My name is Isabela Dominguez I began the IB Art Program at Ronald Reagan High School in 2012 . Coming into the art program I found that this was unlike any art class that I had taken before. The course was intense and it required a lot of concentration and time management because there were deadlines that had to be met. Although at times I found it to be stressful I knew that I wanted to continue in the art program for the remaining three years of my high school career. Taking the techniques I learned freshman year and the art history I learned sophomore year it gave me an advantage now that I am an upper class man because I can relate my work to certain artists or certain art movements. As I learned about these art movements and how to incorporate them into my work, I found that the artists who's pieces that evoked thought or some type of emotion were the artists that I remembered the most. As an artist I hope to achieve that in any piece that I make, not only have a piece that is aesthetically pleasing but a piece that would have someone thinking about the meaning it holds even when they walk away, I plan to achieve that in any piece that I make.
I've always enjoyed art, but after beginning the art program at Reagan I found an entirely new appreciation for art because I knew how much effort would be put into it even if the piece looks extremely simple. Part of the reason I found a new appreciation for art work is because working with new mediums I found that each and every one comes with its own difficulties. Although working with new mediums is difficult at times it allows me to expand my portfolio. I hope that when it comes time to apply to college my portfolio will be extensive enough to show how I work with different types of mediums. My hopes are to enter a college that will help me in, not only, in the art field but the business field as well; my hopes are to incorporate these in order to make a successful career by doing something I enjoy.
I've always enjoyed art, but after beginning the art program at Reagan I found an entirely new appreciation for art because I knew how much effort would be put into it even if the piece looks extremely simple. Part of the reason I found a new appreciation for art work is because working with new mediums I found that each and every one comes with its own difficulties. Although working with new mediums is difficult at times it allows me to expand my portfolio. I hope that when it comes time to apply to college my portfolio will be extensive enough to show how I work with different types of mediums. My hopes are to enter a college that will help me in, not only, in the art field but the business field as well; my hopes are to incorporate these in order to make a successful career by doing something I enjoy.