February Challenge:

#15 Tools in place

Medium: photo

This photo represent the players as the tools. For every sport the most important tool is the team and this photo really exploits this idea. Teamwork makes the dream work! 

February Challenge:

#14 Shadows and peace; color

Medium: Chalk pastel on suede board

Size 8x10

This piece is of the sunset through the airplane window and the color reflection on to the seat. This piece really stretch me as an artist because I have never created a piece using chalk pastel before and as it turns out I really like this medium. This photo is also very peaceful because the colors of the sky are very vibrant, while at the same time being soft.  

February Challenge:

#13 Cubism; pen, marker

Medium: pen and ink and marker

Size: 6.75x5x7.75

I like the bold colors in this piece and the disorderly pattern of shapes. I'm glad I was assigned this piece because I now realized I could add some cubism pieces to my concentration.   

February Challenge:

#12 Family member; texture

Medium: Photo

This singular is a mash up of to photos. One photo of my mom's hair, and the other of my sister's hair. I edited these two photos so that my mom's hair fades/changes into my sister's hair. This piece represents the the fade/change into the new generation and how physical traits can be both similar and different from mother to daughter. This piece also amplifies the texture of hair.   

February Challenge:

#11 Voyeurism; point of view

Medium: Photo

The jeans captured in this photo are a representation of the sexual act of getting undressed. "Lucky You" is the quote that lies on the inside of the zipper and adds to the sexuality. The lace underwear symbolizes the model's dark desires.  

February Challenge:

#10 Temptation, movement; paint

Medium: acrylic paint

Size: 8x10

I really stretched myself in this piece by using a palette knife. I was inspired to do this piece because teenagers are constantly tempted by drugs. I really like the movement of the smoke as well.  

February Challenge:

#9 Needs, creative lighting; photo

Medium: Photo

Without the sun, human life would not be possible. We need the sun in order to survive. We "consume" the sun not just from our daily vitamin D, but we also use it as a natural energy source. I really like this photo because it really depicts the idea of human's need for the sun. I also like how the rays spread out across the shadowy figure.  

Pop of Wild

Medium: Photo and construction paper

Size: 5.5x7.5

This piece will be added to my concentration. I like the use of shapes that outline my face and show contrast with the original of the photo. The first image deals with the contrast of human and animal and the second image expresses color and shades. I also included the phrase "pop of wild" which unifies the pop of color in the second image with the first and the wild side in the first image with the second. 

February Challenge:

#8 Something you love; choice

Medium: Photo

I love camping and this photo really shows how even the smallest things, such as warming your dirty socks by the fire, can put a smile on my face. I really like this photo because the fire looks very fluid and bright, which contrasts with the dark and sharp socks in the right corner. 

February Challenge:

#7 Surrealism; color accent

This is my surrealism piece and I added the pop of color by making the dinosaur black and its outline a light purple. I really like this piece because I feel like it shows off my funny personality. 

February Challenge:

#6 Anger

Medium: Math homework

Size: About 6x9

One thing that really angers me is homework. Today kids go to school for 7.5 hours, however that doesn't account for homework time. SCHOOL WORK NEVER STOPS! I really enjoy this piece because the sharp edges and shapes that the math homework has been manipulated into and how is replicates how my mind see math, like a clutter. 

February Challenge:

#5 Night; text

Medium: White pastel on black paper

Size: 14x10

Carpe Noctem in english translates to "seize the night". This night scene above the clouds is wildly lit up from the stars and moon the glow on the dark paper. I really like this piece because it is very aesthetic and peaceful.  

February Challenge:

#4 Food; repetition; photo

Medium: digital photo

This piece is called "Midnight Stack". The repetition of circles is very present in the piece. This work expresses the cravings we all get for something sweet late at night.

February Challenge:

#3 Macro; paint

Medium: Paint pen on photo

Size: 7x7

I really like this piece because it emphasizes the organic shapes and the details hidden in a dollar bill and its sign. This work of art does not focus on the ideas of corruption and power, that are usually associated will money, but rather the idea that beauty can be elicited from mundane objects if one looks close enough.

February Challenge:

#2 Breakfast; Watercolor

Medium: Coffee on watercolor paper
Size: 6x11.25
When I heard the theme for this piece was breakfast I instantly thought about one of the most popular breakfast item, coffee. I deiced to switch it up and use actual coffee as my medium to express an early morning cafe love story. This piece stretched me as an artist to go with the flow and try new ways of making art. 

City of Diamonds

Medium: photos, construction paper, & pen and ink 

Size: 12x12

This piece is another piece I will add to my concentration. I really like the geometric shapes of the buildings in the background and how they mimic the structure of the diamonds. I added in the pop of blue and made the diamonds upside down to add a twist to my work of art.  

February Challenge:

#1 New; Colored Pencil 

Medium: colored pencil on ACT practice test

Size: 8.5 x 10 

This piece expresses the flaws of standardized test and how we are in need of new ways of testing. This piece is drawn on the science section of the ACT, however the landscape expressing the real natural world is shown through the ripped up and exploded standardized test. This new idea of real life experiences being more valuable than a number from a test is expressed though this work of art.