Art Critique Reflection

1. Which projects did you review? The Beauty Within by Morgan Zimmer
2. Why did you select the Exhibit you critiqued? I felt that it was an interesting topic and my exhibit was Natural Beauty so I wanted to see if there were similarities.
3. What challenges did you face in writing the critique article and how did you overcome them? This was the hardest project in the class. It is hard to critique someone's work. I I tried to just write. I had to take a couple breaks and then look back through the PowerPoint many times and then write and then break again.  
4. How do you feel about critiquing your peers work? I hate critiquing my peers work! 
5. Would you like to read the critique your peers wrote about your Art Curation Project? Yes, I would like to hear opinions about my exhibit. 
6. On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate your finished article and why? 7 I feel like I starting rambling and repeating to try to make it longer. 
7. Did you enjoy working on this project? I enjoyed parts of it. I enjoyed creating the exhibit and really enjoyed looking through the exhibits and all the unique perspectives that people used. But critiquing is not for me.

Self Portrait

The Phillips Collection-Google Art Project

1. Why did you select the inspiration pieces? I thought the way they were was more realistic which is what I wanted to create. I chose some based on the fact that they were black and white.
2. Why did you select the media to create your self-portrait? I enjoy pencil and charcoal that is my favorite. I love the black and white look or portraits.
3. What challenges did you face in creating your self-portrait and how did you overcome them? I had a lot of difficulties. I felt like I redid the portrait many time. Constantly erasing and fixing. I am still not completely satisfied with my final. I also had difficulties finding portraits from the online gallery.
4. How does this piece represent you? I wanted it to be realistic. I wanted  to show me, nothing sugar coated, no makeup, actually this was right after I got out of the shower.
5. What elements and principles of art did you apply in this work? I tried to use texture in the hair. And I used different lines and shading to show contrast. I was going to use color and decided against it.
6. Did you enjoy working on this project? I did enjoy this. As difficult as it was I really liked this project. I love to draw and enjoy a challenge.
7. What do you think of your final artwork? Like I said before I am not fully satisfied with it. I like it but felt like I could do better but I would have started over. I put a lot of time in it and did not want to start over but the erasing was starting to show. 

Module 15

 Greenberg on Art Criticism: An Interview by T.J. Clark

This was not a good film. The whole time they are talking over each other and I am having a hard time understanding because of it. "You don't ask anything of art, except to be good.
 I love that quote. Stay receptive and open. Talk about results and they settle everything. They talk about how the best art has been abstract but he personally is not a fan. It is interesting to me that although he does not like it he still respects how well it is doing. when art is good it is everything it should be. Place limits on nothing and relevance matters.  This video helps with that criticism project because he explains the importance of an open mind. He also explains how he has a distaste of abstract but how it is doing well. You still want to say whether something is good or bad but you have to be open. 

Jackson Pollock: Michael Fried and T.J. Clark in Conversation.

To call someone a master is going to land you in hot water. Clark emphasized the historic attributes while Fried stressed the independence of its status. If you cant agree on the character of a painting you won't be able to agree on the significance of its effects.What does an ambitious painting now have to be? Historic can line up to quickly with the political. I am not sure if that will help with the project or not. I feel like they brought up good points but to me it seemed like they were just trying to prove their points and not criticize the painting.  This video was not bad as I said earlier they brought up some interesting points. I liked the conversation over the interview format. It was more interesting to watch with the movement, and you saw the piece that they were describing. 

Natural Beauty

This was a very interesting project. I really enjoyed it. I liked looking through art pieces and deciding what will fit with my theme and title. Although it was very difficult to pick a theme and topic and find piece to match it was fun to do so. It was like a puzzle that we created and had to put together. When doing my PowerPoint, I placed a brown background on it, which is what I would want the wall color to be. Natural to me means earthy tones,brown is an earthy tone. I also placed my pieces with similar subjects together. I have portraits/ people in the first slides. Then, it moves to animals followed by the one piece of fruit. To finish out the exhibit I chose the landscapes. They are so different but also similar. The videos we watched in the beginning of this project were interesting but I felt like I thought more about the gallery visits that I did. I thought about if i had walls how would I place the pieces on the walls. I did not want the pieces on the wall at the same height. I wanted them at staggered heights.  I believe this project could have been even more interesting if we actually had pieces and walls and could actually physically create an exhibit. I know what I want my exhibit to look like but I am not sure if I portrayed quite what I want through my PowerPoint. I am glad we get to see other students projects and had the discussion. It was really interesting to read what others wanted to do. There was direction with how to complete this project but it was up to us to create the whole design.

