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Artist Statement

The main idea that guided my artwork was the assignment we were given. This assignment was to draw from life meaning not from a photograph but drawing from what we see in real life. We were given three different prompts. One prompt was to draw a self-portrait. Another prompt was to draw from still life. And the final prompt was to draw a corner of a room.

For this artwork, I used 12" by 9" paper with Watercolors and Sharpie. I used a thin sharpie pen for the continuous line drawings and the watercolor for the splashes of color.

The process I went through for these finished pieces was first I had to find a still life "model" which I chose a paper towel dispenser. I chose this because I thought it was a funny weird object to chose. For my self-portrait, I started with grabbing a mirror and staring at all of my features closely so as I could get them as close as possible. I found it difficult getting the eyes to look like they were actually mine. Finally, for the corner of a room, I chose the corner of my room with my desk and mirror. I chose this corner because it seemed the easiest and I felt the most confident with drawing it.