FINAL BLOG ENTRY

yay the year's almost ended. it is kind of bittersweet. here is the link i'm supposed to put in this entry:

http://lhs.loswego.k12.or.us/z-mcbrides/AP/2009/09APbreadthconcentration.htm

so this year was pretty fun... i'd say that i learned a lot about myself as an artist. i have definitely learned that i procrastinate too much and that maybe i should've picked a different concentration. i just don't know what to do with 12 paintings of seeds and pods... but overall i'd say this year was beneficial. i was proud of the fact that i finished all 12 pieces and generally liked all of them, but i feel like i could've spent more time on each one of them to make them the best they could be. i maybe should've experimented with more different mediums, and perhaps could've found a bigger variety of pods. i wish i had also done more abstract works instead of just putting the object on the canvas, but i think i improved that as the year went on. advice: be happy! i feel like art is the best when it's beneficial to those who make it. who cares what others think of your art as long as you are satisfied with it? have a good year AP students! be nice to ms mcbride and she'll be nice to you!

alright.. now that we're down to our last couple of pieces i'm stressing out. i feel like i need to go back and redo like all of my pieces.. and i'm just really not liking the pod idea i think i would recommend to anyone thinking of a concentration to not do pods.. or podz.. i just had really wanted to paint a grapefruit. i kinda like my pine cone piece though.. i feel like i want to do one with hands and acorns or something cuz i feel like i need to make an interesting art piece that actually makes people think and think that it is controversial.. basically i'm just stressing hardcore. maybe i'll do another encaustic i really like those..

concentration pieces from january

i still have to find pictures of these because they are not done so just pretend there are pictures of them up. the first one was the black background with the hand holding the half of a pomengranite. i actually liked this one because i kind of abstracted the idea of the fruit.. i messed up on the skin tone though i usually have problems with that. and the background is kind of boring. i don't even want to talk about my other piece, i'm planning on completely redoing it if and when i have time. its the greenish one with 3 pomengranites on it from a top view..? i had a cool idea for it but i just didn't spend enough time on it at all. and the colors turned out weird. probably my worst piece yet.. but it kinda has inspired me to work all that much harder on these last 4 pieces though..

ideas!

so i have decided what to do for my next concentration pieces. i think i should try drawing one of them since i don't have any that are drawn, so i'm thinking 2 s side by side pieces, one drawn of a closed fist and the other opened to show an acorn or something.. it kind of shows containment and growth i guess? i'm thinking either graphite or charcoal.. i am not sure. the second one is gonna be layered with circles expanding outwords and maybe like a tree coming out of an acorn.. sounds lame but i promise i have a really cool vision! k bye

february critique pieces

my concentration is using pods and seeds in nature to represent a feeling of containment and growth. recently i have been thinking about giving life-like qualities to them, hence the blue one with the orange pods that kind of look like they're talking. i kind of hit a road block because i got bored with my concentration and really regretted doing it, but i think i have some inspiration for more layered pieces for the next critique. i like the orange pod piece, but i feel like it needs something more and if anyone has any ideas feel free to let me know. the hand and pomegranite seed one was super last minute and i'm mad that i didn't get it done earlier because it looks really bad.

concentration pieces so far

my concentration is pods/seeds. i am getting sick of it. here are my first five pieces. i think they are alright... it's hard to make pods/seeds interesting. one is an abstraction of a pinecone, one is an avocado, another is whirligigs, one is a grapefruit, and one is some little pod things that ms mcbride found at a cemetary. enjoy!