Module 13-14

The Lowdown on Lowbrow:West Coast Pop Art- A lowbrow is a person regarded as uncultivated and lacking in taste. It includes a lot of naked women. Robert Williams created the term from a book. It could be looked at as lowbrow surrealism. The very beginning of the video was really strange. I do not understand how some of the pieces are art. I do really like the color in the rock posters. Tiki culture has the same origins as the Lowbrow. curators were not taking them seriously because they did not fell it was intelligent art. To me even if I do not like something I would give it the time to look it over and not treat someone terribly because of it. "I'll look at your slides if you unload my truck" that is bull. Lowbrow is more open to woman. Cd's and record covers helped to show their art, more people see the CD art than galleries. As different as I thought this video was, it was really interesting. The curators were not helping the artists, but it did not stop them from showing their art. I feel like it relates to the project because we all have different taste in art and one person might pick pieces that another person does not find as art. 

Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach- The curators have had to move some of the art because it is so large and they had thousands more visitors than expected. One million viewers in the first month. We get to hear from the curators. Art is self contained.  There are 4 sections in the Tate Museum. This allows to have four themes. multiple terms to describe allows the curators to expand on the themes. The displays are supposed to be changed periodically. This video fits with our project because we see how a museum is designed by the curators. This was an okay video for me, I found it to be a little boring the way they presented the information.

Bones of Contention: Native American Archaeology- This video I do not feel has to really do with the project. I also do not feel that it was a good video. The finding of bones and human remains is interesting but it is not art to me because they are bones and remains. They were not made or created by an artists. I did find it interesting that they could tell what race a person was through the bones. 

An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan-Yes they fit in with the Art Exhibition project because they are art curators. A museum is never finished.  Changes are constantly being made and pieces are being changed out. Some of the works like the half of the head I did not understand why that was such a wonderful piece. To me it looked like it could have been a great piece until it was dropped and broken, but it was designed that way. This was an okay video. 

Module 12

Hockney on Photography was the fist video I chose to watch because I love photography. My dream is to have my own studio some day, so I enjoy watching videos on history of photography and different techniques. Drawing with a camera sounds like a very difficult technique but it looks incredibly interesting. I have done a project somewhat like that when I took a photography class, but my piece did not come out that good. You have to use more than one view point. IT is all about perspective and the way we look at art which is what I got out of the readings. He also talks about Van Goethe. It also talks about the Renaissance type works.  I really enjoyed this video because it was so many new ideas for me. I have a passion for this and felt like this is my favorite video of the class thus far. Taking pictures of a stop sign can be boring but the way he maneuvers to create his pieces are incredible. Even his paintings were wonderful. 

Andy Warhol: Images of an Image was my second video because I have heard of him. I also read the description and felt like this is a video that I could enjoy watching. Right off the bat the Ten Liz's is very interesting. He died young. He wanted to be a tap dancer and not an artist. The screen image is a negative and really cool to see. The ink creates a positive image and can be reused a number of times. Look at the surface there is nothing underneath of Andy Warhol. This was an interesting video but I wish they didn't keep referring back to the same pieces. He produced several self portraits, he was narcissistic.

Art Gallery 2

Step 1: The Exhibition

Charles E. Burchfield: By Design

On view from September 12- December 29

In 1912, Charles E. Burchfield left Salem, Ohio ti attend the Cleveland School of Art. Burchfield's keen talent for design was quickly recognized by professors and peers. By Design explores these sensibilites which powerfully informed Burchfield's work throughout his career. 

