Midterm Circles

I’m calling this project, path of life because it shows a path with footsteps are where the footsteps are there is life. The subject is circles with a path and some of the circles have a path that has been walked on and some don't. I chose to create this specific work because I wanted to connect my circles while also showing that we can make the planet better. When I was creating this I had a motivational idea in mind.

For materials, I used sharpie, and colored pencil. I used sharpie and colored pencils for the different landscapes and the share for the foot prints of the circles. I used a variety of techniques and methods including: outlining and blending. While creating this work, I paid close attention making sure to get my message across, I did this by making the darker path cross through the life filled one to show that the dark parts can be made better. I wanted my artwork to connect to each individual circle and I did this by having a path to connect most of the circles.

I like the way the footsteps go off of the circles. However, I struggled with keeping my landscapes high contrast without them looking dumb. If I created another work like this I may have spent more time on some of the landscapes and maybe make the circles that the person has walked on dark and the ones they haven’t life filled to show that we are destroying wildlife because I think that would make more sense to my audience. My work shows that I learned how to create art in a fast amount of time given requirements.