Art+Work

^This is the painting that I was supposed to do. The reason for the change is explained in the paper and the theme was breast cancer!

^I know that the picture isn't that good, but this is the window frame that I turned into a picture frame, containing the pictures that I took during this class.

Art Exam Throughout this class, everything has been a struggle for me. The lack of motivation of being a high school senior, and not really knowing what to do were the main contributors to that struggle. Since the beginning, I was trying to get my work done. One of the main reasons that I decided to take this class was because I LOVE photography! I am excited to get my own camera, while for now I am using the yearbook camera. I take pictures whenever and wherever I get the chance. Another reason that I decided to take this class is because I had no other options for an art class! I was at the limits according to available art classes. Right off the bat in the beginning I was having trouble. I had never heard of an independent art class and I was having trouble understanding the concept. I finally figured if out and got on the right track. I started out on editing photos. I worked with aviary.com to run through tutorials and just simply experiment. I feel like I have finally grasped not only the basics, but a step further into the photo editing ways. After the trouble with that, I was trying to decide how I would present them. I originally thought that I would just frame them and hand them in. Once I got the think about it, I thought that it just wasn’t enough. The more I thought about it, it just didn’t seem like something fun and creative. So I dug through the back room and found a window panel. I went to Wal-Mart and printed off five of the hundreds of pictures I had taken. I weathered the window frame and applied the pictures. Overall I am pretty impressed with the outcome of this project. I don’t think that it is college material, but it is definitely something you would find in a high school art class. Another think that you would find in a high school art class is my other project… my painting. From the beginning, I thought that this project was going to turn out wonderful! I tested out many different mediums and tested them all, eventually settling on paint. That was a mistake. I was proud of my drawing, it was simple and I thought it looked nice! Once I applied the paint it all went down hill. I couldn’t get the right color or the right shape. The hardest part of this project was the back ground, I just simply couldn’t do it. I quickly got frustrated and walked away from it. I came back, and again quickly got frustrated, and even more frustrated. Soon after many attempts I relied on my last resort, I covered it up. Not with more paint, but newspaper! I painted on a few words, and made the project about breast cancer not only because the volleyball team host a “pink” game, but because my aunt was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Some of the other things (not all of them) that I have been working with you can view at http://cmhsartstudy.wikispaces.com/MOLLYB.