Snap Out Of It:Photographs by Missy Kennedy Cleary

September 12- February 2

Missy has been a commercial photographer for more than 30 years. In Snap Out Of It, the artist turned to her friends as subjects with the goal of creating extraordinary images of extraordinary women who are over 40. 

Art In Craft Media 2013

October 12- January 19

Celebrates the 25th anniversary of the region wide biennial. The exhibition includes 75 works by 55 artists working in craft media; wood, fiber, glass,metal, and clay. 

Step 2: The Gallery

The lighting ranges throughout the museum. When you first walk in the enterence is incredibly bright, open and welcoming. When you walk into the gallery, the light changes throughout the pieces. Some sections have more light then other parts. Some piece of art have spot lights. Illusion/Dillusion has lighting from the bottom. The walls also changed throughout the gallery. In the Margret Wendt section there were charcoal walls. Most of the walls were white, which gave me a brighter, cleaner feeling. The materials that the gallery were made out of seemed like normal drywall plastered and painted. THere was a stone curved wall closer to the Elmwood enterance to Buffalo State. The stairs to go to the second level were like a marble, stone. The walls throughout the exhibit to create spaces were very thick hald walls. I felt like the gallery flowed very smoothly. I could tell a lot of time went into the placement and executiuon of the exhibit. 

Step 3: The Artwork

I did not notice a particular pattern to the way pieces were place. The smaller sections inside the gallery were  split up. Missy Kennedy Cleary was all photography and it was together down a hall way. Some pieces repeated themselves to make up a art piece. On the second floor, the black and white art, the princess looking ceramic dolls were like a mold that just kept getting filled. Some pieces spoke to me more and meant more to me based on where they were located. The pieces were made out of different materials. Some of the art pieces are out in the open, not really protected from the public. There are other pieces that are in a glass box so you can see all sides of the piece but cannot touch it. The last type of frames I saw were in the wall covered by a sheet of glass and a wooden frame along outside. There are plaques to identify the artist, date, materials, name and sometimes brief information. The pieces are easy to move around but are not to far where you are walking more than you are seeing art.  

 Artist: Bethany Krull 

Title of work: Under Dog

Media: Porcelain, wood, fabric

Date: 2012

 A pig going over a hurdle. The big is a cream white color with a blue number over its back. The pig is on a tract that is green down the middle and blue on the outside. Some principles and elements that are line, color, emphasis and movement. It reminds me of high school when I ran hurdles. That is why I picked it as a piece. I also love pigs it is one of my favorite animals.  I keep thinking of the saying "When Pigs Fly." I feel like it is saying that anyone can move and be in a healthier state. 

 Artist: Fabiano Sarra

Title of work: Eclipse Bench

Media: white oak, ebony, and milk paint

Date: 2013

A smooth wooden bench. It is a beautiful piece that  has a smooth texture. It flows from one point of the bench. The line on this piece is smooth with a slight curve. It reminds me of my home. I tried to pick pieces that really spoke to me. Although this is a piece of art, I want this for my house to sit in a garden. It is peaceful to look at. 

Artist: Sunhwa Kim
Title: Time Capsule of Life
Media: wood, nature laquer, gold powder, mother-of- pearl
Date: 2013
I see a stool. It has three legs and a whole in the middle of the seat. I can tell it is made out of wood. The gold floral piece is emphasis. The swirled  cut out in the seat creates movement. There is line and I feel like the legs are also leading lines. The stool has color and contrast. The texture of the stool is smooth. The stool reminds me of a Hawaiian Island. It is peaceful looking and beautiful. Although the stool seat is not whole, it is still of value.

I enjoyed this art gallery visit. I have never been to Burchfield Penny Art Gallery before and am so glad that I had the opportunity to go. I was absolutely beautiful. Although it was interesting to see it from a different perspective, I felt like I looked more at the architecture and the not art. 

Mask

I chose these masks because of the color.
They are bright and captured attention.
I like the use of lines and how thick they
are.

I chose this mask because I love elephants.
I thought that it was a cool way to do a mask
and show personality. I liked the balance and
proportion of the mask. I do wish the ears were
a bit bigger to make it more dramatic.

