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