Gr.10 Reflection: Art

Throughout the year, I have worked on countless number of art projects and accomplished many satisfying paintings and drawings. Among many of them, however, I am most proud of my spring fair canvas painting. The spring fair canvas painting was a volunteer canvas painting which would be sold for money in Spring Fair. I must say, I worked my hardest in this project than I have in any other projects.  For this painting, I wanted to do something unique, something that I have never done before. I decided to paint a leopard hiding in a clump of grass, looking directly in the audience’s eyes. The procedure for this painting was quite painstaking. First, I had to sketch the concept of the painting with graphite on paper. I had to derive from many sources such as internet and books to identify the physical appearance of a leopard. Second, after having a general idea of the painting, I decided on the color. I chose to paint the leopard in a mixture of yellow, orange, and orange red and grass green and light green. Third, I painted the entire canvas with yellow orange, which would be the base color of the painting. Next, I painted the leopard and then the grass. Finishing the painting, I felt unsatisfied with how it looked. So I decided to shade out the edges. I showed the final product to my art teacher, Mrs.Geddess to check its complicity. For this painting, I worked with acrylic paint only. I considered water color, but as water color dried out on the canvas, it would leave unintended textures. I personally believe that my performance on this painting could have been better. This painting literally took the entire Spring break to finish and I believe that I could have finished this faster with the same exact product.Overall, this was one of the most important experiences and challenges I faced in grade 10 because it showed me that I am capable of doing art of higher level. The spring fair canvas painting also convinced me to take art in grade 11.