The Bright Side
Pencil crayon compositions exhibiting a positive and heartwarming moment, item or concept in our lives.
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I drew this piece to represent something very special to me. It is a re-creation of a photo taken at my cottage. It is a sunset. I have so many important memories attached to this place, some with my friends, some with my family, and some with just me. It is so peaceful, and so beautiful, that all of my problems just disappear. Whenever I'm sad, sitting and watching the sun go down makes me happy.
My artwork shows the happiness of watching fireworks with my sister. It's about the fun and special moments we shared together. I want to deliver a message to everyone to show how important it is to enjoy happy moments and find beauty in simple things. It reminds us to look on the bright side, even when things are tough.
This drawing is based off a photo taken at a Christmas potluck with friends. I don't remember much from that day but it was nice getting together as a group which is why I decided to draw this moment.
Air conditioning. Lightbulbs. Refrigerators. WiFi. These are all electricity-powered things that we take for granted. Without them, we would deem life "unlivable". Electricity is vital in all of our lives, and it is important that we reflect upon the privileges we are given, as you never know when they'll be taken away.
My artwork depicts the hope and positivity I feel when looking at a sunset. It is inspired by an actual location that I pass by on my way back from my grandparents house in Orangeville. The actual location is a farm overlooking the Toronto skyline. During the summer, my family and I were driving back from Orangeville when we stopped here. Even though we pass this area every time, the sunset on this particular evening was so beautiful that we just had to stop and get out of the car. Overlooking the sunset on that warm summer night filled me with warmth, hope, and positivity, and I wanted to depict these feelings through my drawing.
My work replicates a photo of my mom and I celebrating my first birthday. I believe that the brightside in our lives is found in the family we have and cherish, our loved ones are those that bring the best out of us even in our dark times. The photo and art piece represent the spark of hope in all the darkness, with the candle light symbolizing familial bond and the dark exemplifying our darkest days. The piece delivers the message that no matter the circumstance, the familial bond will light the path in the dark: our source of hope.
My work is about a happy memory shared with my friends when he had a water gun fight. It was hosted in my alleyway as a part of celebrating Kaitlin's birthday!
Through my work, I explored contrast; demonstrating how happy moments in life are pieces of art to me. Each portrait represents a happy memory and they glow brightly in contrast to the dark room they are in.
Accepting your insecurities and not basing yourself off of the beauty standards in the world, and not comparing yourself to other girls with the beauty standards you wish for.
The darker colours and design in the artwork is based on my cat and how she looks to me and how others possibly see her. My cat is a scratch-type, but only when you pet her for too long on the belly. My cat acts aggressively and judgy, but only when she is annoyed. The bright colours in the work represent her energetic personality.
My artwork is about a summer trip my family and I took to Briars Park in celebration of my brother’s 18th birthday. It's not often that we get together to celebrate an occasion like this, especially not to this extent. So I wanted to capture how special these days/moments were for me, and truly just how memorable the trip was for all of us.
My artwork reflects the treasured memories of my family trip to Peggy's Cove. The breathtaking scenery, rugged rocks, shimmering water, and glowing lighthouse inspired me to recreate the tranquility and enchantment I felt while visiting.
This artwork is a representation of a family tradition I have where each year, at Christmas, my mom and I cut off the bottom of our Christmas tree trunk and give it to my grandpa. My grandpa would then turn it into an ornament. This past year my grandpa passed away. So I decided to honour him by making this project about our tradition.
This photo is a photo of me when I was younger when I went trick or treating with my mom and dad. The message the work is sending is about family bonding.
Admiring the radiance of the sun, reflecting over the shimmering lake as it slowly sets down the horizon.
My drawing is about an important memory I have of spending time fishing with my family which is really rare, and this one is especially precious because the sunset looked really pretty and we were all really happy.
This artwork shows me on my favourite holiday, Christmas.
I liked doing this art because I was able to express myself and I learned from it the meaning behind it was to let go of the past so you can bloom because you can't keep focusing on the past for you to grow. You need to let go because you can't change the past.
My artwork is a combination of things that make me happy like my cat, reading books, traveling and my 16th birthday cake. I created this artwork to express my take on the bright side of the world and make people smile when they look at it.
My drawing shows a time when me and my friend gave pizza to the homeless. It was a really good moment because we got to help and make them smile. I wanted to show how small things like sharing can make a big difference and bring people together.
My artwork is about a joyful moment in life, graduating from preschool. The inspiration for this piece came from an old photo that reminds me of how even small milestones can feel very special. This moment represents positivity and hope because it shows the excitement of reaching a goal and growing up, no matter how small it might seem to others. I can imagine it's a proud and happy moment, especially for parents, who get to witness their child growing up and achieving things.
My drawing is about my first time going to Tobermory, hiking and seeing this relaxing view. The feeling there was calming and free.
The meaning of my work is how small yet big happiness can look. In the artwork, you see a blank blue room, but there's one noticeable detail. The couple in the middle is me and my significant other. When you're with someone whom you'd love to its fullest, you'll find that even in such an empty space, you'll find happiness somewhere. I had purposely added a small glow around the couple because I wanted to make them stand out the most.
The meaning/message for my work is people chatting with one another and being happy and positive in a classroom. I couldn't think of anything else that was positive, at least in my life, so I just chose somewhere that I usually see positivity. There might be another message in the artwork, but that's for you to figure out.
