END REFLECTION REVIEW

I can't believe that it's already the end of the semester. It only feels like weeks ago I started with this and now it is fleeting.

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Overall, for me this has been an amazing experience. After about a 2-year gap I finally got back into painting, and that was the main thing that I wanted to achieve with this project. I will say I'm a little sad that the painting isn't finished at this point, but still, I am proud none the less.

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I am very excited to relax for a little bit, and then smash this painting out of the way in the holidays! And them I'm also excited to start building up the skills I learnt and refined during this process. I plan on gaining all the knowledge I have learnt and focusing it into my weakest areas to improve my overall artistic abilities.

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Did I paint the way I intended to?

I think making myself paint in general answers this question, I've learned a lot about the way I like to paint and now I think I can adapt/change/work on how I want to paint in the future. I've learned that painting is a long process (from what I can remember from school this feels a lot longer), but I reckon I adapted to this project in the best way possible.

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Did everything going to plan? If not, why?

Well to be fair, for the first half everything was spot on and going perfectly. After the mid-semester break i started focusing a lot more on work and lost time painting. Slowly it began to slip until it was too late. I've always tried to balance out my personal/social/work and uni lifestyles but sometimes it becomes too much to handle everything at once.

I think that the biggest downfall I had was completely drawing all my energy and attention away from this project when in fact I should have pushed myself to go on. Famous artists, athletes, musicians push themselves to strive for excellence at all times, and when things get rough they tough it out and put extra hard work in instead of leaving it. I would like to see myself as one of those people who push themselves harder over and over until they reach the end. 

If something has gone wrong, how did I overcome that barrier?

In opposition to what I said above, I think that taking a little break for this project was probably the best thing I could've done. i don't know how but if I had just kept going and pushed myself currently, i would've messed up the painting; it would have looked rushed, rough, messy and unfinished. I would have been extremely disappointed if that had been the case.

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Have I made any changes that affect the overall vision of the art?

Not quite, although this answer might be different if the painting was complete, but my vision when i started remains the same and I intend to fulful it.

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After a day of finishing an element of the painting, am I still satisfied with the result?

Definitely. I am so happy with the work I've done, I have the canvas sitting in my room so whenever I walk in, it's one of the first things i see and, it looks great, but it will look 100 times better when it's finished! 

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If I'm still not happy with it, how am I going to deal with it?

Although I've mentioned multiple times, I have mixed feelings; I'm happy but also a little disappointed. Either way, the only thing to do now is move forward, which is what I intend to do.

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Thank you for coming on this journey with me, and if you're still around in a couple of weeks, the end result will be up here too!

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