My Younger Cousin & I

Trey Hollinger October 19, 2017 Art 2 Ms.Hertz Artist Statement This is a picture of my representation of what stood out to me as I viewed my younger cousin. I guess this was apart of getting older when you can look at your younger siblings and family members and see what their true characteristics and commonalities really are. When I was younger and around my cousin, I did not view him as I do now, I realize how much he reminds me of when I was his age. I want my artwork to reflect on how family does really matter in the world that we live in and also generations affect us as a whole. Though I am not that much older myself I do realize how the older generation does have a major effect on the up and rising generation. If we do not inspire and educate the youth then future generations are doomed. I think this is why it matters to me so much showing that in my family my up and coming youth will be well prepared for living their lives and growing into adults. The materials and tools I used in this art piece were simple. I used a pencil for outlining and tracing of my artwork. I used specific colors for the colored pencils to represent how we both had the favorite colors mines being red, his being blue, and us both liking the eagles so I chose to use green. I’m not much of an artist but over the years of creating artwork, I have developed what we call an “ artist's eye”, where I can view art pieces including my own from a different perspective than most people way see art. To create my artwork I first took the time to think of what I wanted to create. After this, I took the time to gather the materials I needed in order to create the art piece. Next, I took the time to think I wanted to create, why I wanted to create it, and how I wanted to create it. After this, I viewed other artwork so that not only did I have somewhere to start I looked at real artists who helped inspire me to start my artwork. I have always been inspired by Pablo Picasso’s art and enjoyed viewing his artwork. I remember doing research on his technique and tone of his artwork which helped inspire this art piece because I remember viewing his art that he created in memory of a long lost friend he had. I learned how technic is very important because it may be what affects how the art is interpreted, it may be the reason why this colorway looks like it was meant to be, compared to a bunch of colors being mashed together. One new technique I learned after this piece of art is the heaviness or how hard I press when I draw because before I thought to press harder and longer meant better and more “3D” in a sense but now I realize a lightly colored piece of art can be just as nice as any other artwork. When I look at this work the thing I am most proud of is probably the meaning behind the artwork. This makes me proud because it shows that I am making progress and growing as a young man because normally I don’t represent the family that I care about through artwork normally I have to speak on it in person or through visual representation. If I could change one thing about this project I would change the way that I set up the picture so that it was more detailed. I did not want to add too much and end up messing the artwork. In conclusion, I learned that when you have a passion for something or can truly understand someone it makes creating something in as a representation of them a lot easier even when you aren’t an artist yourself.

Why family Matters
Why family Matters
This is a picture of my representation of what stood out to me as I viewed my younger cousin. I guess this was apart of getting older when you can look at your younger siblings and family members and see what their true characteristics and commonalities really are. When I was younger and around my cousin, I did not view him as I do now, I realize how much he reminds me of when I was his age. 
I want my artwork to reflect on how family does really matter in the world that we live in and also generations affect us as a  whole. Though I am not that much older myself I do realize how the older generation does have a major effect on the up and rising generation. If we do not inspire and educate the youth then future generations are doomed. I think this is why it matters to me so much showing that in my family my up and coming youth will be well prepared for living their lives and growing into adults. The materials and tools I used in this art piece were simple. I used a pencil for outlining and tracing of my artwork. I used specific colors for the colored pencils to represent how we both had the favorite colors mines being red, his being blue, and us both liking the eagles so I chose to use green. 
I’m not much of an artist but over the years of creating artwork, I have developed what we call an “ artist's eye”, where I can view art pieces including my own from a different perspective than most people way see art. 
To create my artwork I first took the time to think of what I wanted to create. After this, I took the time to gather the materials I needed in order to create the art piece. Next, I took the time to think I wanted to create, why I wanted to create it, and how I wanted to create it. After this, I viewed other artwork so that not only did I have somewhere to start I looked at real artists who helped inspire me to start my artwork. 
I have always been inspired by Pablo Picasso’s art and enjoyed viewing his artwork. I remember doing research on his technique and tone of his artwork which helped inspire this art piece because I remember viewing his art that he created in memory of a long lost friend he had. I learned how technic is very important because it may be what affects how the art is interpreted, it may be the reason why this colorway looks like it was meant to be, compared to a bunch of colors being mashed together. One new technique I learned after this piece of art is the heaviness or how hard I press when I draw because before I thought to press harder and longer meant better and more “3D” in a sense but now I realize a lightly colored piece of art can be just as nice as any other artwork. 
When I look at this work the thing I am most proud of is probably the meaning behind the artwork. This makes me proud because it shows that I am making progress and growing as a young man because normally I don’t represent the family that I care about through artwork normally I have to speak on it in person or through visual representation. If I could change one thing about this project I would change the way that I set up the picture so that it was more detailed. I did not want to add too much and end up messing the artwork. 
In conclusion, I learned that when you have a passion for something or can truly understand someone it makes creating something in as a representation of them a lot easier even when you aren’t an artist yourself. 

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