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. 

September 27, 2010

Title: "Coastin'"

Medium: Canvas and paint

Find an object and make an art piece with it? This assignment really through me a curve ball but once i started brain storming i came up with some pretty good ideas and this was the winner! These sunglasses are from St. Patty's Day last year when one of my friends broke them and left them at my house - they've been floating around my room since then. Everyday for the past few weeks I've walked past these ear buds in the parking lot of my complex, so i figured i could clean them off and incorporate them into my piece. So here it is, my found art piece, hope you like it!

PS: I named it "Coastin'" because that is the song i was listening to when i came up with this idea. 

September 20, 2010

Title: "Tarpon"

Medium: 8 1/2" X 11" Computer Paper and pencil

Waiting and waiting,

for the fish to take the bait.

Bored, hot, tired, and hungry.

Finally, time to fight!

Dad says, "Reel him in!"

Thrilled, anxious, and excited. 

The fight has ended,

The tarpon has now been caught.

Exhausted, proud, and starving. 

September 12, 2010

Title: "Me!"

Medium: 10" X 13.5" Paper and Pencil

When I was told to draw a self portrait I was extremely intimidated by the thought of it. I love to draw and paint, but people are way harder than the cartoons that i have made in the past, but once i started it was a lot more relaxing than i thought it would be. I found a picture of myself on my computer that I feel really shows my personality, which i thought was important since it's a self portrait and should show who I am not just what i look like. This picture was taken of me at my best friend's birthday party and as you can see I was just having a great time. I love to laugh and in this picture that is exactly what I am doing. So, after I found the picture that I wanted, I went online to a photo editing site and used to effects to change the photo to a drawing on my computer. Then, I printed that out and started to draw. As I drew, I grew more confident in my work and really started to relax and enjoy the process. This assignment really made me step out of my comfort zone and draw something a bit more challenging than I would have usually done, and it showed me that I am capable of doing more complex art. I added one of my favorite quotes to the picture because there was a lot of blank space and I thought that the quote fit well with what i had drawn. It is a quote from Walt Disney and says, "laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever."=)