6Juliea

I chose this painting because it is very true. It talks about all of the people expecualy the little kids that live on the streets and have no home. It shows something that goes on all around the world, even here in Michigan. He used his elements to make it look like a person that really is homeless and doesn’t have a family and that is by him self. He also showed that the little boy is sad and is really dirty and hungry. I do think this is a very strong piece, because it shows what the little boy is going through and what has happened to him.

I chose this theme because it is a big issue in our school. It happens to a lot of kids and I think it is bad. I also think that kids need to realize what it does to kid and the effects that it has on them. I had a problem trying to get it not to look like a science project. It was hard but I got help and it made it all work. I also had to make my figure and that was very hard. I had to design it and try to make it go along with my social issue. I think it turned out very good and I do like it. I like the way my figure turned out and it think it fits with my social issue. If I had a chance to do this project again I think I would pick a different social issue and use a different way to represent it.

I chose to do mine in camo and orange because I like camo and hunting and they go together. I also chose to do mine like this because when you go hunting you have to wear orange or you can get a ticket. The problems I had were trying to get the orange to glue down. I had to take a glue stick and glue it down. I also had to figure out what I was going to do with my person. I took and did the opposite colors with the orange and the tape. I think it is successful because I like the way it came out and the colors I did.


 * ART.VA.II.HS.1 || **// I can create and modify artwork through the critique process. //** || ART.VA.II.HS.5 || **// I can reflect on the process that led me to my final, successful piece. //** ||  ||

I chose this painting because I thought it would be a challenge for me to do. I also chose this because I really like the painting because the little boy is fishing and it reminds me of my brother when he was little. I think the hardest part of this painting is going to be the colors of the sunset and the water. I think I am going to use water colors to do my painting because it will be easer to blend the colors together. The problems I had with my painting was that I was doing water colors and I didn't have water color paper. I pulled through it and made it work with the paper I had. I also had to decide what the colors were and how to make them. With water colors it was really hard to get the right color. I had Mrs. Ruggles help me and I just tried a bunch of different colors and finally got the right color. I also had to make things darker and I wasn't able to. Mrs. Ruggles helped me and I did a ton of layers and I got it. I do think my painting is a successful piece of artwork. I spent a lot of time and hard work on it. I like the way the little boy turned out and how the water turned out also.