Final Art Reflection

Over the course of the year, I have found that my most successful project was the Artist Emulation project when I emulated the work of Joan Miro.  I developed craft in this project because I learned how to successfully paint exact lines with acrylic paint, and I also learned how to plan out a major composition correctly and with detail.  The outline of my project helped me organize my painting and it enabled me to know exactly what to do for each step of my painting process.  A large canvas, primary colors and green acrylic paint, brushes, and a pencil were essential for this project.  The pencil allowed me to plan out my final piece on the canvas, while the different brushes and paint colors allowed me to change the color and change the quality/size of my line.  My goal of this project was to express a sense of infiniteness with the never ending shape, and also use vibrant colors to portray a simple yet intriguing color palette.  The most challenging project was the strip project because I was just learning how to use colors and paint, so it took me a while to feel comfortable with the mediums.  My final works are different from my preliminary sketches because I usually change my mind in the middle of my painting/drawing process and get inspired by something else, and therefore my sketches are different from my final work.  A challenge that emerged was that a lot of my colors looked flat on the canvas, so I had to add more varieties of color and use a different brush and different brush strokes to create depth.  One strength I've developed over the year is the ability to get inspired by something and translate it to a piece of art.  For example, in the last project, I took the idea of train tracks and used them to portray a bigger idea in the my artwork.  I have also improved my ability to work with paint.  Over the year, I have explored different types of paints and different brushes and brush stokes, which all enable me to express myself differently.  I have also developed the ability to plan out a whole composition and think about things in a group and how they relate to each other rather than separately.