Art Education Application Portfolio

Artist Statement:

          Throughout my life I have always been drawn to various mediums of art. I have experimented with painting (2D and 3D), printmaking, drawing, ceramics, and various crafts. I have always enjoyed learning new mediums and further developing old ones. My artwork is predominantly oil painting on canvas, but my love for art has led me to experiment and educate myself on other mediums as well. While I may not be the best at all mediums, I am devoted to art and practicing with the mediums to become the best I can be. As far as subject matter goes, my art varies with personal expression, feelings and interests.  I feel these specific pieces I have picked show a wide range of skills and improvement over the course of my life.  For me, art is about two things: self expression and growth. No matter what piece of my art I look at, I find myself reflecting on my emotions, experiences and feelings which I had at the time. I also am able to see the many different ways which I have improved and grown. Art is not something that should be instantly perfect in my opinion, but rather worked upon, enhanced and connected with over the course of the time which it takes to make the art. I have always admired the beauty of art, and not just in an aesthetic way. One of the beauties of art is that you can always learn and grow from it, and I believe my art does just that.

 

Untitled Still-life

18x24

Oil on canvas

Untitled Still-life

18x24

Oil on canvas

Untitled Landscape

18x24

Oil on canvas

Hidden Cove

18x24

Oil on Canvas

Untitled Still life

18x24

Oil on canvas

Self Portrait

18x24

Oil on canvas

Owl Eyes

8x10

Linoleum Print on paper

Untitled Figure Drawing

Charcoal and chalk on paper

Body Map

18x24

Mixed Media on paper

(acrylic, oil, fabric paints, tissue paper, rhinestones, craypas, pastels, etc)

Peyton

18x24

Cut Paper

Untitled Fairytale Still Life

charcoal and chalk on paper

Waterfall (Part 1 of series)

oil on canvas

18x24

Waterfall (Part 2 of Series)

18x24

Oil on Canvas

Waterfall Series

Oil on canvas

18x24 (each)

Savva and Trimis Readings

In Trimis and Savva's readings the idea and study of chrotopos was explored. Using children and an art project, the children were able to be introduced in many ways to the environment and were able to learn directly from it.  Children were able to interact with the environment hands on, which allowed for knowledge to be gained. For this study, preliminary, enrichment, production and reflection are key ideas that were focused on. The children were able to create their own art and then reflect on their works. By having the students reflect on their work, they were able to have reinforced the knowledge they gained and share what they overall learned from the various assignments.

Studio Exploration Project

I have always loved visiting bodies of water, whether it be oceans, rivers, waterfalls and so on. This past summer, I spent a lot of times visiting/discovering local waterfalls. It brought about a calm quiet for me some days, and others a loud constant chaos as the water and those enjoying it rushed about.  It was not just a matter of seeing a beautiful aspect of nature for me, but rather the feelings one gets when viewing it/being around it.

My idea of the project is to focus on the various feelings one associates when sitting beside a waterfall. A range of feelings such as calm, balance or lack of, insignificance, unity, chaos, and so on. Different waterfalls bring about different feelings, obviously, just like any other location.

I'm going to attempt to capture the chaotic yet peaceful visual of the waterfalls, which hopefully when viewed will give the viewers various feelings towards them.  I'm also interested in researching various artists who wished to focus on their viewers feelings toward their painting (such as Francis Bacon with his use of super reflective glass displaying his artwork).

I'm planning on doing a series of 3 (maybe 4 if time allows) of waterfall paintings, using various techniques (but yet still have them look cohesive).

My Artwork

I enjoy various mediums in art, and like to challenge myself with various methods, techniques, and mediums. At times I enjoy striving for a realistic view in my work, and other times I enjoy going more abstract.

Still Life. Oil on Canvas

Self Portrait. Oil on Canvas.

Interpretation  of another artist's work. Oil on Canvas.

Hidden Cove. Oil on Canvas.

Owl Eyes. Lineloum Stamp.

Landscape. Oil On Canvas.

Body Map. Mixed Mediums.

Reflection on Class Assignment

While doing the in class assignment, it was easy to get the many different view points from the articles we each had. There are many important and influential factors one must consider in regards to teaching art, and any other subjects for that matter. For example, Eisner's article brought up several key points one should be aware of when teaching art (and why teaching other subjects the same way would be beneficial to their students).

Something I feel is very important to consider when teaching would be the pace in which you teach. As a teacher, you must acknowledge that not every student will learn/complete an art assignment at the same time. Having a somewhat flexible teaching plan would be something to consider. By allowing a few extra days for students to finish assignments would be ideal. However, for the students who completed the assignment prior to those extra days, having a new smaller project may be something to look into, or possibly a school-year long larger project which students would be able to work on in their free time.

Overall, each article brought up new ideas and concerns that the teacher should be prepared for/thinking about. As future teachers, it shows that we should be open to learning and teaching new ways.