On paper, the drawing seems very simple and basic, but it holds many memories and many positive emotions. Its a drawing of me and my friends at starbucks chatting it up and sipping our drinks. This has been something we have been doing since Gr.9 and will do until we graduate from Harbord. I will never forget this place and the memories behind it.
My work is about my first memory of encountering a dog. I remember being completely overjoyed by the sight of this humongous fluffy animal. My art represents the sweetness of a moment from childhood that I hold dearly.
My artwork is of the TV room in my house, where I spend a lot of time with my dad watching movies. It is a bonding place for me where I have had a lot of really good memories with friends and especially my family.
My bright side is on the tiny moments that I don't have enough appreciation for - like my breakfast. I get to think about everything or nothing all by myself and enjoy my food I am grateful for before the day starts.
The hand and paw you see in my artwork are me and my cat Zoe. Ever since I first adopted her in early 2021, she has been the cutest, most loving, and most caring cat my parents and I have ever adopted. I created this artwork because it represents a strong connection between the two of us. Today, I still love to play, pet her, and get her off the kitchen counter when she's pretty much not supposed to be up there.
This work shows a concert i recently attended. I love music and going to concerts is something that always brings me so much joy. One aspect of concerts that I love is the community created by our shared love for music. I think it's incredibly beautiful how music brings people together no matter our differences, it's such a positive and wonderful experience.
My brightside was during a shared meal between my friends. Throughout this memory there were moments of conversation over good food, many laughs shared between the three of us, and a feeling of fullness from start to end.
This artwork is dedicated to my grandma. It showcases a childhood scene of us cooking together, and I chose it to show how the simplest of memories in life are always taken granted for and mean more than one thinks. My grandma was an incredibly kind, hard-working, and passionate woman — one of whom I greatly admire. That's why, I wanted to dedicate an art piece in remembrance of her.
The first thing I think about when I think about peace, warmth, and brightness is a campfire. During the summer, sitting around a warm fire, surrounded by my friends are always cherished memories. The complete peace of burning embers, roasting marshmallows, and singing songs is what makes campfires so special and unlike any other feeling in the world.
I've never been good with memories, for years I've struggled to remember what I had done just yesterday, so this project stressed me out quite easily. Every memory of mine is blurred with bright colours and odd borders, fun shapes and patterns I can describe. So instead of picking a single memory, a single voice, I chose to (try) to draw the voices of my memories, what I see first when meeting someone and what I experience instead of a play by play of the past. I wish I got more people down, but even then, it's hard to draw what I can't explain.
This artwork shows a peaceful path surrounded by trees, leading into the distance where a train is coming through. The train represents movement and journey, how life keeps going forward, even through quiet, natural places. I used strong perspective lines to draw the viewer's eyes toward the train, and I surrounded the path with greenery to show how nature and human-made things can exist together.
My art piece is a depiction of a time when I went to the ago, and I saw, in an empty exhibit, a young girl doing the very same assignment, to sketch a Henry Moore sculpture, with the very same sculpture. In the moment, I felt many feeling, but was overwhelmed with a sense of nostalgia. It made me so much more aware of how time passed, and how as time passes people grow. I noticed in the sculpture, that the centre area somewhat resembled an hourglass. I used this to construct my piece. The yellow area represents the past, and all the things that come with childhood, and the present is the blue. Normally, these two feel separated from each other in my life, but in this very moment it felt as though the past was being poured into my life, like the sands from an hourglass.
For this artwork, the bright side. I picked the beach with my family in Florida. This is an important memory for me because I have been going there since I was a little girl, making many fun memories, such as late-night swims, early sunrise dives, and mini-golfing. This is why I picked the beach for my bright side assignment.
My art work is about the focus my friend's cat conveys when she looks at me. It's about the simple pleasure of the company of an animal's presence.
For my bright side culminating assignment I chose to draw a landscape of a picnic bench in a field with a fading sun setting. I chose this image as something positive a generic bench doesn't have much physical value but instead used a space ware positive moments/memories are created by many hold sentimental value.
My art piece displays my love for ballet at a young age. To me this is an important aspect of my life because I learnt of my passion for the dance from my grandmother who was a ballet teacher.
My e-bike was more than just a way to get around—it was something I relied on and really enjoyed using every day. When it got stolen, I was shocked and frustrated. At first, I didn't realize how much it actually meant to me. But as the days went by, I started to miss it more than I expected. Until my dad got it back, he found it in a park and texted me immediately. when I received that message my heart flew out my body and I wanted to leave school and go see it but I couldn't… always remember that you could lose anything at anytime so love it and spend as much time with it as possible
The meaning in my illustration is about a story that took place last fall when my family and I gave back to the homeless in our community. Trinity Bellwoods recreational centre was having a food drive, my family and I donated a lot of food, considering that it is our home park and home recreational centre. When we were on our way out, the staff running the food drive had offered us if we would like to help them hand out boxes of perishable goods to the homeless. Later in the week, my mom and my brother, and I went back for a few hours to hand out goods in these cardboard boxes to the homeless around Trinity Bellwoods. This drawing shows me in my camouflage sweater giving a box of goods to a homeless guy who I remember wearing sandals, ripped blue jeans, a red sweater and a brown beanie.
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