Free Choice Statement

Both of my free choice breadth pieces were mainly (and selfishly) for me. I did a giant self portrait because I am self centered and I knew it would be epic. I also did a different portrait of my friend that she will be buying from me. The portrait of me is done in acrylic but I also plan to add some watercolor to the background. If the water color doesn't work the way I want it to, then I will cut it out and add a starry collage to the background. the other drawing of Allie is decent. I wish I would have mounted it better and there are small details I would change, but over all, I think she will like it. It could use a background but I normally don't do them on portraits that I sell. My concept in my pieces was a bit weak but my craftsmanship was the thing that I think I did the best on.

When we visited MIAD, I was mainly inspired by the students work there. The first piece really stood out to me because it looked like something I would do. I love the way the figure is shown and also the way white is used in the piece to bring out the highlights. The second piece really spoke to me because of the color. I have tried to do unusual colors like this before and this piece makes me want to do that again. The last piece is something I've always wanted to do. Print making is very interesting to me and I would love to learn how to do it some time.

This photo was taken while I was walking. The figurine scared the crap out of me so I had to take a picture of it. I wasn't trying to make it look good but for some reason, I love how this photo turned out, and I could maybe work with this in the future. 

There was something weird to me about this exit sign. I think I could use this for print making if I ever end up trying it. I also like the way the pipework looks in this photo and the way the lighting moves back into the picture. 

I would love to go to MIAD for college but they dont have my major. So while I was fantasizing about living in these beautiful dorms, I tool and interesting photo of them that could be used for a study drawing later.