Evening's with the B-Man

Hello and welcome to my evening show(which is not really in the evening, but late for me) "Evenings with the B-Man!" I'm Baarath Sritharan, your host and our first topic tonight is A.R.T.(Advanced Representing Talent).  In the past, we've had so many superstars from paintings to singing to magic tricks all out. Tonight, we have a special guest and her astonishing pink panther( or should I say, Pink and Yellow Panther). We will talk about this and then we will make our comments from the audience and in the end, we will get a chance to meet our artist behind the work and her story from it.

Amazing! This is really a work of art because and what I really like about it is that I used to watch Spongebob a lot and the cartoon structure was so much different in this than the actual show and to be honest, I like this one better and can imagine this being used in some episodes. it looks like they're  in the Bikini Bottom by Sandy's Treedome, but it could be that the are on land because of the sky. Something that you may want to ponder about. I want to ask you something and want you guys to send in your answer before the break, what could be happening in this scene. If you have any questions or comments, please send them in. I personally think that Spongebob and Patrick could be visiting Sandy's Treedome or they could be on open land above seas. Like said before, it could go both ways. Although, I really love this because this reminds me so much of when i was six years old and i would watch this all the time. So send in your messages of what you think or what you want to know and right after this, we will be seeing the artist behind the painting, Jesse! Thank you.

- Baarath Sritharan

My thoughts on Kumaran's Drawings- Rashawn

*Note: Rashawn was unable to post his blogs so I'm posting them.

My thoughts on Kumaran’s drawing -Rashawn 

They ran to the top of the hill and saw the horror. They were too late. The beast was already loose and wreaking havoc upon the village. All they could do at the moment was watch as the monster destroys the village they loved and grew up in. But then, it turns, and faces them. Realising they had been spotted, they try to run, but it is too fast. It flies up and lands on the clearing. It sits there and watches them. Frozen with fear, the heroes just stand there watching it. Finally, the beast roars and unleashes its power. It was time to fight…   

  Hey there! It’s Rashawn again, and I just wanted to say how much I love Kumaran’s drawing. It is magnificent. When I saw it, I started to wonder. What was going on? I ended up with a story, which I started talking about in my first paragraph. I’m very curious to know what story Kumaran came up with. The monster seems to be roaring and some sort of energy is radiating out of it (that’s what I thought). It doesn’t look like a typically monster either. It is very unique. I’m not too sure but I think it is a Fordasaur (fox, bird, and dinosaur). Its head and body looks like a fox and it has bird wings and feet. It also has dinosaur scales coming out of its back. It looks like a Phoenix, a Stegosaurus, and this fox monster from a show I watch called Naruto. In Naruto, the fox beast attacked the village and almost destroyed it. I incorporated that into my story. What do you think the monster is? What do you think it is called? I also wanted to know, why did you choose to make the monster in a forest? 

              

Over all I really like your picture and I think it is magnificent. It’s like a monster from a movie or something. It caught my eye and it really got my imagination working. That is the reason why I wanted to blog about it. Great job! 

My thoughts on Asvija's Drawing- Rashawn

*note: Rashawn was unable to post his blog so I posted it for him

My thoughts on Asvija’s drawing -Rashawn 

Deep within Egypt, there is a mystical hidden dessert. It is said to be under the Nile River. Ruled by the sun god Ra, this land is where the gods live. Filled with mythical bests and hidden treasures. Within the three Great Pyramids, there are the most valuable gems and jewels, gold, and precious artifacts. Legend has it that if you can reach the heart of the pyramid and pass the gods tests, u can receive the treasures that lies there.  

Hey there! I love writing stories and when I saw this picture, I couldn’t miss the chance. I love Asvija’s drawing. It seems very mysterious, yet magical. It seemed like a dessert to me so thought of Egypt. The sky looked like a river so I thought of the Nile River. The sun looked magical with the orange rays so I thought of the Egyptian gods. I think those are mountains but I thought I would go with pyramids to keep the Egyptian theme going.  

I thought this picture really stood out from the rest because there is more too it (in my opinion). You can create different stories. What did you say your picture was about when you were presenting your picture to your group? I also wanted to know why you chose to make three pyramids. Is there a specific reason to why you made three or was it just random?  

  I really liked how you colored the background of the drawing. Using the different shades of blue makes the sky look more interesting. It looks like a river in a way so I used that in the story I was talking about before. I almost forgot to ask a question. I forgot to ask before. Did you intend for your picture to turn out how it did?  Did you picture before or did you just draw and it ended up like that? 

Over all I think your picture is amazing. It’s mysterious and magical. The drawing seems like it was taken out of a fairy tale. Great job! 

