What we've done in art principles class over the past week and a half

All these activities have creativity in common. This is because, for the postcard project you have to use your imagination to find different ways to explain what's going on in the picture without actually saying what's "in" the picture. In the collaborative drawing we had to continue someone else's drawing which is very challenging but put our creativity to work. The pour paintings went from a spot of paint to a total different figure. Lastly, we did the mapping of still life which was incredibly hard. It takes a lot of creativity and thought to figure out how to draw something without actually drawing it. That sounds so weird but actually what we had to do. As you can see when it all comes down to it we put our imagination and creativity to work for the past week and a half.

Re-visiting observation/description activity

She got the triangle in the left corner right and the big red square in the middle. She missed the letters and most of the colors. She drew a pizza box it looks like but thats not what it was at all. If I were to do this project again I think that I would be much more descriptive when it came to the colors and shapes on top of shapes and the patterns that evolved throughout the picture.

What I see in my painting

1) A boomarang

2) A frog

3) Maisy the mouse

4) Porcupine

5) Snow flakes

6) a figure 2

Giving up control: POURS

The process of creating paintings through pouring paint was actually more relaxing. I like not knowing what was going to happen. Sometimes a painting would come out absolutely disgusting all chunky and colors mixing badly. Only, there were times where the paintings came out great. In one of the paintings without trying stripes appeared and there was silver in the painting. You never know what you will find which makes these kinds of paintings much more exciting and creative overall. When I didn't have any control over the shapes I became more into the drawing.

collaborative drawing

In class today we did collaborative drawings. I thought that it was really funny seeing my end result. When other people worked on my drawing it totally transformed. When I started it, I was thinking about making the penguin we were given diving off of a waterfall. When I came back after everyone had worked on my drawing it had become a ski resort. There was hot chocolate and skis. I had to use white paint to cover up the skis and hot chocolate and create a bubble that said splash so people would hopefully get a better idea as to what was going on. This exercise has helped me learn to make my drawings more specific so that people know what I have drawn.

What makes someone an artist?

1) An artist is someone who is creative and loves to create whether it’s art, poetry, or writing. Anyone can be an artist if they have the heart to commit to it.

2) To be creative is to let your thoughts flow and find new ways to make things exciting. Creativity is to be different and more interesting.

3) In order for an artist to be creative and productive they need to have inspiration. For example, an object they want to draw. Also they need to have a quite spot where they can let themselves breathe and just think about art. Lastly an artist needs to have supplies like paper, canvas, pencils, paints, and so on.

Evening Dress

Dress, Evening

This dress was made in 1958

By Madame Grès

French, Made in Paris

First Impressions: To me this dress is very calm and elegant and not too busy.

What I've learned: I have learned that this dress was made out of silk and it was a gift of Mrs. Leon L. Roos.