6/2-
Although I am very satisfied with every piece of art that I created this year, I am disappointed with the amount of time it took me. I was able to complete approximately 6 pieces this year, which I do not believe is enough for working forty minutes a day for 180 days. I attempted to paint things that are all very important to me, such as, the musicians I listen to frequently, images I imagine and think about, animals that I like, and memories I have. because everything I paint hold great importance to me, I get frustrated and attempt to make them perfect. Although my teacher tells me to allow mistakes to happen, I can not. For every painting or drawing I create i have an image in my head of what I want it to look like, and do not consider myself finished until I can successfully create that image. Every piece I made this year I am very happy with. I can tell how important these pieces are to me because when people offered to buy some off of me my answer was an immediate no. to me my paintings are honestly the most valuable thing I own, because of the amount of time I have spent on each of them. I have tried very hard this year and would definitely consider this year a success. If I could I wouldn’t change one thing I did in this class, and I’m going to miss it greatly next year at college.
1/26/10-
At the end of the second marking period I am satisfied with my art pieces but at the same time very disappointed with how long it took me to finish them. After a month I finished my second piece that I started towards the end of the first marking period. The painting was on a large scale canvas and was of Bob Marley. He is one of my favorite musicians and I really wanted to attempt to illustrate some of his lyrics. Although I am satisfied with how the painting turned out I know that I need to create a plan for me to create more art in a shorter amount of time. After I finished the Bob Marley painting I moved on to another piece that I wanted to paint. Back in the fall I went onto a field trip, with my oceanography class, to the Baltimore Aquarium. The field trip made me want to paint some of the beautiful and colorful things I got to see that live in the ocean. Along with my Bob Marley painting I am extremely pleased with its turn out but I know that I need to move faster. For next semester I hope on making a plan that will allow me to make more art in less time. I hope to work on smaller scale pieces and not put as much planning into everything I do. Next semester I would like to just let things happen and see what I can make.
11/4/09-
At the end of this marking period I am very pleased with the painting that I did complete. I do think that I moved way to slow but I worked as much as I could. I am very surprised how long it took me to complete my “Biggie” painting but I am not used to working on such a large scale. After completing that painting I began a piece on Bob Marley. Since starting that painting about two weeks ago I am very disappointed. As of right now everything is unproportioned and I am just about to start over. My portfolio proposal has me finishing a painting every 3 weeks and as of now that has not happened. I am going to have to change my proposal to allow me more time to finish each painting.
I feel that I deserve a high B for the first marking period because of the amount of work that I put into my art. Although it took me much longer than I had expected I worked everyday in class and occasionally at home. The only reason I do not think that I deserve an A is because of how long it took me to make one piece of art. I failed to meet the time requirements of my proposal and many of my papers were not turned in on time. Due to my work ethic, and how my paintings and sketchbooks turned out I feel that a high “B” or a low “A” would be a fair grade for me in the first marking period.