                      

Debbie's Thoughts on Femi and Kuamaran's Pictures

Debbie's Thoughts on Femi and Kuamaran's Pictures

           

Hey!  I would like to begin this blog by saying that all of the students in Ms. Walton’s class did an absolutely phenomenal job with the creativity in their drawings, and they look amazing.  Each of them, in their own way, tells a unique and intriguing story.

           This is the first drawing that I would like to discuss, the artist was Femi.  If I could title this picture, I would call it “Collision”.  In this picture, I see a volcano that is partially submerged that is erupting.  Simultaneously there is a very large amoeba that is green and blue, and is coming from space and colliding with this volcano.  Did you think that the green and blue ‘something’ on your picture resembles an amoeba, if not, what do you think it resembles?This amoeba started out like any other; microscopic.  But it was genetically modified in a lab and was then shot into space to see if it could survive, by three very optimistic and progressive scientists living in Schlarple, Germany.  As unlikely as it seems, the amoeba did indeed survive, but while staying in space, it grew to unimaginable proportions.
But one day the atmosphere shifted for a reason unknown to any human. And this massive amoeba was forced out of space and sent on a direct path to earth.  As it was nearing the surface a large, partially submerged volcano began to erupt.  What do you think triggered this eruption? Is the blue that is covering the base of the volcano actually water? Acid? Sky? The amoeba collided with the volcano and it resulted in the formation of a green aura that surrounded the incident (this is shown in the picture).  This aura grew quite rapidly until it consumed all things living and non-living, big and small.  And the earth as we know it, ceased to exist.

This is the second drawing that I would like to discuss, the artist was Kumaran.  If I could title this picture, I would call it “Collision”.  In this picture I see a fiery-coloured dragon that was just released from some sort of a cage.  What would you say the creature in the middle of the page is?Flame is a bona fide dragon, she has many of the characteristics described in so many stories, except one, one rather major one, but only one nonetheless.  She did not breathe fire, she never did and never would, and that was that.  Previously, she existed only in children’s story books and old wives’ tales.  But now that she was brought in to reality, our reality.  It is quite justifiable to think that she would totally destroy our society; burn down buildings, snatch people at will, and generally, just make many people’s lives much more difficult.  To avoid the seemingly inevitable, Flame was sedated immediately after being found in the shallow stream that he had wandered into for water.  She was then transported to a laboratory in Japan where she stayed for a total of one month. Within that month, flame grew quite rapidly, almost doubled her size.  This led the scientists to believe that she was fairly young, and although she had grown much, she might have a lot more to grow.  Since they were unaware of how big she could grow to be, she had a very large, enclosed space that she was able to call home.  While being held, without causing any harm to Flame at all they conducted many tests to better understand her species, they observed how she acted when she was alone, when her territory was threatened, and when a weaker animal had entered her cage.  They put a selection of possible foods for her in her cage; vegetables, berries, fish, meat etc.  It seems that from all of their tests they realized that her favourite food was fish, cod especially. What do you think is some of the important information that the scientists should have gathered, how should they have gathered it without harming any animals?After all of their testing they had deemed that Flame, although very intimidating was a harmless creature.  They let her out of confinement.  Although his may seem to be a terrible idea because it could be potentially putting civilians lives in danger, the scientists had been convinced.  Flame could now leave the laboratory and be transported back to the land where the stream she was found in, but farther in, at least 500 miles from any human civilization. All in all, I loved looking at both or your drawings and they are both great.  Keep up the great work, Femi & Kumaran!~Debbie

Georgette's MASTERPIECE - Joshua's thoughts

When I was scrolling through the pictures, wondering which one to comment on, this one just leaped right out. It is just so fantastic that at that time I HAD to comment on it. This picture is just such a masterpiece, one of the best I have ever seen in my history of the Neilson Creative Arts Centre. I will tell you right off the bat, there are very, very few people I know that can create something like this.

 

Looking at this picture, it makes me think of the ideal, Caribbean/Hawaiian sunset. The palm trees in obviously make it tropical, and the clear ski, the birds, and the beautiful blue and and green sky just make it look like the stereotypical Tropical scene. The reason why I think of Hawaii is because all my life, my childhood dream was going on a trip there, and even further, living there. So whenever I see a scene like this, it just reminds me of it. I infer that you, Georgette, grew up in a Caribbean, or tropical country, where see this a lot more the most people. I think this because the passion, and the reality of the picture is just so real that you must have seen a scene like this in real life before in order to draw it so vividly. So my questions are: did you grow up in a Caribbean/Tropical Country? If you did, did you use a real memory to draw this amazing picture? But if you did not, where did you get your inspiration, or memory?

