I am Puerto Rican, and a Basketball player

Well when i look at my finished project I get this feeling of satisfaction, because i know that i was really able to express and show people and things that are important in my life. I feel that by finishing and doing this project it shows people another side of me that i don't normally talk or mention. Through out the process of completing this project I was kind of worried that it would not come out the way i pictured it. But with the help of Ms. Roberts and Mr. Brooks i was able to get my ideas down and still follow Ms. Roberts outline. I have to say following the outline was the hardest part and really putting everything i wanted into it. I went through several sketches in my sketch book before i found one that I really enjoyed and the went along with the outline. Some of the strengths of my art work would be the organization, and the way i wanted things to go. A weakness was following the outline but i think i did a really good job at sticking to my idea and also changing it to fight the outline. I also allowed more of my family, and culture to be shown through this piece because i drew the flag really big, and i also put the all the pictures of my family. I wasn't really trying to show my love for sports because most people know that's one thing i do love and i do, so i was trying to put things that i normally don't show or talk about. But at the end of the project i felt happy with what i did and how it came out.

Artist-in-Residence: Alexander DeMaria

I really enjoy this peace of work because i find the details on the bee hive, and on the jacket of the animal to be really closely done. I enjoy looking at art work that has many small details because it makes you look and really think about the artist and the story or message there trying to tell. This picture reminds me a little bit about the cavemen. which is one thing i find interesting.

my question for Alexander is: how many try's does it take you to get to a finished project that you really like?

Reflecting on self-portrait progress

On your blog, please describe what happened while discussing your work.

What did you share with your group members?

• I shared my project and my plan that i have to finish my project.
  

How did they react to your story and your work of art?

• They reacted good and they gave me good feedback and liked what my project was.
  

What feedback did they give you about your work up to this point?

• they gave good feedback about how i should add more drawing of things then pictures and what they think i should do and change.
  

What do you still need to do to finish your work and how many more classes do you anticipate needing to finish?

• i need to add the pictures i have of my family and draw the sports and things that are sort of kinda less important under it. then im done
  

Why do people make art

WHY, DO YOU THINK, PEOPLE MAKE ART?

I think people make art for several reasons, they can make art as a hobby, as a job, carrier, and just because they enjoy drawing and making art. I find that people can make art when ever, were ever they want and for any reason. They can make art in different places as a view, as a peaceful place, inspiration, or just because. There are many reason why people make art and some are those that people would not necessarily think of but to them its a good enough reason, and that's why answering this question is a challenge, but those reasons that i mentioned are ones that i can think of and that my cousins that are artist have said in general.

Reflecting on the 4 Hour Project.

The more you write, the more I know about what you think, the better I can assess your learning so...write a lot. Be descriptive.

The way i went about the project was i remembered the poor painting project we did and decided to do that again, after i decided to do the poor painting and then i didn't know what to draw on top of it so i decided to draw random items. So i just thought of fun crazy things that would go well with the poor paintings. Then after i drew them in my sketch book i picked out what i liked and then drew it on top of the painting after it dried.

The Book Project...progress and planning.

What's the story you're trying to tell?

• The story i am trying to tell is that of a women who's brother is an alcoholic, it is one were the sister is a big time lawyer and her brother is always calling on her to help him out but yet he keeps making the same mistakes over and over. Final the sister has had enough because she is constantly helping out her brother she hasn't really been able to buy and achieve all her goals.
  

what challenges have you faced so far?

• The challenges that i have faced are more with the verbal talking that i wanted to have.
  

What's going well?

• so far the i am doing well trying to put the pieces and people together the way i planned, i also am making sure that the backgrounds and the people relate or in some way relate to the topic.

What isn't?

• more the placement and the organization is a little challenging, also trying to keep to the topic, story.
  

drawing the human figure from the inside out

• Today with the first two drawings i didn't do as good as i expected, but with the last one i did way better and enjoyed drawing my classmates.

• Well for the first two drawing i didn't get to see peoples faces but with the last one i did better i feel i draw people better from the front then from the back. i enjoyed doing these drawings and drawing people in the class. Its fun.