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End of the week


May 16

This week has been wonderful. So far this year I have taken no art classes so my art outlet has been limited to a lined notebook in the middle of class. Spending this much time in the studio around other people doing similar projects has really helped my creativity flow. I have enjoyed being able to work on my project whenever I want. The freedom that we have been given with senior project has really shown me that I will make time to do things even if sometimes I don't want to. I have still gotten up every morning and gone to breakfast with my friends like usual to get an early start of my day. I start early in the mornings so that I can have time in the afternoon. I really enjoy painting more than I thought I did. Originally I was not very excited about this project as much as I wish I had been because painting is not my strongest talent. I think that I'm making a lot of progress on it and the day I started painting I did so much, I wondered if I would even need 55 hours to do it. So far I have put in about 28 hours, which includes building the canvas painting and sketching. I have learned that I really need to trust the process of my painting. The first couple of days when I painted the bubbles I just started with the basic outline and large details in the bubbles. Looking at them I was not happy with them. But as days went on and I continue to paint I begin to see each of them coming together. I saw this happen especially with the mountain bubble. It started off with a basic outline of the not correct colors and weird shapes but now really looks how I wanted to look, it is my favorite one so far. This has happened for all of the bubbles so far and I am excited to see how the rest of them turn out. I have been working with Corby and he has been helping me with painting techniques and giving me small critiques on my bubbles. I enjoy working in the studio alone a lot of the time. I get to put on my own music and get in my own space and really focus.  I have found myself getting a little frustrated with the bubbles because the paint takes so long to dry and I can't see them come together as quickly as I would like but I am still enjoying painting.


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