Artistry Slideshow

With the exception of the watercolor and self portrait to some extent, I desired to do art work that had a sense of purpose and meaning to me as a person. What I mean by that is I decided to do art work that reminded me of home, or reminds of me of things that I enjoy in my normal life. In terms of materials, techniques, and design I really didn't have a different sense of style than the average person. However, I tend to "free draw" my art instead of trace. Because it teaches me the importance of patience and trying to be a perfectionist in my work, so that way I know I put my all into it. With that there weren't really any new tools that I quite needed for my projects. I prefer to use "normal" paint versus pencils and watercolor paint due to how much it can cover on my paper, and leaves the least amount of blank spaces. Since I have been taking art class for years, there isn't a new technique that I have learned so far, however I am certainly opened up to learn. Now quite honestly, even though I turn in my assignments on time and get pretty good grades, most of the time I use class as a study hall and work on my projects at home; or in class once the deadline is approaching. The most important thing that happened to me this period was having my University of Detroit Mercy's logo ceiling tile hung on the ceiling, because UDM means a lot to me. And it's comforting to know that it will be apart of SLA forever. One thing I want people to know about my artwork and process is that my art means something to me and reflects my personality most of the time. And my process is simple yet complicated. So, in other words if you want perfection for you, you have to be willing to put on your headphones in order to put you into the zone and work.