also feel that I grew conceptually throughout the duration of the semester. I feel that I have grown more abstract in my artwork, by instead of drawing simple objects, I chose to creatively distort them and add more dimension to them. I feel that I have also worked on conveying certain messages within my artwork. For instance, in my watercolor and pen artwork, I was able to convey a sort of hazy and recollective atmosphere that could relate back to the theme of "childhood dreaming." Also, in my figure painting, I was able to showcase the theme of feminism. The women's figure that has been cropped to her mid-section helps symbolize the beauty and captivating power that a woman's physique embodies. By working more on conveying themes through my artwork, I feel that this has been the greatest way that I have grown as an artist. I feel that I learned most from trial and error when experimenting with different paint material like oil, watercolor, and acrylic. I experimented when mixing colors and adding color to the paint soluble. This has been the first time that I really worked with paint and now, I feel fairly confident to use it in other projects for the future! In the future, I would like to continue to grow as an artist conceptually and also by experimenting with different medias. I would then like to narrow my art and start to slowly continue to develop a more personalized style in which my artwork would all fit into.

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My first oil painting project symbolizes the influence and sexuality of the women's body. I feel that I really grew in my artwork through this project because not only was I able to work with a new material (oil paint), I was able to really try and grasp the fundamentals of painting. The figure painting also helped to expand my area of expertise in the class because I realized my full potential. I based this painting off the body of marilyn monroe. Although, I cropped her body to fit only her midsection, and added color to the composition in order to draw attention to the outline of her curves. I feel that the strongest aspect about the painting would most likely be the shading of the swimsuit. If I were to go back and add to the piece, I would go back and add more nude complexions to the skin to make it even more realistic.

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I was absent for a few days so I don't have as much practice as others.

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My partner (Ivy) said that she liked the accents of gold and the different shades of purple that I contributed to different areas of the artwork. Although she said that I could add the deep color blue of the lamp to a different area of the painting as well to find balance. She also said that she liked the city behind the moon.

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I was absent for a lot of these days so I don't have much practice.

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I did this project for my grandmother. She has always explained to me how her love and interest for the stars has impacted her life. She is faithful to them and believes in astrology. I admire her strong faith for them and her passion for astrology.

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I did...
* the elephant
*The white feather by the elephant and another by the eyes
*The purple and blue half circles
*The stars and moon
*The green swirl and pink accent in both the yellow and green parts

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Mural Paintings