I chose this mask because I like the repetition
of dots throughout the whole mask. There is a
little bit of color and it catches attention.
I do not like the shape of the mouth. 

I chose these masks because they are the shape I like.
They are also a common type of mask that I see. I also
think that the color is appealing. These are more simple.

The texture of the masks on the left side are smooth. On the right the texture is still smooth but with a few bumps. The bottom right mask has repetition of dots throughout the whole mask. There is balance with the turquoise lines on the sides of the eyes.  The mask on the top left had texture with the use of feathers in the top of the masks. 

I wanted to make sure I use color in my mask. Color stood out when I was finding masks. I also wanted to use lines. The lines are simple and not very thick. There is the black lines around the eyes and the green 3-D glitter glue line on the bottom. Most of the mask is balanced but I wanted emphasis on the left side (while laying down) because I am left handed. I also wanted to through in that feminine touch to add a little character. I think my mask idea looks better in the sketch then the over all. I added some details that were not in my sketches. Overall I thought this was a really fun project. If I had a mask provided for me and I had to decorate it, It might have looked a lot different. I had trouble making the mask look 3-D.

Module 10

Buddhism- Buddhism has always been something that is kind of interesting to me. I have not been a fan of African Art so I did not choose those videos. I felt that the chapter in the book about Buddhism was interesting and I wanted to learn more about it. I also enjoy architecture and this video explores it. Buddha's death can be looked at as the end of the Golden Age. The Buddha is not found on the Stoope in human form. He is symbolic. The detail in the railings are amazing but the Stoope itself is plain. This is an incredibly interesting video. It helps you to realize what the book was telling you. In the book it told us that Buddha was not to be created in human form after the death. Lotus is the sacred flower of Buddha. 

I chose my second video Chinese Art: Treasures of the National Palace Museum because I want to see 5000 years of history. I love the detail on the pottery. Black glazed tea bowls helped to show the paleness of the tea. The perfumer is absolutely stunning. I love the blue on white. It is distinctive of the Ming. Maha Rino Kahna Buddha down cast gaze shows compassion for all. The texture and detail in the curls of the hair are really interesting to look at.  I like how only one piece is shown at a time. It allows the watcher to really focus on the piece. The video was to broken up for me. I like when they flow smoothly. The F394738 transition is making me not want to pay attention. The art they are showing is beautiful and interesting. It is a shame that the transitions are ruining this video for me. 

Hand Drawing

I am left handed. 
1. What was it like using your hand as subject matter for a drawing?
It was incredibly difficult. I like to use my hands to hold down paper when I am working. It felt awkward to draw my hands. 

2. What media did you select - pencil or charcoal? Why?
I chose pencil because I am not a very good drawer anyway and charcoal smears really easily. I also drag my hand when I write and draw so i would have been covered. 

3. How did it feel to create a drawing with your non-dominant hand?
Horrible. I feel accomplished because i drew it and it does not look terrible. But i fell like my dominant hand is so much better. I kept wanting to switch hands to draw. 

4. Compare and contrast your final drawings. Do you think they are successful studies?
I like the drawing with my dominant hand so much better. I think it is cool to be able to compare the two drawings especially side by side. 

5. Would you consider using your non-dominant hand to create artwork in the future?

I sometimes use it to write. I am not terrible at it. I think I might give it another try. The more you use it the better it is going to get.

Module 9

Velázquez- I have heard of Velazquez before. I like to pick the videos that I think I will be interested in. I will not pay close attention if I am not interested in the film. The fact that the video was only 36 minutes was an added bonus! He was close friends with the King. He always thought the king was eloquent. He loved to paint and painted the King in a timeless way. "He didn't give a fig for eternity." He was a very educated painter.  Velazquez died in Madrid shortly after he returned. I feel like Velazquez was more of a Rococo painter. His pieces used more subtle colors and seemed more elegant and not dramatic. His paintings are massive like the Baroque style. This is confusing to me. The war painting he created was neutral. There was no clear indication who won in fact the battle faded off and we saw landscape in the background. He was an abstract painter. His paintings are beautiful. The video shows so many of his pieces. He does a lot of portraits and his characters seemed fixed or frozen. The movement was inner. Velazquez will not beautify a person. everything he painted was a reaction and reflection of himself. They keep referring to Baroque but looking at his work I see Rococo. He is sparing in his use of color. I thought this was a great informative video. 

