Final process

 We are now working on our final studio watercolor. Our piece will be graded on a rubric by our peers, ourselves and our professor. 
Studio Rubric: Final Watercolor Project

Criteria	Points	Comments
Evidence of experimentation with the watercolor medium. Creative exploration and understanding of what the materials are capable of through demonstrated techniques.	/40
Content: ability to integrate metaphorical themes and concepts into your artwork.	/20
Skill: attention to detail, presentation, and overall design. Effective use of color. Evidence of effort and scale.	/20
Written reflection on artwork. Evidence of research. Creative	/20

Name: _________________________________ Date:_____________

Total                              /100
What is something you would like me to know about your artmaking process that might not be evident in your final project?

2.  If you were to do this again, what would you do differently and why?

3.  What is something about your artwork that you are pleased with and why?

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Here is where I start. Words. Lists. Then I group and eliminate. 

 

I started with masks. Masks hide emotions. What are other things people hide?

WHO: Everyone

WHAT: See the list above.

WHERE: See the list on the right above.

WHEN: All the time, sometimes for years or a lifetime.

WHY: Fear.

What does fear look like? How can I paint fear? This is where I research lots and lots and lots of images. I think and think and think. Sometimes I sketch, but mostly think. And then I stop. I tell my brain "Brain, give me an answer to what FEAR looks like? Relate it to a mask is even better." 

We'll see what my brain comes up with in my next post. Wish me luck.