September 28th, 2023 After today, I will officially two weeks into the VAM 30 course. After a few minor hiccups (major class schedule rearrangement), I was placed in the VAM 30 course a whole semester early, and yet almost a week late. Unfortunately, this set my project back a considerable amount, but I believe that I’m almost back on schedule. This project has been marinating in my brain for almost a whole calendar year now, and now, I finally have the opportunity to set it free. It has undergone several shifts and reworks since the idea’s creation, but I finally have a concrete foundation to build upon. For one, I finally have a name for this collection that doesn’t reverberate immediate regret in my ears. My collection is called (drumroll please)... “Dystopia; The Burden of Being Human”. Hardcore, right? I promise it’s as depressing as it sounds once you delve into each painting’s true meaning. Here’s what I will divulge to you about this project for right now:
Last week was all planning. Completing my presentation and written proposal, gathering materials, and gathering references, for the most part. I fortunately received a giant burst of motivation last week, and completed 3 of 6 reference sketches (which I will add below). I also gave each of these a rough drafts a name (that could or could not change by the end of the painting process)! This week, I came into class eager and ready to paint. However, before I could do that, I needed to transfer my wonderful sketches onto my canvases. Luckily for me, my teacher/supervisor as able to project photographs of my sketches in a manner that I could trace them onto my canvases (hooray for Mr.Gray!). I completed the transfer of these images with a rate of one a day. As of yesterday’s class, I completed the last canvas transfer (that I had available) and can move onto painting next week! Truthfully, I might even start painting this weekend because of how excited I am to truly start this project. TLDR: last week, I finished half of my required reference sketches, and this week, officially have half of my canvases primed and ready for painting!
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