I think the colour usage, objects, and well, your picture is just amazing. You put everything into great detail, making it so real. I really like the sun, and the reflection of the sun on the water. This makes the sunset so real. Also, in my opinion the sun is the perfect size for the sunset. The palm trees on the mini island of dirt are fantastic and very real looking. But, they are black and dark green, not the usual brown and light green. Why did you do this? Was it for the mystery of it, the fact that it is getting dark, would look cooler that way, what? One thing that I notice, that people may not notice after a quick glance is the birds in the background. These birds, whatever they are, totally add to the picture and make it that much more realistic. The sky....amazing!!! This, along with the water make the picture, a MASTERPIECE. The sky is just perfectly blended, the colours in the right place, the shading, amazing. And finally, the water. The perfect blend of brown, yellow, blue, and green make the water extremely realistic, and amazing. Also, the reflection on the water from the sun (already mentioned this) is just perfection. Do you think this high of your own picture? Higher or lower?

This reminds me of two pictures that I saw at the Neilson Creative Art Centre when I was in grade 4. Mrs, Haider, my teacher sat in front of a picture showing two scenes, one with a boat on the water during the day, and the other with the boat on the water during sunset. From that she drew a picture with a beautiful sunset, much like yours, though not as good. (Don't tell her that)

I infer that your original picture you chose in the gallery was the fiery red/orange abstract picture, or, a picture with a boat in the water (I think there was one there). I think it might be the fiery red/orange because the colour of your sky, also resembles the colour of the picture, and that would explain where you got some of the inspiration from. But then again, it might be the one with the boat in the water because looking at your first one, the background is completely blue, as well as the water in this one. I just don't know. Can you tell me what the picture you chose in the gallery was?

All in all, your picture was really good, and fun to comment on. Good luck with art in the future. And.... I think I have said enough so BYES! :-)

P.S. I think you should show your picture to Mrs. Walker

P.P.S I am know for my long posts so... PROOF :-)

Mrs. Waltons MASTERPIECE - Joshua's thoughts

Well... here I am, commenting on Mrs. Walton's picture, but, it's not really a picture, more like a masterpiece, yes, a masterpiece sounds about right. I'm commenting on Mrs. Walton's masterpiece because being as awesome as it is, it attracted my eye, drawing me too it, almost like it was seeking attention, like it wanted to be talked about it. Also, Mr. Cornell said to comment on a students picture, but being the rebel I am, I decided to comment on this teacher's masterpiece. (I am also trying to flatter Mrs. Walton into giving me better marks, don't tell her that). It actually is amazing though.

Now onto the picture. When I first look at this picture, in the top left corner, I see a Ferris Wheel, that has the containers, or baskets coloured in a Peacock colour. The Peacock colour I am talking about is the blue, green, and yellow in between, what I think is, the brown spokes. When a Peacock open its full feathers for show, the main colours that show up are the green, blue, and yellow. What I wonder is what was Mrs. Walton trying to draw? Or was she just drawing abstractly and that’s how that part of the picture turned out? Can you answer that for me Mrs. Walton?

Another huge part of the picture is the big brown circle in the middle with a tail sticking out of it. When I look at most pictures, I can look at objects and make a connection to what it looks like, but this object, no. Thinking about if for a couple of minutes, I still can't think of what it might be. Once again, I infer that Mrs. Walton was drawing abstractly again and she just went with the flow, and that’s how it turned out. But Mrs. Walton definitely must think it looks like something. Something in her memory caused her to draw that. Therefore, my question is what caused you to draw that object? What influenced you? There is one thing I can make out in that circle. Those black/dark brown objects look like tree's. Is that what you were intending to draw Mrs. Walton? Or is it something else?

I'd just like to comment on the background colour. The blue I think definitely fits with the rest of the picture, especially the two objects. All of it just goes together so nicely. The green in the two corners of the picture, and by the tree at the bottom, definitely add a lot to the picture and make it that much more out there.

So my biggest question is, what was the picture you chose in the gallery? I infer it is an abstract picture that you chose because it would make sense that an abstract picture would cause you to make such a beautiful masterpiece. Though I also infer that you are an abstract artist because just briefly looking at your second picture it is also abstract. Do you think of yourself as an abstract artist?

To conclude, this picture is great, way better then I could ever do. Congrats, and keep on making amazing art!

 

P.S. I am know for writing unnecessarily long pieces of writing so... proof, I guess. :-)

Evenings with the B-Man!

