Hey guys sorry for the delay with all the posts but I have been working but there is no excuse for my slacking.  I have caught up in the posts and I have enjoyed reading all the responses. Sorry I could not respond to them sooner and I apologize for my slacking efforts.

Any who…for my final project I decided to do something I do not do very often and I am not very confident in. Painting.  I am kind of a one trick pony when it comes to artwork since all my work is black and white.  I am always willing to learn but I lack the motivation to do anything new.  I am not a good painter (in my opinion) and I have not painted very much. 

I chose to do a painting because I was inspired by Our Lady of Controversy, although my artwork has no controversy I was inspired to do something new.  I do like the meaning or what I feel is the meaning behind Alma Lopez version of the Virgin of Guadalupe.  So I chose to paint because I wanted to challenge myself and do something I wasn’t good at and not be afraid of what others would think.

I painted a cherry blossom tree starting to bloom in the night sky with the moon in the background.  I have chosen this because in Japanese culture it represents life.  The representation I get from it is that when the cherry blossom blooms life becomes greater.  Like my artwork and as time has gone by my artwork has bloomed and become greater.  Lately I have not had any motivation to draw or even do any artwork but while painting this it gave me a start in the right direction.  A friend of mine did a similar piece and I based my painting around hers.  I liked the meaning of the whole piece.  Like the cherry blossom my artwork is precious because it only blooms for a short period of time. I don’t do artwork very much anymore but I do cherish what I have done and what I will do in the future. 

The cherry blossom tree is in the night sky with the moon in the background because I take each day as it was the last. The piece hits home with me.  “Appreciate the moment for today is the day you will always remember, life is to short too worry about tomorrow.”  This is my life quote I have tattooed on me and this painting represents that.