Three Forms Drawing

Today in art class we had D.E.A.D. (drop everything and draw), because it is Tuesday. So we had different tools that we could use like charcoal, both white and black and then three different objects, a small paper cup, wood rectangle toy block, and a pine cone. Seeing the examples that she had placed on the board I was kind of not really sure of what to expect coming into the project. We gathered all of our supplies and I immediately started drawing. I tried really looking at key details so that my drawing would come out great. After getting started I am not going to lie I liked it, I liked it because I don't think of myself as the strongest drawer, but with the outcome I was pretty impressed with myself and the fact that asking for help really also helps. Overall I liked this drawing in comparison to the other one we did the other day with the still piece. I had fun exploring new things and that is why I mostly liked it. I got to know the inner drawer in me!

Pour Paintings

When we were introduced to the new project I was pretty excited to give it a try without splatter painting. It was a new thing that I was excited to try. Once we began it was just sort of experamenting a lot with making different colors and then putting them on the paper to see where it would lead my partner and I. Once we had done two of those types of painting things we were quite please with the result. We saw so many different objects in each of the pieces.

Collaborative Drawings

Today in Art our task was to make a piece with a couple of specific tools and see where our imagination would take us. Later on we hear the teacher say "STOP!" and we put our utensils down and wait for the announcement, she told us to move 4 spaces down and then that we would continue on another idea we would now have to come up with, while working on the unfinished piece in front of us. The piece I left behind was no longer mine and the person working on it had freedom to do whatever they would like to do to it! At first I didn't know what to expect or what to do but after I started getting used to the next piece she asked us once again to move down 4 spaces and make something new out of what was already there. Unfortunately once I saw how my piece was being destroyed, I am not going to lie I was dissapointed and a little annoyed. I felt this way because I thought my idea had a good little story and it made sense and it was cute! After I saw black basically ALL over "my old work" I was annoyed but then I got over myself and it actually helped me try not to be in control all the time. It helped me loosen up and not be too attached when I make something, it is such a hard thing to do but my teacher was right. I have to be able to let my work go, and I  have to be able to handle mistakes. That was my experience with the assignment "Collaborative Drawings."

Talk And Draw

Today in Art we had a fun activity, we had to sit on the inside of the desk and describe what we saw to our partners who could not turn around. I was the drawer first and I thought it was pretty easy. I thought that my partner had a pretty good idea of what she was describing and I just trusted what she would say and then try to draw it so that it would look that way. I love drawing even though I will admit I am not the best, that's why I thought it wasn't going to be so hard but after a while I was really tempted to just look, it made me feel unable to be in control and it kind of made me think a little more about how I was drawing what and how I was drawing it. The second task was the describer and that was just so hard for me! haha I thought I could do it but I realized I need to learn more words that describe what I see in my everyday life. Overall I liked the new experience of having to trust what my partner says and everything it was definitely different. Thumbs up from me Ms.Roberts!

First blog! from me....the blogger...

Who is an artist? What does an artist need to be productive and creative?

I really think that anyone can be an artist. I think of art as a wide variety of things and different talents, none quite the same. I love that no matter what your good at there is some type of art that you can relate to or even be great at. I think creativity can definitely be hard when our minds are blocked by every stressing thing out there these days, but when it comes down to it I think anyone can be productive and creative if they set their minds to it. Most importantly art should be something you can go to and you feel free and spontaneous and it's okay. There are no rules when it comes to art and that is one of the reasons I am sure that anyone can be an artist. From the moment when we are little, and try to imitate our older siblings masterpieces, from being an amazing painter in 11th grade we've all had the opportunity to be great at some form of art we just have to unlock the creative juices hidden within ourselves to truly discover that we are all artists.