       Hello and welcome to my evening show(which is not really in the evening, but late for me) "Evenings with the B-Man!" I'm Baarath Sritharan, your host and our first topic is A.R.T.(Advanced Representing Talent) Or as  I like to call it, Advanced Respected Teachers. Makes no sense, but hey, its funny. Just kidding. Now before I bring out our artists ready to talk about the priceless diamonds that they have created, lets see their work and see what you think and then we will see the true story behind it. So see this beauty.

        WOW! This is amazing! I wonder whats on the other end? Maybe a pot of gold from ye leprechaun of Ireland. so lets see what we got here. We see a big rainbow coming from the skies and a rainbow background. Oh and a little boy is in front of it thinking, "Skittles?" So what questions do we have here to say, where is this place to experience such a sight, what is on the other end? send in your answers and any more questions before the commercial break and after, we will answer them right here with our guest star, the author behind the book, the singer behind the song, the artist of  her work, Lisa Carnegie. Okay, we will see you after this break.

- Baarath Sritharan

"Crazy Art Adventures with Chelsea" Entry #3 - Alessia Duarte's Picture (Review)

Welcome to my third blog entry! Much like my last blog (see  http://crispywaffles.blogspot.ca/2013/03/crazy-art-adventures-with-chelsea-entry.html ), I'll be discussing the artwork of yet another grade 7 student, by the name of (drum roll, please)...  Alessia Duarte! Here's a photo of her awesome oil pastel drawing:

                Now I must say, when I first saw this picture, I made an immediate connection to a rock climbing wall! I'm unsure if that was the artist's intention, but to me, the round shapes are rocks that are dirty (the black smudges) from shoes stepping on them. When I was in grade 6, all of the grade 6 classes went on a trip to an indoor rock climbing centre called "Rock and Chalk". This is the experience I'm basing this connection off of. The walls were somewhat multi-coloured like your background, and there were several oddly shaped rocks, similar to the red triangular-shaped one in the top-right corner. In your picture, this triangular rock is not as dirty as the other rocks because it's extremely difficult to step on, making most scared people avoid it (like me)!

                Speaking of the "dirt", could you describe the technique that you used to make the black smudges on the "rocks"? Were they accidental smudges, a technique you had tested before, or something entirely new that you decided to try? Either way, I love the look of it! It reminds me of the technique I tried in my first drawing created at the Neilson Art Centre, where I used my finger to pull the pastel out/inwards. Mostly because I don't want to take attention away from your picture by putting it here, this is a link you can follow to see it (it's the first one):

http://crispywaffles.blogspot.ca/2013/01/neilson-art-centre.html

                I was wondering, what colour did you start with as a background colour? There are so many intensely layered colours that I have no clue what it could be, but I'd love to know. I believe you did the same program as me, so did you have a picture to look at as an inspiration? If so, did your background colour relate to this picture? How so? (so many so's!)

                To all my readers: no, I haven't forgot about you (yet)! "Beep beep! Question ahead!" said the magical Question Detector.

                So in my blog entry above, I related Alessia's abstract picture to my experience at Rock and Chalk (the indoor rock climbing place). What real life experience can you relate the picture to? When and where did it happen? Why does this specific picture make you think of such an experience? Let me know all about it in the comments below! I can't wait to hear from you again!

                Today's special shout out goes to the one and only artist herself, Alessia Duarte! You're a super creative artist who deserves more credit for such amazing pieces. Thanks for letting me review your picture! Keep on keepin' on (we're getting so 70's up in here...)!

                This was a groovy blog entry to write. Hope you enjoyed, and have a scrumdiddlyumptious day!  Peace!   (still keeping the 70's vibe...) 

P.S.        You still have time to enter my short story contest! Hurry and get your story posted in the comments section before April 1st! See the link for details:

http://crispywaffles.blogspot.ca/2013/03/crazy-art-adventures-with-chelsea-entry.html

"Crazy Art Adventures with Chelsea" Entry #2 - Lisa Carnegie's Picture (Review)

                Hello friends, and welcome to my (Chelsea Santoo's) second blog! Instead of discussing my own artwork, today I will be discussing the artwork of a grade 7 student named Lisa Carnegie. Although many of my questions will be posed directly at the artist, don't feel left out! I'll be asking plenty of questions for you to answer too (don't forget to check out the end of my blog for a cool contest)! Here is a photo of Lisa's amazing oil-pastel drawing:

                Lisa  - I'd like to start off by saying that your picture was like a punch to the face (I mean that in the nicest way possible)! While many other drawings got lost in the massive sea of pictures that were posted, yours really stood out to me! Maybe it's because I really like Skittles! ...Or because I'm attracted to bright colours. And WOW - was that ever colourful!

