Recently, our art class has looked at artists who collect different things to use as artwork. Collecting vs. hoarding, what is the difference? I believe that collecting things means keeping things of importance, and hoarding is just messiness. I collect nail polish, because I like constantly having my nails painted, this reflects me as a person because I enjoy painting. I think that my personal collection greatly reflects on American culture today because it is a display of modern art. 

                                            Candy Jar Drawing

   
 I found candy to be very fun to draw. Unlike the bike I have previously drew, candy is colorful and an enjoyable process. During the course of this drawing, I used pencil lightly for sketching, then I used colored  pencil for everything else, such as coloring and shading. 

              Bicycle Drawing

    Over the course of a few weeks, I have been working on drawing a bicycle. Although this seems like an easy task, shading and  highlighting was quite difficult. Using only pencil was probably the hardest part for me, considering I had to make the handle bars and other parts of the bicycle look like metal. Drawing the bike itself was probably my favorite part of the bicycle drawing process, but after finishing shading, I was glad to have been introduced to composition and value.

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