Art Walk! :)

Last Friday I experienced my first art walk. I wasn't quit sure what to expect but was glad I attended it by the time I was done. There were only two Art Gallaries that had the art I enjoy most, western art. The first gallary I  walked through was "The Freshwater Studio", which had three artists that interested me the most; Kristin Haakenson, LeAnn Boyd, and A.M. Stockhill. Haakenson and Boyd paintings were mostly wildlife with beautiful landscapes. A.M. Stockhill's art mostly consisted of horses with an abstract affect to them that made them stand out. She also did a lot of layering with her paintings and sometimes put old newspaper or old book pages in the background of her paintings giving it a unique look that was pleasing to the eye. The other art studio I walked around was "The Gallary", which showed the art of Chris Owen of Billings. His art was something I would love to put in my own home someday! His horse paintings were amazing and deffinately inspired me to become a western artist even more.

TED TALK PODCAST COMMENTS

The podcast I listened to was "How can Fourth-Graders Solve World Problems". It is about a teacher, named John Hunter, who brings his class together and makes a game of fixing 50 of worlds top problems. All the students become different leadership rolls and they have to work together to fix the worlds problems. Some of the problems they solve are social, economic, or war-fare. Some of the students have came back 20 to 30 years later to talk to their old fourth-grade teacher, John Hunter, and tell him how his class still had effect on them and eventually directed them to their careers. I thought this was a very cool idea and that more schools should try it out in their own classrooms!

Final Project (step4)

Finished transfering the internet image to the bigger piece of paper! :)

(there is supposed to be dust where the back legs are missing)

What did the war paint symbols on horses mean??

http://horsesoftheearth.wetpaint.com/page/Indain+Horse+Markings

Great websit I find that tells a lot about what the war paint on horses!

Final Project (step 3)

On the third step I began transfering the internet image to the bigger piece of paper. Instead of drawing the halter on the horse I decided to put war paint on the horse using Native American symbolism and added feathers.

(helpful hint: Number the sides so that you don't get confused on what square your on!!) :)

Final Project (step 2)

For my second step I cut out a piece of paper 12inches by 22inches. And made a grid on it also; the squares being 1inch by 1inch.

Final Project (step 1)

To begin my final project I found a photo of a horse that I liked. Then I printed it off and drew a grid on it. The size of the squares are 3 centimeters by 3 centimeters.