                When I look at your vibrant drawing, my mind creates a related story about the scene. It starts off as a sunny Saturday day with clear blue skies. A young boy decides to go into his backyard and play alone. He takes a package of Skittles with him, as he is quite hungry. As the boy sits on the grass, he takes a bite of the first red Skittle and BAM! There is flash of light! The sky changes from a mild blue to a bright display of rainbow colours! Suddenly, much like an alien tractor beam, a rainbow forms, that ends surprisingly close to the boy! As he stares at the rainbow, the young boy stands up and says, "Skittles?".

                To the artist: does this picture have a story behind it, explaining it's context? If so, why choose to make a picture that tells a specific story, rather than leaving it more open-ended to the viewer? With that, I'd like to question my readers: what creative story can you make and tell when you look at the scene shown in the picture? Feel free to use your imagination, and take all details into consideration (for example, the texture of the green area at the bottom reminded me of grass, so I mentioned it in my story)!

                To end this blog entry, I'd like to direct your attention to an insignificant little detail that gives me a burning question: why is the person not wearing shoes? I personally think it is because his shoes are white, and his mother made him take them off because she did not want him to get grass stains on them. That may be my opinion, but I see this as a challenge to both the artist, and my readers! Check out the contest details at the end of my blog for details!

                Today's  special shout out goes to the artist herself, Lisa Carnegie! Thank you for drawing such a fun picture - it was a blast to review. You're an excellent artist, so keep thinking, breathing, and creating! We are all artists, in our own unique ways.

That's all for now folks, have a scrumdiddlyumptious day!  :)

... But keep reading for details on a little contest I've set-up for you!

CONTEST DETAILS:

                In the comments section below, create and post a short story of why you think the person in Lisa's picture is not wearing shoes. On April 1st, I will choose what I think is the most creative story, and that person will win the title of "Best Creative Story-Teller  in the Blogosphere!". Make sure you post your short story BEFORE March 31st, 2013 at 11:59 A.M. or it will not be judged! Be creative, spontaneous, and original - there is no wrong answer! Good luck to all my fellow writers! 

My thoughts on Georgette's drawing -Brian

  Hey there! I thought your picture was absolutely fantastic. It reminds me of paradise, which has the ocean, sun setting, the sand, the seagulls (or at least I assumed they were seagulls), and the palm trees. The use of the background colours (red and orange) really go along with the sun, really showing that it's a sunset. Why did you decide to use these colours? Was there an inspiration? I thought the addition of the seagulls, even if they were so little, really added to the scenery. They're like a period at the end of a sentence. So small, yet you know it's there because of the important roll it plays.

  I really liked the different colours you used in the water. A combination of blue, brown, and green really show off the reflections and textures. Speaking of reflections, the one of the sun really adds a nice touch to the drawing. The colour combinations in the sun is so life like, almost as if you're looking at an actual sun! The addition of the little island to the right of the drawing really makes it so that the drawing isn't so sparse, which adds nice detail. Speaking of details, look at the leaves of the palm trees! I've never seen so much detail put into a palm tree. Something that takes talent. One question about the palm trees though. Why did you decide to make them black? Does it symbolize something, like how there is always darkness, even in the brightness of a paradise? Was it simply just random, or perhaps you ran out of brown (haha)?

  Anyways, you're picture is really fantastic, something that requires a lot of talent, and I really hope you enjoyed visiting the art centre as much as I did.

My thoughts on Jesse's drawing -Brian

   Hey there! I thought your drawing was absolutely fantastic! Being a Spongebob lover myself, I really liked how you drew each of them in this picture. The wonderful background colours really match with each other, and help bring out the main part of this drawing. I have to ask though, why did you choose yellow and orange as colours for your background? Was there any inspiration to this? I also really like the little blue swirls in the background. They remind me of the bubbles in the water where Spongebob and Patrick live. Was this intentional? If so, great job!

  I really liked the way you drew Spongebob and Patrick. It's better than anything I could do! Great humour with the facial expressions (especially Patrick's). Although I don't think there are trees in the ocean, haha! Or maybe they're just Sandy's tree dome. Who knows? Great detail on both Patrick and Spongebob's pants.

  All in all, I thought that your picture was great with the different colours and patterns in the background that work well together which helps take the drawing beyond that much more. I hope you had as much fun as I did at the Neilson Creative Art Centre!

