Album Cover

This is a painting I made out of acrylic paint. I used color and texture for the elements of art. I learned that layers of paint on top of each other can create an interesting effect. I am proud of how this piece turned out. It was original an owl, but I changed it to a cat because this is actually a Christmas present for somebody who likes cats. I don't like how long it took to come to the conclusion of what I was doing.

Semester Thoughts

For about four weeks of this first semester, I was not in this class because I was not living in this state. During this time, however, I did spend my opportunity in New York city to appreciate the art there. It was everywhere. If you haven't been to NYC, I highly suggest you go there. My favorite site there is probably the twin towers memorial. It consists of two huge metal statues that somewhat resemble the twin towers. They memorial also has parts of the plane and tower near it and the names of all those who died during 9/11. My favorite unit was the surrealism unit. I got to paint whatever I wanted and claim I saw it in a dream once. Painting the bulldog was pretty cool too. Although I do wish that he didn't look like he was wearing a jumpsuit. I enjoy painting, but I would like to do drawing a little more next semester. Since it is my last year in art, I plan on hopefully making a senior block on the wall.

Sol LeWitt

My class created a wall painting based on the artwork of Sol LeWitt. Acrylic paint was used for this. We incorporated color and line for the elements of art. I learned that working as a group can make the entire piece turn out differently. I am proud of how it turned out. I wish that some of the lines would've looked better.
I helped tape and picked out the color scheme for this painting. I think both the maker of the instructions and the group are the artist. I think Sol LeWitt is the artist on his pieces because he created instructions and let the paintings form. Those paintings would not be formed today if it had not been for those instructions.

Basquiat Piece

For this piece, I used a canvas and painted it as well as used oil pastel and crayons. It turned out ok. I did not really know what to do with this piece since it was imitating Jean-Michel Basquiat. I liked how it turned out. I think I could've changed a few of the colors. The elements of art that I used were texture and  color. The personal meaning to this is that I like doing the robot. The music symbols represent my passion for music. The tiger stripe is just kind of random.

Color Drawing Objective

I used brown paper rather than white to bring out the pinks from the oil pastel. I used blending and texture. I learned that brown paper actually works pretty well with oil pastels. I am pretty proud of how this turned out. I could've taken a little more time on the body of it.

Text Art

I used a piece of paper and a sharpie. I used texture and shading. I like how this turned out. It turned out a lot different than I expected. I could've done a little better on Europe. Oh well. It's alright.

Zentangle

For this project, I used paper and sharpie markers. My two elements of art were color and texture. I textured certain parts of the paper to make it look different. Although it was mostly black and white, it did have some silver in the picture. I am most proud of how the top left corner turned out. I am least proud of how some of the lines overlapped.

Semester final

This year we did quite a few projects. My favorite was probably the slab vessel one. The one where I made a frog. It turned out really well and looked pretty good too. I didn't Like the family tree project. It turned out terrible and it wasn't my type of project. I'm not really a 3D art type of person. I'm not really sure why I took this class for a second year in a row. I wish I had been able to take advanced art while I went to van meter. I probably won't take any more art classes after this since this is probably my last year at van meter. Over all, I think next years projects should change because they were pretty much the same for two years in a row and that really bored me. I think pottery might be better as a separate class. It might be nice to have clay as an option for both semesters.

Book Sculpture

This book sculpture i made out of a book using cutting tools and glue. I liked this project because now I can hide things in this book >:D I didn't like how some of the edges weren't so straight.

Master Study

This is my master study project. I used cardboard and pastels. I used an egg carton to make it 3D. I painted the egg carton with acrylic paint. It's the "WHAAM!" picture by Roy Lichtenstein. It turned out better than i hoped. I originally wanted to paint it on wood so I guess that's kind of the downfall.

Lightbulb/ Wire sculpture

I didn't like this project. It's a lightbulb. I made a person thinking with multiple ideas. I used three lightbulbs, paint, wire, and a styrofoam ball. I liked how the color of the lightbulbs looked. I didn't like how the overall project looked.

Crayon

I made this from a canvas and crayon. It was fun. I liked how it turned out. I didn't like how black paint got everywhere. I don't know what else to write. Blah blah blah. Are you still reading this?

Family Tree

I hated this project. The orange, yellow, and red represented my little brother. The colored beads were all my siblings. I don't think we should've been forced to do this project. It was really hard to do. I don't like how it turned out. I like the purple part of it. The green was for my sister. The white was for my brother. The purple was for my other sister. The other beads were for everybody else.

Another Braiding

This was made from string. It took forever to make. I could've taken more time on it. I liked how it turned out all in all.

Braiding

These three bracelets are made of hemp. The green one is the final project. It is both twisted and straight. The other two are only practice. I liked how the final project turned out. I could've actually turned it into a bracelet.

Weave bracelet thing

I made two braided bracelets. They're called like wish beads or something. I think they look dumb. I liked the rhino though.

Mobilé

This is a picture of my mobilé that I made. The base is made out of clay. It's a soap bar inspired by my mom. The other pieces were plastic. I liked how it turned out. I could've made the arms shorter.

Keychain

I made this keychain out of a bunch of paper glued together, then I drew on it, then I painted over it with a clear/ sparkly coat. I like how it turned out. I don't like how the edges look.