As my independent project approached the last couple weeks of work, I had my last road bump to deal with. Not long after finishing the field layer of the mural, I was set to paint an array of flowers over the green grass. However, that weekend, I suffered a serious muscle strain which halted my work as I was unable to do certain tasks without feeling intense pain. I rarely get sick or injured, so it was a majorly new thing for me to suffer something that stopped me from doing some of my favourite things, and it was certainly unexpected that something like this would happen right before my project comes to a close. Out of time and having lost a couple of weeks to recovery, I had to improvise once I finally felt well enough to paint. I realized that my only options were to paint extremely simple masses of flowers or to enhance the field without them. I experimented with painting flowers in a simple way and didn’t like how it looked. I then considered having less flowers but adding more details, but a new problem actually arose with the flowers looking out of place in comparison to the rest of the painting, taking away from the mountain. What I ultimately decided to do was enhance the field by making it brighter and giving it more life. Though I wish I had had more time to incorporate flowers into the field in some way, I am happy with the final result of the painting and feel like I learned a lot from having to improvise in the end. My artist statement will explore in more depth what this project has meant to me, but I will say here that is has been extremely rewarding and I’ve learned so much from doing such a new and unique type of painting. The size, subject matter and style have all pushed me in new ways to an extent that I never expected—the size most of all. I hope that it will fit well in the space it’s been made for, bringing a calming and pleasant sight to all those who see it in the Mental Health and Addiction Centre’s waiting area. I’m grateful that I had the opportunity to do this project and I will carry the experience I’ve gained from it with me in all my future art endeavours.
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AuthorLeah is an eighteen-year-old aspiring Canadian artist who enjoys drawing, painting, and photography. |