Abiraam's Picture, - Mingwei's Thoughts

           This picture to me is very interesting. I think that it opens up my imagination despite its plain appearance. I like how the first shape you made was the circle and you transformed it into a one eyed cyclops. (In my imagination) It appears to have three antennas sticking out of his or her head and 2 arms in a lifted position. I'm not sure if your intentions was to make a monster, but it clearly appears to be so in my eyes. One question that I would like to as is: Did you improvise this picture or not? I noticed that everything seemed to be made up on the spot, such as monster in the middle. I'm asking this because from my recount of the trip, I remember the first thing they told us to do was to draw a shape in the middle and it seemed like you just went on from there.

           Speaking of memories, I also would've liked to see the original painting that you drew your inspiration from. I imagine that the painting would've needed to be quite abstract and it's actually kind of fun wondering what traits of the painting was included in your drawing. If I were to make a prediction, it would have to be the red portion from the bottom, simply because it didn't quite fit. I think a destroyed city would've fit the monster theme quite nicely. Of course I'm not one to criticize, but I can imagine your story that fit into this painting. "Well, as you can see, it's a one eyed monster who has taken over the world and is now squirting cranberry juice from its armpits." That would indeed be quite hilarious at the sharing portion of the activity. I wonder what your original story behind this painting was and if my version was anywhere close to yours?

           All in all, I thought that this picture is a pretty good example of how less is more. By leaving the picture simple and having an unfinished look to it, it allows for good imagination to happen and can end up with people creating out of this world stories such as mines. It was definitely fun to wonder about how the story of the monster happened.

           As for your second picture, I like how you continued the monster theme. This time it seems that the monster is a floating triangular-shaped one. Again, it is simple and that isn't necessarily a bad thing. As I mentioned before, it opens up the imagination. I liked how you kept distinct traits of your first picture in your second one. The most obvious one is that this is another geometric monster.Another trait that was interesting that I didn't notice the first time looking at it is your eye in the first picture. It is still in the shape of an arc and I thought that was kind of neat. It also seems that this time, the eye is split into two colours: green and orange. I was wondering why you decided to do so instead of keeping the original orange one? Maybe because it was your second picture and you decided to have two colours, or maybe because you just felt like having two colours? Perhaps, I'll never know, but its always fun to imagine.

           Now, let's get to the actual picture. I think that the triangular shape of this monster is definitely a quirky thing. It would appear that this picture is more detailed than your last one. Perhaps it was because you  were drawing inspiration from yourself or maybe because this time you came in with the mindset of "I'm gonna draw another monster and it will be awesome." I would like to imagine the story for this one to be "This guy is the successor to the original monster. It has floating abilities and has arms with the properties of water. Its bottom half is multi-coloured to show its power. However he did get punched in the eye once, hence why he has a black eye now." Of course I wouldn't think that this is what you actually told your group but its what I'd like to think you said. Again I'm going back to this theme of less is more a lot but that is exactly what makes these pictures unique.

           My thoughts of your second picture were just as great as your first one. The monster theme was definitely what I liked about it and what made me chose your picture to review out of everyone else's. (Maybe because I liked King Kong as a kid?) These pictures might have looked random, but there is definitely a bigger meaning to it that I see. Great job!

Gregory's Pictures - Adrian's Thoughts

Gregory, first off, your pictures look very intriguing. They look different than what I usually see when looking at pictures from the Art Centre, but your pictures just captivated me in some way the other pictures didn't  From what I've heard, your class did your pictures at our school, instead of going to the Neilson Creative Arts Centre. Did drawing the pictures at our school instead of the centre change anything? In my opinion, going to the centre is better for you because you get to see all of the paintings instead of only just a couple

For your first picture, I can see people on the top of the drawing that are on “strike”. I have a feeling that this relates to the teachers and their disagreement with the new law that the government has put out for them. One of the people that is on strike is holding up a sign that says “20%”, which might relate to the teacher’s not agreeing with their pay cuts. In the top right, there is a person who appears to be holding a gas can, saying “calm down, I got this!” I think this has something to do with the bottom of the painting, which appears to be a giant pit of fire, with people burning in it. In the middle of your drawing, there is a person in a car shouting “YOLO!” The two green “blobs” at the edges of the painting. My first thought was that these green blobs were money for the people on strike, but when I look at it again, it appears that the green blobs are actually portals that the person in the car is going through, hence why he’s shouting YOLO. On the car’s wheels, the rims are the “peace sign” which indicate that the person in the car is trying to end the fights and the strike. The yellow background makes everything stand out, so that was a good choice. Overall, this drawing shows that the world isn't perfect and that we need to strive to make it the best that it can be. What did you think of when you were making this painting? What inspired you to draw the strikes?