I wanted to watch, The Night Watch,because that sounded interesting but it said it was no longer available so I chose Albrecht Durer: Image of a Master. I took German in high school and it is part of my heritage  I find it completely fascinating to learn more about Germany. The silver point drawing is cool. I have never seen anything like that before. Enjoyed painting hands. He carefully observed the process of aging. He was one of 18 siblings. His charcoal sketch of his mother makes her look crazy, really has a cruelty of showing age. i love the color he uses in his pieces. It is the opposite of  Velazquez who is sparing with color. Print making allowed him to make many copies and reach a larger audiance. One of the favorites was of the virgin Mary. This was an interesting video. It is not was I was hoping it was going to be. I liked seeing his paintings more that his wood prints. 

Module 8

Cairo Museum
I chose the video because I like museums. I find museums interesting, so I figured that the video would be one that interests me. The title is a big reason I chose it. The video showed the basement. It is spooky looking. There is so much history in the basement that it is hard to chose what to display. The video related to the text because of the history of the pieces in the museum. What influenced modern times. They went to tombs to find more work to display in the centennial exhibit. I enjoyed the video. The objects are really interesting to see. Some of the objects were hard to depict what they were. It helped me to understand where ancient art comes from. Not only where but how it is gathered.
More Human Than Human

1908 Venus of Willendorf was pulled from the ground only 10cm high.Our first clue as to why human figures are not as realistic and have exaggerate characteristics. It discusses the fertility of the women in book and  movie.The video was interested. I enjoyed seeing the art in the video and the stores caught my attention. The piece that was under the sand in the water was awesome how he found them. God took human forms. The video helped to explain the evolution of art. They used their eyes to build on the progress. 

Module 7

Architecture: The Science of Design

Buildings a hundred stories high can sway a whole meter in high winds. To much of a sway can stop elevators and ruin the structure. They build models of cities and use past weather pattern to see if the building can with stand the weather. Smart houses can do a lot. It is an expensive dream. A computer can deal with the security and the appliances of a house. The ideal spot to have concrete harden is under water. 

The video talks about concrete and how the Romans and Egyptians used it and how it became more popular again in modern times. Reinforced concrete does not break abruptly. 

I thought the film was very interesting, but I thought it needed to be updated. When showing the smart house I noticed the computer. That is an old computer, now we can do those sorts of things on smart phones. The information was interesting to listen to and see. I really enjoyed the parts about skyscrapers and the sway they have. I have never lived in a city and haven't seen many big skyscrapers. I knew they swayed but not that much. 

It looked interesting to me so I chose it. I also saw that it was the shortest film so that also played a factor in my choosing. 

Frank Gehry: Architecture as Art

He uses decomposition forms and likes to incorporate sunlight. He designs also make sure to have functionality. The breaking up of parts and the decomposition of the building is the most important function of making a building successful. We should not always name things. 

The readings discussed the green architecture and part of that was using natural light. They also discuss how they build from models before they actually create the large building.

I really liked the film. It is what I was hoping it would be. Getting to see some of the amazing buildings was awesome. It makes me want to go and see them in person. 

 I chose this film because my brother is an Architect. When he was going to school and growing up with my father who builds houses we always looked at interesting buildings. To me I saw some that look more like beautiful sculpture that houses so I thought this film would give me more of that. 

