What art means to me...

        Art has always been in my life. I do appreciate it now more then I did. I will admit when I was younger I didn't care about appreciating art. I didn't understand because no one ever really talk to me about the how much time, work, and everything an artist puts in to his or her piece of art. Somewhere along the line I think about junior high I really start understanding the value and the influence art has had on our society. Art for me is mostly self expression. I've taken art throughout my high school education, and will continue to. Art is an outlet for me. I use it every day. I like to scrapbook, clay, paint and draw.

Project Number dos!

The Bulldog!

For my second project I repainted the bulldogs that you can see above. It took awhile for our janitor to get it down for me but he was very nice! I decided to paint the bulldog because it really need it, along with the building. I wish I could paint the building to but the city is in charge of that.

Art Styles

Pop Art
A form of art that depicts objects or scenes from everyday life and employs techniques of commercial art and popular illustration.


Pop Art is one of my favorite forms of style. I like pop art because of the bright colors and bold lines. One of my favorite pop art artists are Andy Wharhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Wharhol is known for his depictions of Coca Cola bottles, Campbell's Soup Cans and altering photos of Marilyn Monroe. Lichtenstein is famous for use of comic-book or graphic-novel-like images in his artwork. Lichtenstein paintings freeze a particular moment of emotion, often with a word balloon. 

Andy Wharhol

Roy Lichtenstein

My First Project!

Okay! This is my first project, and  I wanted to do so something that I have't done before, so I did paper quilling. I started my project by weaving strips of paper over and over again for the background, next I sprayed it with glue to ensured that it stayed. When that was done I painted it. I made sure to use bright color so that my quote about childhood fit perfectly.

Paper Quilling!

In one way or another all the Elements of Art art and Principles of Design being used in some way in my current project...

Elements of Art

Line: I use the element of line in my project by each 1/8 wide strip of paper and folding them.

Shape: I draw the outline of the bird and the different patterned and shapes within in the bird, like the tear drop shape with in the bird's wing.  

Form: I use the element of shape in my project by folding paper many different way to make different shapes depending on what part I am currently working on.

Color: The colors I'm doing with in the bird, and the "cherries" on the branches I think really brings it to life.
Value: The colors on the birds chest go from a lite yellow to a white.
Texture: All the varies of paper folds cause a texture.
Space: I tried to make sure I filled the space with the branches and cherries.
The Principles of Design
Balance: I am going to try to distribute the weight of the birds with the branches and cherries. 
Contrast: Because of all the different paper folds their will be lots of texture.
Emphasis: The birds stick out a lot because the emphasis of the color on the birds.
Movement: The way the braches move though the picture causes your eye to follow it.
Pattern: The pattern of the folds of paper. 
Rhythm: The branches cause visual movement.
Unity: Hopefully when I'm done and nicely finished.