Windows and Doors

My concept of this project is having a girl in the corner of an empty dark room, but with a window in the other corner portraying a little bit of lights. This particular drawing is suppose to portray the meaning of loneliness and hope. The girl sitting in the corner of a dark, scary room with the blank walls surrounding here, describes the girls loneliness. However, the addition with he window in the opposite corner, along with the small amount of light coming into the dark room, describes that there is still hope for the girl and presents a message for other people as well.

Hamlett Dobbins

After looking at Hamlett Dobbins artwork, this piece of artwork caught my eye immediately. You could tell Dobbins used very tiny brush strokes, in order to make a circular figure, as if it goes on forever. This particular painting amazes me because it reminded me of a spinning wheel that does not stop. However I was very confused of the two larger images on the painting and what he was trying to portray. This artwork looks completely real and I now notice the time and effort it takes to be an artist.

I have two questions for Hamlett Dobbins:

1. In this specific painting, what is the significance of the two large images in the center of the painting?
2. When I was looking at your collaborative work, I noticed a lot of swear words on many of the pieces. What did they represent or why were they included in many pieces of your work?

Blindfold Drawings

While I was using the blindfold when I was drawing, I felt very lost. I never had the experience of drawing a piece of artwork, without even seeing it. When my pencil first touched the paper, I did not know where I was and even what I was drawing. Even though the blindfold was affecting me of seeing the paper, it also was making it difficult me to express my thoughts onto the paper. It was difficult for me not seeing the image of what I was drawing, and only imagining the picture in my head. However, the blindfold did help me lessen the stress of when I draw. Usually when I draw reguarly, I am too worried about perfecting my work and making sure each little object is exactly how I want it. Yet, with the blindfold I was able to just draw, without having anxiety of the placement or how good each image looked on the paper. When I took the blindfold off, I knew the outcome was not going to be very good, with many scribbles all over the page and disfunctional objects. I had the opportunity to fix my drawing and improve my work of art of what I wanted it to be in the first place.

Critical Feedback

Today during class, I was able to get very good feedback from my classmates on my current project. Some helpful comments they made on my project was that they agreed with the my idea on using different shades to contrast the dark oil spill and the color of the ocean. Also, they also liked my plan of showing how oil spills kill many animals in the ocean, which shows how we need to stop this natural disaster. However, my peers also gave me very helpful criticism as well. They suggested me to change my idea to a more creative concept. Instead of doing something very simple, I now am showing how oil spills are affecting our country, but in more of a expressive manner. The ideas that my classmates gave me was extremely useful, and will be very helpful during the process of my project.

Pictures of Oil Spill

What if....?

1. What if there was no air pollution?
2. What if environmental problems did not exist on our planet?
3. What if there were more oil spills and all the animals were killed in the ocean?