Post # 24

I would love to live under water! To me the water just feels like a peaceful place. I have been swimming and playing polo for 6 years and the water has become a necessity in my life. In the water every issue outside goes away. The water is the place where I find sanctuary. It is also so beautiful. The colors are vibrant and lively. Though my only problem would be breathing. I plant to one day grow gills and I will live underwater.

post #19

While creating my portrait I was able to feel artistic. During the project I had to grid out the paper. Next I had to sketch out what was in my picture. Once I did that I was able to paint in all the values. This was a very fun thing to do because I know that all artist do this and I was able to learn it all first hand.

post 16

This is a picture from Carrie Mae Weems. I can relate to this because I as an individual love to dance freely like this. This woman is dancing and no one is around to see her. I enjoy doing this because it allows me to express myself without judgement or laughter. This is the only way I would be able to dance in front of people.

post # 11

The artist I chose is Laura Owens. I chose her because her artwork looks very peaceful and calm. With all the chaos that goes on in the world, her work makes me smile and think of being in another world where things are happy and lovely. This artwork of hers makes it seem like the viewer is looking out a window and seeing the land. The beautiful mountains are in the far distance and the water and the sun rise or sun set gives it a nice pretty glow. Laura Owens was born in Euclid, Ohio, in 1970. She is still living today.

post # 10

This is Edward Cullen and he is a vampire. Everyone thinks that all vampires eat humans and are dangerous and viscious. However, Edward Cullen does not eat humans, he lives off the blood of animals. So that is a stereotype because people automatically assume that he would eat humans but he does not.

Blog Post #9

This picture shows layering. It is very clear that the hand is not actually holding the sign. It was placed right on top of the hand. The picture is saying "I shop therefore I am," which, in my opinion, means I shop and that makes me who I am so be proud of me because I will not change myself for you. But that is just me. The artist of this is Barbara Kruger. This could also be appropriation.

post # 8

In this class I think it was a great class. When I was younger I wanted to be an artist and in grade school we did have an art class but it was only half the year while the other half was music. So I didn't get much out of the classes especially because I was young and I didnt understand. In seventh grade I transffered to a different school that did not have an art class. So when I was old enough to understand, there wasnt a class for me. Going into high school knowing I was going to be taking an art class was a good feeling. I learned about the elements and principles of art and the history of where it came from and so far it has been a great experience for me.