Throughout the last 10 weeks, I really enjoyed doing weekly watercolour paintings. The notion of the inquiry project held me accountable, which helped me further my art experience. Oftentimes, I put my hobbies on the back burner and tend to prioritize school work or catching up on TV shows. I made a habit of designating an hour or two on the weekend to dedicate to painting. During this time, I discovered that painting is an excellent form of self-care. I was able to pull myself out of the chaos of everyday life and delve into a new painting with headphones on. When I first started this project, I was intimidated by the medium of watercolor, having only dabbled in it a few times before. However, as I continued to explore and experiment with different techniques and styles, I began to feel more comfortable and confident in my abilities. It took many attempts and a lot of practice to master techniques like wet-on-wet and dry-brushing, but with each painting, I could see my progress and growth.
At some point, I’d love to add all of my paintings into a portfolio to display and preserve them all together. While looking into ways to store my paintings, I found this awesome video about how to create an accordion-style portfolio created by a channel call Academy of Art University:
Overall, this watercolor painting inquiry project has been a very rewarding and fulfilling experience. It has taught me the value of patience, persistence, and experimentation in the creative process and gave me an opportunity for self-care as well as an outlet to create gifts for others. I am excited to continue my exploration of watercolor painting and see where it takes me next. Some of my highlights include: my Appa painting, my dragon painting, my Halo painting, and my frog painting.
