Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
William Ernest Henley
It is the end of the year and I am very excited to go off to college and start my own adventure. take my life into my own hands and become responsible for my actions and all that good stuff. Although High School has been great I am ready to leave. But I do know that because I am going to a college and NOT majoring in art, my painting and or drawing will be down to a minimum. I do not see myself as an artist in 10 years, although that would be pretty cool. In all honesty I have NOOOO idea what i will be doing in ten years. I would like to have had a kid by that point, but otherwise I dont really know. Right now I would like to be a baker or chef when I grow up, but I could also go into advertising or maybe anthropology, or archeology. It just all depends on what appeals to me as I grow up, and what doors I shut along the way.
I dearly love this class and don't really want to leave it, because I love to paint and to draw, and hopefully I will continue to, but not as often as I am now. I have learned so much from art this year, about myself as an artist. I have learned that if I just try I can improve quickly. I feel like from the be
ginning of the year up until now there has been a great change in my skill as an artist. I have also learned that I love to paint with wild colors and large brushes, anything with texture appeals to me. something abstract but recognizable is absolutely beautiful to me. My favorite piece this year I think was my last. It was a picture of a man and a women, naked (of course) standing in a bare room. but they were very abstract yet identifiable, which is why i liked it. But i also like my self portrait and the donuts i did at the beginning of the year.I wish to tell incoming AP-2D people to appreciate this class, because it is the one class where you know you can do well in. you can relax here and let your imagination run wild. don't be afraid to awaken your imagination. stretch your brain a bit and start to think about what means something to you. Always paint something that is meaningful to you because if you like it others will like it too.
The thing that I like the best about this year was Scholastic art awards. I had so much fun there. going and setting up was interesting and then actually going to the show and seeing what Oregon can do is inspirational. I think submitting something is always a good idea even if you don't make it in. But definitely go to the show and see all of the people's works. You can really see what other people your age can do, meaning that you can do it too if you just try. it can either be a serious confidence booster or it can fuel you to compete. But definitely submit something, and DEFINITELY go.
