With such a wide range of choice, and all the things I'm passionate about, I had a difficult time picking a single theme. After Christmas, I received a set of watercolor pencils and started to play around with lines and colors, and chose to do something using both the lines and the bleeding colors.
Time went quickly, and I found I needed to pick any theme to begin my final portfolio. I selected a simple theme: "Things that make me happy". This theme gave me freedom in what I could make, and creating happy art obviously brings me joy, so why not? The hardest piece out of my chosen three, was (of course) the one with people. I wanted to use one of my favorite pictures of my partner (Alex) and I, and spent many days making numerous practice sketches, playing with the ink and watercolor, and trying to make recognizable faces of the both of us. After lots of practice pieces, tears and frustration, I was content with my final product and added colors to represent a certain feel (joy, contentment, etc). I still see things in my piece that I would've liked to have done differently, but I've embraced the imperfections of it, because people are not perfect. The blurred ink and messy lines in places represents the little imperfections that make people beautiful. My other two images represent my love of nature (in this case, the mountains), and my love for rain (particularly thunderstorms). I used unusual colors because of my fondness for unique spins on how color is portrayed. Personally, the colors represent the overall feel that nature gives me. Using the watercolors, I was able to allow the colors to move and bleed, which created a stronger feeling of freedom that can be seen in nature. Through this art class, I have learned many things. I was introduced to new techniques of creating art, which widened my expectations of what my abilities were and could be. I became inspired by seeing art that my peers created, as well as humbled. My confidence in my own art went from virtually nonexistent, to being able to create a work of art, and show it to friends and family with pride. I compare myself to other people's work much less now, and can focus more on expanding my personal abilities. I've found a voice through art, that allows me to speak against issues I feel strongly about, and feel like I am heard. Through experimentation, I've learned what kind of art represents me as a person, and styles that give me the ability to express myself in a unique way. I've come to know art class as a safe, fun place where I can grow artistically in confidence and without feeling judgment. I'd like to thank Mrs. Purtee for teaching and encouraging me to do things I didn't think I could do (and for remaining helpful, especially with my many questions!) I will dearly miss art class, and I can't wait for the next one that I'm able to take.
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