In art class we were able to choose a style of art we wanted to focus on that no one else had to do. I chose to make an acrylic painting of a photo of a tree I took. When I took the photo I took it in the angle of looking up, so I had to make the painting in a different angle. I learned how different the color tones in the painting have to be because sometimes there’s more light shining on some of the leaves, so I had to make them a lighter green. But also I had to learn how to make texture for the tree trunk which I’m still working on. With acrylic paint you are also able to give the painting a little texture by making the paint thick when you dab on the painting. I’ve never used acrylic paints before, but now I know that they’re really fun to use and that you can do a lot of cool paintings with it.

Last week my advisory went to visit the high school to see what it was like since we’ll be in high school very soon. We sat in on four classes, and the teachers there made us sit away from our friends so we felt like we were in the class. Some of the classes were really interesting, but some were hard to understand. There was a lot more independence in high school because you had a lot more classes with different people. I learned that a big difference about the high school is that you have the same advisor for 4 years, instead of switching each year. Even though the middle school is a lot different than the high school, I’m excited for next year.