For your second picture, I can see people playing football on a grass field. The football is mid-air, and it looks like they’re about to go for the touch-down. In the middle of the picture (and surely the focus of the picture), is a car with “wings”. It looks like it is being propelled into the football goal, and it will beat the football. On the top left, there is the scoreboard saying “Home: NK: 109    Away: SF: 0”. This indicates that our school is completely dominating the enemy team, which I’m glad to see. In the top right, there appears to be another “portal” for the car to go through. This time, the car is a different colour, to perhaps fit with the scenery more. Why did you change the colour of the car? Overall, This picture represents striving for your goals, because if you stop, you’ll just get run over and not be able to accomplish everything.

Overall, I think your pictures are very well drawn and they have a lot of meaning deep inside them.
Please respond to my questions.

Sincerely,
Adrian 

Femi's Picture-------Harsimran's Thoughts

Femi, your picture is simply unique and interesting. It's a combination of dark colors with light colors, straight lines and spirals. The first thing that caught my eye was the dark circle in the center of you picture. To me that is the vocal point. Wouldn't you agree? In your comments you wrote that one of your pictures started out as an apple. I'm guessing this is the one.  I see the dark red on the outer layer, but then you started to use lighter colors which changed the apple into something new. At first I didn't know what it was. Then I thought it was some sort of vortex or an opening to a new dimension.

I agree that using light green as your background really made the "vortex" stand out. Then I saw the straight lines you drew, which in my perspective look like a net. The dark blue and purple lines also stood out from the background. my theory was that the vortex or black hole is trying to suck everything in, but by placing the net on top, it will catch everything that's being sucked in. Were you actually picturing it as a net, or was it simply to make it more abstract?

The squiggly lines that you drew around the so called "apple", made me think that you were simply drawing what you wanted to (free hand) which I think helps people see this in many different ways. Maybe it was the wind that was there while everything was being sucked in. your picture reminded me of space, where there are black holes that are trying to suck everything in but then there is always a solution, which in your case would be the net.

Overall I really thought your picture was cool and very interesting, oh and not forget abstract. I can't wait to ask you what the picture really was about.

P.S. I wonder what you wrote on the back of your picture.

Josiah's Picture---> Sabhat's Thoughts!

Abstract art...ahh....I always enjoy looking at abstract art because it allows you to explore your mind and really let each corner or the page and every detail sink in. It gives you a chance to use your imagination and dig down a little deeper. This way you can find out what the picture means to you!

Art wise, this picture is amazing. Simple, yet, I really liked it. It stood out to me. It was different. I really like the way you used emphasis and unity. I think it was a great idea to make the back side of the triangular prism and pentagonal prism (not sure if that's right) a bit darker than the front. An excellent use of shading to make it more 3D and realistic. What strikes me is how you decided NOT to leave it at just that. You created lines (curly and straight) coming out of the middle (adding more to the emphasis aspect). Similar to the last picture I blogged about, you used some cool colours but still maintained the overall warm feel. 

Now, let's talk about your picture. Well, it reminds me of a picture I've seen which I will post below. It says that "People are worried about a zombie apocalypse when we're already in one." Then, you see a picture of people on their phones making no real life contact at all. You might want to know how this relates to your picture. Well, your picture represents "connection" to me. It shows how we should all talk to each other regardless of race, colour, religion, beliefs, grades, athleticism, appearance, etc. We shouldn't rely on our phones and such for communication. We should stay connected. If the triangle and pentagon represent people, the lines connecting them show their relationship. Quite strong, if you ask me. As we further indulge ourselves into technology, all the ropes/strings begin to get cut (oh no!) and the two people (who were once best friends) have no real life relationship. It tells me that we need to stay connected and not isolate ourselves from the world.
 Here's the picture:

 They tell you to go outside and play, not "go outside and play temple run 2." Might sound lame, but, that's what I think of.

Oops! I almost forgot to ask you some questions (more forms of communication)! What does this picture mean do you? It may seem like a simple question, but remember "simple yet effective." Besides your picture is extremely open ended and could mean something completely different to you then it does to me (but that's the beauty of it). Why did you choose a pentagonal prism and a triangular prism? Do the shapes have any significance? Do the colours of the shape have any significance? Were the lines something that you randomly put there or did you have any thoughts in mind? Did you pull the idea out of thin air or did you have an idea prior to drawing this? If you could, what would you change about your picture? Or would you leave it the same? Was this your first or second picture? 