Module 6

After watching the videos Through the Eyes of  a Sculptor and Glass and Ceramics i found out how important glass is and its role in our lives. Glass is everywhere. I also found that glass gets strong as it is heated. I found the glass and ceramics video to be very interesting. I restated a lot of the information that we read in out textbook. Ceramics is created out of clay and can be molded. It can also be pressed like plates. The use of different materials and heat put on the materials the better the ceramics. The videos talk about the stained and the techniques used to produce them. This was a very interesting video with a lot of good information. I am fascinated by glass blowing and would love to go to Corning so this video was awesome. Through the eyes of a sculpture was an interesting video. It was not my favorite and seemed slow to get into. The sculpture and the process of making a sculpture is incredible and intricate. It amazes me how they start off so small then make a full size just to make a cast with silicone to create a marble sculpture. So much work for one piece. The book discusses the casting process and the human figure is sculpture. Sculptures require multiple people to create a piece. Both videos really go into detail to help people understand the concepts presented in the video. Watching these pieces happen and process for creating them helps me as a student and learner better understand the process and steps to create magnificent pieces of art.

Reviewing Peer Art Work

http://beastmode1012.blogspot.com/
http://smanthayorko.blogspot.com/
I did agree with both of the Blogs that I looked at. I think they did a great job at taking photographs of all of the elements and principles. Actually each had a different interpretation of value. I thought both were very interesting. Each of there value pictures were my favorite of all of the elements and principles. I believe that most pictures have not only one element or principle inside them. I also feel that the more interesting pictures involve more than one. Beastmode's value picture was a close up black and white of a dog. It could have been emphasis too. I did not have any of the same pieces from the Albright Knox. I was surprised. I must say that I did almost have the same Julio Le Parc, Serie 14 No. 2, 1970. It looks like a colorful bulls-eye. I was attracted to the colors but I found other pieces that got my attention more. This is the only piece that really caught my attention and I believe that is because I almost chose it myself. I do want to know what really inspired the artist to create such a colorful piece that is a symbol of something normal? I found this very interesting. It was really neat to see my fellow students pictures. I thought that Project 1 was the best project thus far. To see other peoples interpretations of the same elements and principles was really inspiring. As of now I do not have comments that I have seen. I believe that the comments will be beneficial. People have different opinions especially about art so I am interested to see if others fell similar to me. 

Art Gallery Visit 1- ALBRIGHT KNOX

A.) Which artworks make an impact or impression on me? Why?

Edwin Walter Dickinson- 1891-1978, American, An Anniversary, Oil on Canvas, it makes a strong impression on me because of how dark it looks. Anniversary should be a joyous occasion and this piece is Black and dark. it made me really think what kind of anniversary is it?

Richard Artschwager- 1923-2013, American, Thousand Cubic Inches Prototype-1996, wood with metal hardware. This made an impact an me because my father is a technology teacher. We always build together. It may look like a wooden box to most but to me, wood has a major impact on who I am because of my father.

Edwin Walter Dickinson

Richard Artschwager

B.) Which artworks do I feel a connection with? Why?

Tobi Kahn-American, born 1952, KITHU,1988. Acrylic on canvas. It may sound silly but to me this piece reminds me of high heels. I not only love shoes. Yes, it is girly. But I also wear heels when i teach. I also thought it was a beautiful piece. I like how simple it looks and the colors that were used.

Camille Pissaro- French, 1831-1903, Peasants in the Fields, Eragny, 1890. Oil on canvas. This reminds me of home. I live out in the country and there is farm land all around. My boyfriend has a a farm with horses. They do hay and plow their fields. This is such a beautiful piece. it looks like a photograph.

Tobi Kahn

Camille Pissarro

C.) Which artworks would I like to know more about? Why?

Louise Nevelson- American, born, Ukraine, 1899-1988 Transparent Sculpture IV, 1968, Plastic. I just find that this piece is so amazing. The detail in the nails and how it is put together is crazy. This picture does not do it justice. I just find it fascinating. 

Francis Michael Celentano-American, born 1928,Untitled, 1964, oil on canvas. I think this is so interesting. I really want to talk to the artist and ask why they created this and what it stand for. This is one of the first pieces I saw and wanted to just keep looking at it.

