Winter Break

So, I had a pretty good winter break.  I didn't do much (which is a change for me) so it ended up being pretty relaxing.  I saw my grandma, swam, and ate a lot of food.

I also spent a lot of time on art.  I tried to space the completion of the projects out over the two weeks so i would do better work, and i think it worked out.  For the concentration pieces, I kept working on expressions, but i still don't really like the idea.  I feel like i'm forcing everything to fit the concentration and consequently, everything becomes more of a task (less enjoyable).  I like drawing/painting because its fun, not because I have to, so i'm going to try and mix it up, try some new things, and not worry as much about the final product.  I started this be doing a piece in color pastel (which i never use).  The piece wasn't great, but I had way more fun on it than I do on usual pieces.  Hopefully improvement will come.

When I started working on the photos project, I thought it was going to be really laborious and boring, but as I worked on it, I enjoyed it more than I expected.  Yes, some of the catogories where tough, I did them at the last minute, and the quality sucks, but more often then not, I got pictures that I actually liked.  Not all of them perfectly match the descriptions, but I still like the photos.  Below are some of my favorites.

Happy 2011!

Intense Color

Simple Shapes

Tells a Story

Old, Rusty, Falling Apart