Junior Review

I had my junior review yesterday. It passed, and I knew I'd pass which is besides the point. What made it worthwhile is the insights my professors had. They recognized my facility and said that it is time to start discussing content. I don't know much about the content I want to work with. I have been painting to get good at painting for a long time now and content has just been beginning to subtly come in through the process of creating the work. They praised my newer work over the Sicily paintings for the same reason my Sicily paintings were praised over my work before it. It shows a consistent improvement and direction I've sort of unconsciously been heading in over the past year. I was told that my philosophy studies were showing because my paintings seemed to be not just about what I was observing but the act of observing itself. They said this was due to the stillness of my work. Karol asked me to keep a sketch book this summer and to come back next semester showing her my studies and from there we would start to discover and pick out the themes and ideas which I can build into the content of my work. I am very excited. I can't wait for next semester!