Artist Statement

           This year, in the beginning of art I feared that I was truly inexperienced and that art class

wouldn't be enjoyable because I have never taken a formal course. I hoped that this could give more

confidence to sketch and see myself grow in a field that I have no experience in.  Prior to being in art, if

 there was a school assignment that included art I would immediately frown and become less confident

of my work. It was never a strong suit of mine, so coming into this class was a leap of faith for me. I

learned that art was actually therapeutic and enjoyable. A real stress reliever it has become for

me. I went from being scared to show anyone my work to sketching for fun. I found it easier and easier

 once I learned the basics of art that was taught in class. I learned that taking a risk may come as a

positive, and a talent may never be discovered if I never try. Trying my best has always been natural to

 me, and with art I learned that I love to challenge myself. I like to set high goals and in time achieve

them, even if it's not right away.

           My best piece was the single charcoal sketch. The apple showed my growth the most. The apple

 showed my best work of value and shape. It was a very clean piece and depicted what I wanted. It

showed where the light hit the apple and where the shadow came over the fruit. I was impressed in my

ability to recognize the light and dark spots then drawing it on my paper. The apple was my best work

this semester. The lines were clean, the value was varied, and the shading gave a great 3D effect. My

 least favorite piece was my color wheel. I could have balanced out the blue-green better because the

green took over more than the blue. The color wheel reflected poorly of my coloring ability. I could

have made the primary colors more vibrant and balanced out the secondary and tertiary colors in the

wheel.
      In the past two months, the pieces focused on the combination of value, line, shape, color, and

creativity. From sketch books, to other papers and it gave the artwork different textures and effects.

The scratchboard was our final project and my favorite. All the skills we learned over the course of two

 months had to be put together and demonstrated to make the art work the best possible. With art, I

tended to do the bare minimum but currently I try to do above what I think I am capable of. When I

complete a project I thought I could not succeed in, then do it to my liking, it boosts my self esteem to

try harder things. Overall, I thought my artwork was impressive to me at least because I had no

experience or confidence whatsoever. Now I look forward to new challenges and setting new

standards. To improve next semester, I could work more on color. I do see myself struggling with

balancing color or not adding enough. I plan to use more and balance out the colors in my work.