January 2018 archive

Karamu Sheet

For my Karamu sheet I wanted to show the music I liked so I wrote the 60s and 70s and 80s down. I added watercolor to show the feelings behind the music. I used warm colors for the 60s and then pop colors for the 80s. I chose blue for the 70s because I feel like the &0s is a mix of a lot. I chose blue because I feel like it represented the cool feeling I get when I listen to the 70s albums I have. I then wrote down some artist that I listen to. Of course I couldn’t fit all the artists I listen to but I wanted to give a feel for the type of music I listen too. I like oldies you could say. I think that the newer music can be boring or to loud. (Of course this isn’t true for all new music.)

Personal Art Project

For my personal art project I am painting a photo I took. I am using acrylics to paint over a sketch of mine. I want to go with the impressionism look and substitute different colors in the sky. The setting is a sunset over looking a beach. The grass is peaking through the sand and a fence goes all the way down the side. In this painting I will show perspective and a nice blend of colors. I am using pink and purple mixes in the sky.   I will use a dark green as contrast in the grass. I definitely think that this will be one of the projects that never feel complete. I will always want to add more colors and more strokes. I am learning how acrylic paints act differently than watercolors. I am learning the appropriate thickness for the paint on my brush do get the outcome I want on the board.

My Essay Writing

My ABC writing gave me lots of anxiety for multiple reasons. The biggest one is because I felt rushed. We didn’t have so to write it so luckily I got an extension. Sadly I never feel complete. It would take me so many hours of strong writing and revising to fully feel complete. Because of this, I always feel let down when I hand it in.

Something that I believe I can work on and set as a goal is not repeating my thoughts and checking over for tiny tiny mistakes. Although there aren’t a lot of those, I do believe that I can improve those areas.

Social Justice Book

Jumping off swings was the book that my group read over the winter break. It was such a good book that I read it in under three days. It brought up multiple problems that young teenagers deal with during pregnancy. It was really helpful to understand what emotions teenagers go through even if it doesn’t seem as tough it would impact them. I really do believe that this book helped me understand our topic and issues that will occur.I suggest this book to other readers.