Every artist has a different style or message they want to get across. As a student in the advanced art class, I was able to express myself through my creations. For my themed project, I chose the outdoors.
    I made four pieces relating to my theme. Each piece was a painting that had a posturized effect. The first was of me driving my fathers 4-runner over rocks in the mountains. the second was of my father's friend in the 4-wheeling club, driving his jeep in the snow. The third is of a fire around dusk, and last but not least, is a picture of a hiking trail I took in Gold Basin.
    Three of the pictures were taken by me or my family, and the fire picture was taken off the internet. I used the ipads that were available in the class room and edited each one in an app called "PS Express". I increased the saturation on contrast several times over. this created a colorful, but without details picture. Shadows were replaced with black, and colors became much more prominent. Low-lights were replaced with darkness (black) and high-lights were replaced by bright colors. After editing, I would chose the size of paper and replicate it.
    My theme I chose was the outdoors, specifically things my family does while camping, like 4-wheeling, hiking, and building a fire. These are the best memories I have because I enjoy it so much. Now that I am old enough to drive, 4-wheeling has become one of my favorite things to do. Ever since I was young, I have been the one in my family to build the fires. I enjoy it because it is like a puzzle (getting the fire to start), and you must take care of it so it can grow. Also, reaching the top of a mountain is very self awarding. I always feel great once I see the amazing view I worked for.
    Most of my inspiration comes from nature and its beauty. I'm glad I was able to share my muse with others. Hopefully it will encourage them to share their own creativity with the rest of

This is a photo I took of one of my fathers friends driving through the snow in his jeep. I increased the saturation and contrast of the picture multiple times to create this effect.

Here is my painting of the picture. It is successful because, obviously, it looks like the photo, but also because it employs the same texture and art elements. I decided not to as dark of a blue to make it more of my own, but also when I took a photo of it the picture makes it seem even lighter than it actually is.

The following art projects are all have a theme. The theme I chose is the outdoors. Camping, hiking, and 4-wheeling are a few of my favorite activities.