Walker

First Quarter BM There is no one specific reason why I created this piece of art its many. What made me want to create this is because I believe that every thought is worth drawling. I also created this piece because I was thinking to myself one day, is there anyway possible that a black heart could possess good, even at all time high and what might that look like. What I did to create this art piece was I take the drawing out of my art book once I had finished the sketching which took a day or two to finish. Then traced it on to tracing paper so that I might see how the colors would play out because originally it was going to be all red and black or read black and white. After realizing that if I did the red, white and black scope of it, it would give me more to work with in the end. After figuring out my colors I drew an out line of it on a bigger sheet of paper. When the outlining was complete I added the details of it, then painted it in. After that dried I used tape to line the columns so that when I made my colors darker it did not leak onto the other colors, it worked out for the most part but sometimes it did not. This art piece is made out of acrylic paint and is on construction paper.

What this painting means to me was the way in which I was feeling at the moment when it first popped into my head. It was supposed to be arrows attacking the heart all at once but as the weeks went on I continued to change it because my emotions began to change. The end result the meaning I tale from this is that even something so black like a hurting heart can still possess good it can still has something good blossoming in the center of it even when hard times are coming at it from all angles.


 * Second Quarter Benchmark**



Falling Wall and Blossoming Tiger

At the end of the day I like to do things that leaving me wanting more. Well that is what this art piece is for me, something I don't want to leave, something that keeps me interested. At first I wanted to just draw and sketch but then I came up with this crazy idea to make something that is already framed and I can hang up on my wall in the future. So I decided to draw on a canvas. It was not until I talked with Ms. Hull that I decided to actually create a canvas too.

What I have now is not finished, I still have to finish sketching it out and then painting it. But what I did to get this far is, first I traced the sketch out of my drawing book and on to transparent paper. Then Ms. Hull showed me how to make a canvas and guided me through it, we had to cut the wood down to the size I wanted in length and width. Next we hand to hand screw in the screws so that the wood frame is connected. After that we cut a piece of cloth, the cloth was a little bigger then the frame, and then we stapled the cloth to the frame making sure it was stretched tight. Once that was done she told me I had to put gesso on it, it is like primer for canvases. After that was done I had to sand it down and put another coat of gesso on it before I could do anything else with it. Once completely dried I started the outline of what I had sketched before on the surface of the canvas. This is how far I have gotten, but as I continue I will be finishing the outline of it and moving on to adding paint to it. So far this piece is made out of is a wooden frame, a cut out piece of a green sheet, and pencil. I do not know what paint I’m going to be using yet.

This art piece is the beginning of the many possibilities that I can accomplish when I put my mind and heart into it. It symbolizes the greatness that approaches, it is something creative that I can be proud of it shows that I have a creative side and it is just as good as my analytical side. The tiger symbolizes me blossoming and the wall is my analytical ways breaking down to show my creativity.

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Third Quarter Benc****hmark:** What I worked on for the third marking period is the continuation of my second quarter project. The reason why I continued and finished my project is because it kept my invested in it. It was something that held my attention, and it was something that represents to me more then just paint on a canvas.
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After building the canvas, I drew the sketch out of my book and onto transparent paper. Once that was done and my canvas was ready to be painted on. I outlined the sketching onto it. Then as the days went on a worked on getting the bricks of my wall the right shade of red. But the shading of it was different each time because I had to mix the colors from scratch. Also because while riding to school I had noticed when looking at an unpainted brick house the bricks are not the same shade of red. The bricks are what took up most of my time, but after they were complete I worked on the smaller details and the background of the tiger. After that I outlined the tiger with black paint, then I colored in the tiger, and once the tiger had a coat I was satisfied with I retouched the outlining of the tiger in black again. Then I saved the eyes of the tiger last in with the suggestion of my fellow classmate it ended up something like a mint green with a black centering. It was originally going to just be all green with no iris so that it looked more mystical. The finished product of this project is made out of wood, green cloth, staples, acrylic paint, temper paint, and pencil.

This piece to me shows my ability to think outside the box so to speak. As well as shows a part of me. To me this piece is me it shows my strengths and my flaws. It tells a story, my story. The tiger is me, me becoming part of this world, and finally opening my eyes, finally seeing it for what it is and what I am or what I’m striving to be.




 * Forth Quarter Benchmark:**

I wanted to use the skills I was practicing in art to produce a project that deals with the brain in a artistic way. So the new plan was to research for a month, sketch out the brain for two weeks until it’s perfected, build a huge canvas in three weeks and use the rest of my time to transfer my sketch onto the canvas and then paint it. Hopefully being done everything by the 14th of May.

That was until I met up with my old English / Art teacher. She showed me that almost anything could be your canvas and to think outside the usual. So after I left my meeting with her I had the idea of putting one side of the brain on each side of vertical blinds so that when it rotated it came together as one picture, and a ton of books to research the brain and what each side of it does or is involved with. I also wanted to look up M.C. Escher and see if I could create a project that reflects the brain with a little twist.

Once I went home I researched the brain online and in the books while taking notes. I also used the books I received to examine the styles of M.C. Escher. From there I started my sketch of both sides of the brain and how I would have wanted it to look in the end. Not too long after that I purchased blinds brought them in school and began to work on them. Within two days out of each week my project was progressing very well, and it was not until I was almost finished that I had to take one side completely off because I was not careful enough and when the blinds rotated the sides did not match up. So from there I learned that I have to be more careful and always ask for help along the way.