Final

Reflection,

At the beginning of the year I thought this class would be like art in middle school and I just wanted to get the art credit I needed then be done with art completely for my next four years. Although at first I put no effort in and I was just getting things done by the second quarter I actually seemed to like art. I began to look forward to going to art class every single white day because it was a class where I could work on my project as an individual and make my own decisions. At the beginning of the year I knew nothing compared to as much as I know now. Its pretty unbelievable how much I grew as an artist in only one year. Art class this year has taught me patience, persistance and it taught me not to give up and start over after I make one small mistake . These skills developed throughout the year and it shows through out my work. If you look at my time capsule drawings compared to my later time capsule drawings you notice a big difference in detail skill and over all techniques used to improve the look of my art and you see how these skills have developed and improved with each project.

One the first day of school when we were assigned a homework assignment I was surprised and that immediately left a rough Impression on how the class was going to be for the rest of the year. Even though the class itself wasn't that hard once I got used to it and realized how easy and quickly I could pull out an artist statement and put together a google sites page and put my work on artsonia I realized it wouldn't be that difficult I wouldn't mind having to do those tasks. When looking back on this year I can say that although it wasn't the easiest job the result of creating acrylic art on a snowboard or a pair of skis was by far my favorite projects to work on. One thing I enjoyed about the acrylic paint is that if I was getting board I could take a break and not dry the paint with the blowdryer and let it dry naturally while I checked my phone or took a walk to get a drink of water. I think this also helped me come back to the project with fresh eyes and fix all of the mistakes that I might have other wise not have noticed.

Some art projects we did this year were challenging for me and I got frustrated with myself but if I had to do it again I would be able to the only thing that would bother me is knowing that I have already done it before.