Christmas Sphere

My goal in this art piece was to create a vibrant, whimsical drawing with a realistic touch. I accomplished my goal by using fun bright colors and carefully placed lines, shapes, and shadows to ensure a realistic quality. My drawing is about color and the look of shapes when distorted through reflection. The most difficult challenge I had to face was drawing small details with chalk pastel. I met this challenge by leaving out many details in place of blurred lines and shapes. My drawing really works in the area with my hand holding the sphere. I learned that crazy colors and blurry lines can still result in a realistic look. From Genna and Alyssa, I learned that you should stop comparing yourself to others because the aspects you dislike most in your art piece are usually the ones most loved by another artist. If I had a do-over I would redraw the edges of the sphere to make it less green and more blue and I would redraw Alyssa and Genna in the background. I feel like I drew myself the best. I feel like the tree and colored boards really pop.

Leftovers

The people leftover after half of the individuals in the house left.

 Leftover birds.

 The people leftover at the beach.

Leftover darkness as the sun rises.

Leftover light as the sun sets and a partially destroyed dock leftover from the hurricane.

Self Portrait

My goal in this artwork was to make an art piece that correctly portrayed me. I accomplished my goal by referring to my reference picture constantly and by focusing on shadow and highlight. The most surprising thing about my experience doing this drawing was how difficult it was to switch from drawing lines to drawing shadows. This was also the most difficult challenge I had to face. I faced this challenge by drawing upside down for a portion of this art piece and by focusing on sections of the piece instead of on the whole picture. This was also how I switched from left to right brain. A dull pencil makes a dull art piece. When in doubt, draw it out. Draw what challenges you and you will go far. Draw the things that seem difficult. I think the eye really works in my drawing. From this drawing, I have learned how to focus on light not lines. From Suoyi, I learned how to focus on light and shadows. If I had a do-over, I would make my cheek thinner and the lines around my mouth lighter and less "puppet-looking". I think the best thing about my artwork is the hair.

Night Photos

David Sketch

Charcoal Pumpkin

My goals in this art piece were to create a realistic image of a pumpkin using my own artistic style. I accomplished my goals by using the image I was drawing to create stark contrast. My painting is about the light and dark areas that an image consists of. The most difficult challenge I had to face was  drawing the stem of the pumpkin. I met this challenge by avoiding following the image that I was drawing to closely so that I could give the stem my own style. My painting really works in the area with a moment of light within the pitch blackness on the top pumpkin. I learned that contrast between light and dark shadows helps to make a drawing more realistic. My mentor was Andrew Wyeth. His paintings showed me the importance of shadows within a drawing. From Murphy, I learned that if you stop comparing yourself to other artists, you'll be happier with the final product of your drawing. If I had a do-over I would chose a more interesting position for the pumpkins to be in. I feel like I didn't get the most interesting shadows in this drawing and the bottom pumpkin is bland. I feel like I drew the top pumpkin the best. I feel like the top pumpkin really pops.

Charcoal Pumpkin Thumbnail Drawings

Horses of a Different Color

My goals in this art piece were to create vividly colored drawings from images that consisted of neutral tones and to create images with stark contrast. I accomplished my goals by avoiding neutral colors and by leaving the background white so that it could contrast with the rainbow horses. I was surprised by how much I improved throughout the course of creating these drawings. Each drawing I did to continue the series was better than the last. However, there were some challenges. One problem I had throughout this series was blending the colors. Throughout the process of creating this series I constantly faced the issue of the colors not coming together. I overcame this issue by using a color that joined the others together, in some images that color was blue, in others it was pink or yellow. I shifted over to the artistic right brain thinking when I used a variety of colors that others would not think would work together to create a 3D image. I also shifted to artistic thinking when I cropped my images to create an interesting composition. A dull pencil makes a dull line. When in doubt, sketch it out. Draw a picture of what makes you truly happy and you will go far. Draw the things that make you happiest. I feel like my drawing really works in the image of the horse's ears. I think that the eyes in that image really came together how I had envisioned. From this art piece, I have learned how to use colors to create realistic images. I feel that I can use this skill in future drawings to enhance an image and make it my own. From Murphy, I learned how to crop an image to create an interesting composition. She had suggested to use an image consisting of only the top half of a horse's face to bring the other drawings in my series together. I used her suggestion and I feel like that image became one of my favorite pieces. If I could have a do-over, I would redo the drawing of the horse's muzzle. I feel like that drawing didn't quite work with the others and that I could have added more detail. I feel that the best thing about my art is how colorful and vibrant all of the drawings are. 

Family

My family includes the people and animals that continue to provide me with endless love, such as my dog Gracie.

My family consists of the people that walk with me, even in hard times, so I photographed an image of my family members' shoes.

My family includes Jesus and other people that I can talk to about anything, without being judged.

My family includes my siblings, so I photographed an image of our matching backpacks.

My family consists of those that I can relax and be myself around. Above is a photo of me and my siblings' Mickey ears from Disney. We go to Disney every year for vacation where we relax and be ourselves. 

Joy Collage: Horses

Things that bring me JOY: Disney World, Service, Pets, Horses, Family, Traveling

Artist Biography (Wolf Kahn)

Not So Selfies - A Photography Prompt Where We Were Challenged to Take Selfies Without Revealing Our Full Faces