Let me just start by saying that I put wayyyyy too much pressure on myself at the start of this project. My last reflection project is one of my favorite things I've ever created, and I really wanted to make my second piece just as good, if not better. This was definitely the wrong mindset, but I'm basically a pro at making myself way more stressed out than I need to be. That being said, I knew I wanted this piece to be very autumnal, as anyone who knows me knows that I am absolutely in love with autumn. I figured that if my piece was autumnal, it would be a really good representation of myself. I added some literal reflective qualities with the tea lights, tin cans, and window, as well as a little bit in the pumpkin.
My favorite part of this piece is hands down the tin cans. I was originally really afraid to do these, but I think they are what makes this piece stand out to me. I love the colors I used, and how I didn't just go for the classic grey metal cans. The orange I incorporated into the cans tied in with the pumpkin, and the yellows really tie in the sunflowers. I am also really proud of the flowers. Sunflowers are my favorite flowers and they are also very autumnal, so I felt like they were perfect for this piece. I love how I used different oranges and yellows to achieve the perfect sunflower yellow, and I think the shading in the petals really makes them look like they are 3D. Pretty much every part of this piece I like except for the background. I was totally rushed for the background, and its very obvious. I'm definitely going to go in and fix it since I hate how it currently looks, but for now I guess it is okay. I was really struggling to figure out the reflections in the window, and because I was so rushed it looks unrealistic and unfinished. I think that if I just go in and spend some time working on it I will definitely improve how it looks and feel much better about it. This piece was a really fun, low-stress piece to start my senior year of art off with, and it made me genuinely really excited to see what else I can create this year. I think that pieces like this that challenge you technically as well as make you think about a deeper meaning are really important, especially for someone like me who is constantly in a state of artists-block. This definitely got my creative juices flowing, and I feel like I can (hopefully) keep the momentum going throughout the semester. If there's one major thing that I can take away from this piece it's that I vastly underestimated just how many different colors are in a single pumpkin. Hint: they are NOT just orange. |
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