Art has always been one of my favority past times, whether it's painting, drawing, or playing music. Because of this for my IB higher level course I decided to take art. At our school every year the arts program holds a gallery auction night to raise money for the schools arts program. This year the theme was Alice in Wonderland. My art teacher asked me if I wouldnt mind painting a peice to donate to the auction and i was more than glad to contribute. For the peice I chose to do a mixed media acrylic with the guidance from my art teacher. Together we created a design that we thought would fit the theme well. With all of the school work i had going on at the time the painting was more of a challenge then I thought it would be. I kept trying to figure out the design and the coloring but it never quite looked how I wanted it to and I kept dissapointing myself. Eventually I got the painting to the perfect place for my taste and I was ready to varnish it and donate it to the auction.
my painting at the auction
The process helped me to develop my shading skills in acrylics and also to paint on irregular surfaces becuase the background of the painting was not flat. It also helped me to work on my time management skills because I had to balance my school work and normal art work with extra art and sports. I was proud of my work on this painting and I was glad to people to donate something back to the school. My painting sold at max bid and overall I considered the experience a success in all categories.
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