Louise Nevelson 

Francis Michael Celentano

Module 5

My thought process was quite simple. I read through and watched all of the materials provided. But I came up with my logo based on who I am. I did think about other logos I have seen before. They can range from super simple to more complex. I believe my logo is in the middle. I thought of characteristics to describe who I am. Some are more subtle and you might not understand why I designed it a certain way. I did a lot of sketching. I did not spend a lot of time on it though. The more I thought and sketched the further I was from where I wanted to be. My logo symbolizes me: I love photography- filmstrip, my favorite color is red, i have a bright personality- the sun, and I am imperfect- nothing is measured and it is all free hand. I love the way my logo looks. It is me. I debated between measuring to make sure the spaces for the letters were even and if I should trace letters, but I decided nothing is perfect and to have something describe me should not be perfect either. It was hard to create the logo. I had to choose the most important things about me. I also could not decide how to do my name. I did most of my sketches as DLW DW but it was not until the final when i chose DANALYNN. I enjoyed the videos. There was so much information to take in. I really liked the video about the changing script. It showed me that everything changes so quickly. My logo that I love now might be completely different by the end of the semester. 

Module 4

The one video about the color wheel did not play any sound for me but I enjoyed watching the mixture of colors. It was interesting that the different between Magenta and Red can cause such a difference from the outcome of mixtures. I thought the value video was interesting but not the exact same thing that I went through when I prepared mine. I used charcoal so I was a little more challenging because it smudges so easily and I am left handed. I was trying my best not to drag my hand an smear the charcoal like I do when writing with pencil. I thought this was a fun project. This was my first time using charcoal. It is such a different medium to use but it was cool. It is so soft and easy to make dark. It smears and dusts up. As you can see in my value picture the black dust blew across the page. I have used acrylic paint before so it was not a new experience. 

Black to White Charcoal

Primary Colors

Principle and Elements Project

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When I received this project, I became very excited. I love photography and hope to have my own studio someday. That will be my side job, since I want to become a teacher. I walked around and took pictures. I did not really think at first. I wanted to capture something and see where they fit. I also did not take all of the pictures at once. It took several days. I found that if I take pictures all in one day they all turn out similar with different images. By taking them different days and time I can capture different styles. Once I took the images the first day I sat down and figured out which elements and principles I already had. Then I went out specifically to gather the rest of them. I enjoyed this project. It was one that I thought was going to be easy. It did present challenges though. Sometimes it is extremely difficult to pair a picture with an element, especially when they can fit into multiple. How do you choose?

Module 3

Color is light reflecting. Different colors create different emotions. Red can cause a person to feel angry or loved. Blue can cause people to feel sad and cold. There are two types of color. Primary colors or warm colors and secondary colors also known as cold colors. I enjoy learning about color. Colors have meaning but that meaning can be interpreted by individuals completely different from others. who would think that by looking at a color one could change their feelings or emotions.The final painting at the end of the video was beautiful. I thought it was incredible that she just felt the paint. she would just squeeze the paint tube on the canvas and go. She didn't seem to really have a plan. I need a plan. I would have had to have a sketch or the picture drawn out for me to be able to create anything. I cannot really just guess.Where a soldier is being sworn in. The faces are not perfectly clear but they seem to look angry to me. The background is black as the night sky and the one is holding swords to be it looks like something bad is going to happen. they explain that it is a swearing in. Color creates emotions and a feeling that may not be real. It baffles me that by just looking at something our mood can change. Art shows civilization changing. 

First Blog

 I had already had a gmail account so I lucked out and did not have to do that part of the assignment. I did have a little difficulty setting up my blog. Honestly I am still not sure if I have everything set up correctly. That worries me because I do not want to lose points. This post is my test to see if it works.
I expect to learn different types of art. Having to travel to art galleries is an exciting assignment for me. Personally, I love photography and hope to own my own studio someday, so to be able to look at art and other peoples inspirations helps to give me ideas. Music is part of my daily life. Art is going to be something that is incorporated into my classroom on a daily basis. I want to learn different ways to use it and what types of art I enjoy.
I enjoy online courses. They fit better into my schedule because along with being a full time student I work at a daycare. One thing I need to work on is making sure I stay on top of my work. Sometimes I procrastinate and it causes more of a headache for me.