October 25, 2010

Title: "Pre-schematic Stage Drawing"

Medium: 8 1/2" X 11" Paper and Crayons

When I thought about doing a pre-schematic drawing I didn't think it would be very difficult. I thought that since my drawing skills are far beyond that of a 4 year old I would be able to do this no problem, but once I started I realized that it would be because my drawing skills are more advanced than the pre-schematic stage the drawing was harder to complete. I used my left hand instead of my right so that I would have poor line quality, but even still I had to intentionally mess up a times. I thought it was fun to do this because it reminded me of when I was young and I would have to try really hard to color inside the line and now I had to try not to. 

October 18, 2010

Title: "Sad Sundays"

Medium: Canvas and Paint

From what I know about the artwork of those suffering with depression, this is my interpretation of what an art piece of someone with depression would look like. I used lots of dark colors and little effort when doing this piece because I didn't want to over analyze the work and instead focus on the way the piece was making me feel. I think this piece helped me to understand a bit more about letting feelings out when working on art instead of focusing on precision. 

October 11, 2010

Title: "My Best Friend"

Medium: White 4" x 6" Paper and Pencil

Peanut butter is to jelly,

Just as Courtney is to Kelly. 

The perfect pair, it's easy to see,

I love her and she loves me.

We met in Kindergarden, and we've had our fights,

yet, 16 years and we're still this tight.

A friend like this is hard to find,

so we'll stand by each other 'til the end of time.

October 4, 2010

Title: "Leah McNaughton, PPAT"

Medium: 18" x 24" Paper and markers

I had my brothers girlfriend do the Person Picking an Apple from a Tree test for this homework assignment. Having someone I know so well conduct the experiment while I acted like the therapist was somewhat strange because she felt like I knew what everything meant and was analyzing her work while she did it, but really I wasn't too sure what to look for; however, this did lead me to realize that it is probably not the best idea to be a therapist for someone you know because it will be hard for them to view you that way when they already see you as a friend. Although I'm not 100% sure on what to look for when analyzing a PPAT test, here's some of the things I noticed in hers. Her lines are very sporadic and none of them actually make a connection with the trunk of the tree. Her person has a bit of a "rubber arm" issue, but I do see that he actually was successful in retrieving his apple from the tree. Conducting this experiment was fun, and has intrigued me to learn more about the PPAT test.