Well, this was a fun blog to write, it started to make me sound really old school (but that's okay). I'm just trying to make a point here! Some would expect me to be advertising talking and communication because...well....I like to talk! Your picture could also represent teamwork and how you have to sometimes chill out and co-operate with others (even if you don't exactly agree). I really like your picture, the yellow in the background was a nice choice....in fact....the whole colour scheme was nice! I would say this picture was simple yet effective. Ugh, now comes the hard part, ending the talking (or typing-whatever you want to call it). Since this blog has kind of been about the simple yet effectiveness of things, I guess I'll go with a simple (and hopefully effective) good bye. Bye!

P.S. This P.S thing is fun yet tiring.

P.P.S.Here's Josiah's other picture! Very pattern-y (that's not a word...well, it's a "special" word)! I like patterns very much, so I'm glad you added that component to this drawing (I see you stuck with the yellow background)!

Gregory's Picture--------- Harsimran's Thoughts

   Greg, mind if I call you Greg? The first time I saw your picture, I thought to myself, what is it? After giving it another close look, I started to see what your picture was about. Might I start with saying yellow was an excellent choice for your background. So bright, and it drew my attention. At the top, I see you put people that are "on strike." That reminded me of what was going on with the teachers and the government. The second figure on you picture was holding a sign that said "20%." I thought to myself, maybe the workers were not getting enough pay.

   At the bottom of your picture I noticed people that were in danger. My guess is that they are in a fire? Anyways the thing that struck me most was the car in the middle of the picture. Beside the car, there were two things that were green. I didn't know what they were until I got the story. The car drove through the portal to get to the other side, ignoring the bad things that were happening around it (the strike and fire.) Might I say that that must have been one courageous thing that the driver did. After all, you did draw a speech bubble saying "YOLO." I'm guessing he or she didn't want to drive through but then thought to themselves "You only live once." Did you get the idea of the driver doing the "courageous thing" from February's theme, courage? If you did, it totally makes sense.

  Another guess of mine was that the driver of the car was the boss of the workers, and he accidentally set a fire and was trying to escape. I thought of this because I saw the figure in the top-right hand corner. He or she is saying "calm down, I got this." He or she was holding a basketball or a "fire-ball" and I think was going to use it to stop the driver from escaping.

  Anyways, I liked how you used contrasting colors (such as red and green.) I saw your picture as being abstract but having that possibility of it really happening. I enjoyed my trip and hoped you did too. I would really like to see pictures that you create in the future (So I could comment on them as well.) Overall I thought your picture was really cool and I hope you can explain what was really happening.

Asvija's Picture-Baseer's Perspective

          Dear Asvija, your picture to me looks like a whole new galaxy waiting to be explored. As you can see in the picture, finally someone is exploring this galaxy. The astronaut (human or alien), is staring in awe as there are planets that are shaped like squares. This picture represents to me is adventure because as the astronaut is exploring foreign galaxies. There are even clouds; space is blue and at the bottom right corner an unexplored corner with mysterious quality’s. What do you see that I had missed?

          If you turn this picture upside down, you could see a rocket ship flying out of the mysterious corner. The purple, green, and orange stand out from the picture distinguishing it as planet ether separated or connected (2D perspective).  What is in that mysterious corner by the way(I think it's a portal connecting to other galaxies and is found somewhere in every galaxy because they connect)? Also, what do you see if you turn this picture upside down?

          The light blue background lets most things in the picture catches the viewer’s attention. The being outlined with colors like red made it visible as long as the faces on. If you look carefully, you can see other details like the yellow banana peel, and the black hole (Also, the Vas happan which I would say if went to space and saw this galaxy). Overall, a very cool portrait. Nice work, Asvija! –Geno (Baseer).

Jay's Picture-Baseer's Perspective

                                 Jay's Picture-Baseer's Perspective

          Dear Jay, your picture to me right now is highly creative. Why? Because there is a giant sunflower, which is singing and could be summoning a vortex (top right corner). How is this not creative? This picture to me represents a summoning. As for the reason that of the leading sunflower is singing a song to create his flowered troops and is summoning a vortex to another land so they can conquer it (purple-pink clouds indicate vortexes appearance). What else can this picture represent?

          If you look at this picture upside-down, you could maybe see a land of clouds that are nearby a planet of dirt. The clouds are ambushing the invader of the land and the leader is protecting himself with its green spikes while singing a battle cry. What do you see?

          The sky blue background with a brown field is a classic background as it conveys a field of plants/crops. The music notes also adds to it as it the sunflower appears to be working and is entertaining itself. The sunflower is also appearing to potentially grow other sunflowers as friends or an army of plants. What do think the sunflower is doing? Overall, a very well done portrait, Jay! –Geno (Baseer)