Metals.

 We just started our metals project and so far it is going very well. It has taken me some time to create my work but I finally figured out what I wanted to do and now I have just started working on my metals piece. Since I just began my progress isn't far along and I dont have much to say except trying to saw the metal is a piece of work. Saw metals hurts your arms and makes you angry and tired and just want to give up. So far I have broken more blades than I thought I would. I feels as though this art piece will be my challenge, but its a challenge I am willing to take !

Finding yourself.

   When Mrs. Kiick told us we had to do a collage about us and incorporate different pictures or items or anything you wanted and make it into a collage, I was excited. I figured it would be easy and I could show who I am through layers. Then, when I started doing the collage I realized it was tough because i didn't want to cover things that were going to be covered and I didn't want some pictures showing all the way but they were. Finally, I just stepped back and I just let myself put pictures and items on this collage and I just went with it basically. Although my final project wasn't what I pictured I realized that I liked it and it came out completely different than I imaged it to. When the layers of pictures started coming together it created new images and I didn't expect to have any of it happen.

Thinking outside the boxes !

    So we had to draw a self portrait and I was little on edge about it because I personally would rather not stare at myself for the amount of time I had to. After finishing my self portrait I was impressed that I was even able to draw as well as I did and make it look like me! Doing a self portrait was challenging and it made me mad, proud, angry and confident by the end. I was getting frustrated and mad and angry because i couldn't seem to get the eyes right or I couldn't get my nose right when drawing, then I had to paint. When we started painting I had the issue with finding my features and incorporating them into my painting. It's a lot harder than i thought it would be. After, I was able to figure out where my features would be and how light or dark to go for the features I grew the confidence to stop thinking and just start painting.When I would step back and look at what I was doing I could start seeing my face appear how I wanted it to be and I could see the resemblance and my confidence in being an artist was growing and I feel as though I accomplished a lot more than I thought I would be able to in the beginning. 

Kodak Moments ?!

Learning something new everyday...

     When picking an artist for the midterms I realized that I need to pick someone that I can become inspired by and someone that I actually like. At first I figured 'oh I can just pick who ever and write about them and I'm done", but when I started looking at different artist I realized you can't just write anything on an artist because you are picking someone inspiringto you. My first choice for an artist was Michaelangelo, mainly because he is my favorite ninja tutle in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Then, I researched him and I loved his art work but I couldn't get inspired and I couldn't really figure out what it is that I like about him. So my second choice was Norman Rockwell. After researching his art works and him hiself, I realized that my mom used to have one of rockwells paintings on our wall in our living room. Everytime i look at the picture I would think of the different things this person could have done to get in trouble. When i further researched Norman Rockwell I look at his paintings and I see stories that can be created or thought of. I loved the fact that someone can draw and paint artworks that have the veiwer stop and think what story could be told. Also, when i look at the drawings he did for the Saturday Evening Post, it almost seems like he captures a moment and paints it. Rockwell paints in different story like ways. He has humor, real life, sports, romance, and all kinds of different points of views.

Who is Norman Rockwell ?

       Norman Rockwell was born February 3, 1894 in New York City. At a young age Rockwell has been interested in art, his first drawing was a recreation of Admiral Dewey's Spanish-American War fleet for childhood naval battles. By 17, rockwell had dropped out of high school to become a full time art student, he published his first freelance illustration.  Norman's first Saturday Evening Post illustration appears. In 1918, Rockwall tried to go to war but he was underweight by a few pounds. After scarfing down food to gain weight Norman becames painter, and varnisher, third class, U.S.  Navy. In 1926, Rockwell painted the first magazine cover in full color for the Saturday Evening Post. After Rockwells first marriage he marries again and has three boys and moves to Arlington Vermont. In 1943, Rockwell completes his 'finest acheivement of his career' "The Four Freedoms." Rockwells art studio ended up burning down two nights after he sent his last painting of the Four Freedoms. After Rockwells second wife passes away he finds a place in Stockbridge, Massachusetts where he settles down an writes his autobiography of his life with his son Thomas. In 1963, Norman Rockwell ends his long career with The Saturday Evening Post after drawing and creating 321 different paintings. 

Norman Rockwell passed away on November 8, 1978 at the age of 84. In 1994, the 100th anniversary of Rockwell's birth is celebrated and a grand opening is held for the new 27,000-square-foot Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge.