8x8 

Collage/Social issue

Lily Pauly 

2025

My idea was to create a collage and social issue painting to get both of them done in one painting. I wanted to do something that represents the ocean life and Pollution. My process of this was i first spent a lot of time trying to find little pieces of litter in magazines and online. It took me forever to find them.  I then painted my back round water. I then started to paint my whale. I tried to make it as detailed as I could but I was rushing this painting. When I had it all painted i used a glue stick to clue on my pieces of litter. The last thing that I did was add the water spots. This artwork is supposed to remind people not to litter. The most difficult part was trying to find the pieces of trash. I ended up just finding some online and printing them off individually. I would say this is realistic and abstract. The things that I would change about this painting is make the water look more realistic, and take more time on it. I think it could have been way better.