Cameroon
Preflection
I did not take 2 Dimensional Art and therefore I am scared to start this project. The joy that I hope will meet Ericson as he looks at a portrait of himself is what motivates me to get over my fears. I am going to experiment and see what art type I enjoy the most, but currently I am thinking graphite.
These last 4 weeks of Art have been some of my favorite times in the Art room because I never felt stressed or embarrassed of my work. Since we were just practicing, I was not worried about what I was doing and this resulted in 4 practices that I am proud of. With this I learned that I enjoy my art more when I do not psych myself out but rather just go straight into it. Ultimately I chose to do pencil because I feel like that practice resembles Ericson the most. I intend to add more contrast into my portrait than I had in my practice, and this is so that I can take advantage of the best aspects of pencil. Hopefully this will lead to a portrait that pops and which Ericson treasures.
Over the course of doing this project I occasionally regretted doing pencil, yet now that I am finished I am glad that I did it. It makes me a little bit sad that Ericson is not receiving a portrait that has color, but I still think this pencil portrait turned out better than the other mediums would have. I felt like I was going very fast when I worked on this, but I finished right on time and I am happy with the outcome so it all worked out.
When Ericson receives this portrait I hope he feels and knows that he is loved. I hope he cherishes what is his and that this portrait will brighten up his life in any way it can. If I were to speak to him, I would ask if he knows how much he is loved.