Reflections of AED 200

1.  My expectations for the course were to be able to look at art a different way, not just for its beauty but for its time to make, effort, and meaning.  Aesthetics are a great plus believe me, but to see the detail an artist put into a piece really gave me a new appreciation for art.

2.  Art is human expression of feelings in a physical yet not always tangible entity.  Art can be a scrapbook, a painting, a performance, a sculpture etc.  my initial posting was similar however lacked understanding of what art means.  I've learned you can't always look too deep into art, but its also fun to look deep into art.

3.  I started by saying I didn't have a favorite artist, maybe mentioning a few famous artists however I have now confirmed that my favorite 3 artists are Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo Di Vinci.  There is a difference in my confidence as to who my favorite artists are, now I can say it with honesty that I enjoy the work of the three I mentioned.

4.  Now that I have completed this course, I feel good about taking online classes.  My answer is basically the same as my previous answer only this time, I feel like I have a good well rounded grasp on using online sources, and I learned a few new things about blogging, and embedding links to turn in assignments.  

Art Gallery visit # 3

(Left to Right)

The first inspiration image is a self portrait by Frieda Kahlo (Oil on Masonite) 1938 and is called Self Portrait with Monkey.

Note* The Albright Knox museum only had one work that was technically a self portrait, and that was the work by Frida Kahlo.  The rest of the pictures I took at the museum, were portraits of other people done by various artists.  I know it strays from the guidelines, but I was inspired by the portraits and the idea of how we view ourselves as opposed to how we view others.

The second inspiration image is a piece called Tam Gan by Robert Henri (Oil on Canvas) 1914

The third inspiration image is a piece called Life's Extraction by Olivia Carney (Charcoal and Watercolor) 2016

The fourth inspiration image is a piece called Mysterious Faces by Eli Dreyfuss (Photograph) 2016




1.  I selected the inspiration pieces because they each piece was a different take on representing a face. 

2.  I chose pencil to do my self portrait because it was easy and more accurate to work with than charcoal.

3.  I didn't face any challenges when creating my self portrait, I actually just looked at my main features, and used the photograph of myself plus my self image of myself to sketch what I think I look like to the world.

4.  The picture represents how I look when I go out of the house, or to work.

5.  I applied line when sketching out the shape of my features and texture when sketching detail to those features.

6. I did enjoy working on this project, I really like drawing.

7.  I think my final artwork is pretty good for an average Joe.  I mean I work in a machine shop, you should see the looks I get when I walk into a refined place such as the art museum.