Found Image Collage

I got my idea for my collage by my love of animals. When I was flipping through the magazines, I found many pictures of animals and I thought that it would fit in perfectly. I am finding landscapes of the animals and later I am going to put the animals in their natural habitats. My peers gave me some good feedback. They said they really liked my idea about blending the animals with their habitats. They also said I should try to spread out the animals more.

Three forms drawing

The drawing experience today felt fairly simple. We looked at three objects and drew them realistically. I felt that drawing the cup and block was very easy. The pine co on the other hand was very challenging. I felt that my block was pretty successful. I needed to work on my lighting when I was drawing the block. I should have knew that light was only hitting one side. I learned that drawing these three items was not easy although it sounded simple. There were so many factors we had to think about when we drew. 

Extending our findings from the pour paintings

From my pour painting, I saw many little things as well as a couple of big things. I decided to go with making an alligator in a swamp/rain forest. I want to turn a cramped alligator from the pour painting into a completely free one on my new piece of art. My classmates gave me so really good feedback on my work of art. They said that I should try to include more to fill up the page. Someone also mentioned that I should maybe add some more trees because I only drew two.

Pour Paintings

The original pour paintings was out of my control. The shapes were forming in any way it wanted to. By rotating the drawing, I created all of the different shapes an images. When I saw something I immediately stopped pouring and took a look. It was hard giving up the power to create the shapes. I was surprised by how some of the things looked so abstract and the difficulty to locate something.

When I came to further develop the drawing, I tried to look for something big. That did not really work out so then, I began digging up the different shapes into many little things. My picture is headed towards a lot of little different things.

Collaborative Drawing

Having someone else add to our drawing helps to add more to the final product. It is interesting to see how other people view your drawing and then build off of it. It felt good to return to my original drawing. It was fun to see what other people added. Some of the things were very interesting to look at, and some things were a bit strange. I think that the collaborative drawing overall was a good experience. It is interesting to see how one little drawing can be expanded on by almost anyone.

Talk and Draw

The challenging thing about being the drawer is that you never know what your exactly drawing. You must draw from what your partner is telling you. It is even tougher when your partner is not good at giving directions... Being the describer was also challenging because you could not just name the items that you saw. Describing all the items was not simple. Some items were so abstract that it was hard to specify each part exactly. If i could do this again, I would maybe make it so that the drawer could get a general sense of what kind of items he or she are drawing.

Thinking about the Artist

Anyone can be an artist. It takes someone who has an open mind and has creativity. Creativity means that someone has new ideas and are open to them. It comes in many different sizes and forms. Creativity can come from someone old or young, it doesn't really matter. For an artist to be productive and creative, it requires a couple things. First, they must have the right tools to use. They need the right materials to be an artist. They also must be motivated and inspired to their work of art.

Reflecting on blocks, play dough, and finger paint.

When I first touched the materials, it took a while for me to have a flashback to the past. I just had the items in my hands for a while. I made colorful balls with the play-dough. I made finger prints with the finger paint. The blocks reminded me of building large towers. After having my flashback, I knew what to do with the materials. Everything was slowly coming back to me. I felt like a kid again working with these materials. All the things I used when i was a kid remind me of my childhood. I really liked using the blocks because they were the things i used the most.

Reflecting on Picasso quote.

I think "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up" has a deep meaning. It means everyone is an artist in their own way. Every child has potential to be an artist even though they may not know they are. As children grow up, they use or lose their artistic ability. Some artists will continue to pursue art while others will lose the ability.