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I would have to say that my favorite piece that I have done is my chalkboard piece that I did earlier this year in AP Art. Its my favorite mainly because it was a part of the syllabus, which makes me a good kid, and I think it represents me fairly well. It started as a hand drawing, but I decided to change the hands into claws, and make the background something the onlooker would react to. How many people can't stand nails on a chalkboard? It just seemed right, so I went with it, and I think it turned out pretty well.

My favorite piece of art that was not done by me would have to be "The Scream" by Edvard Munch. I'm not a huge fan of Munch's, but I would have to say that I've always liked this painting. It gives me sort of a dark and eerie feeling, which I like to have envoked in me when I'm looking at something, especially art. I like it also because it can sort of be compared to my art piece. Both of them are of a certain supernatural nature, beyond what one would normally see in real life or in most art. Also, both pieces are extremely simple, but give the viewer the same sort of feeling of an uncontrollable eerie nature.

The art piece of mine, however, only appeals to a small continguency of my colossal list. Portions of it are important to mention, but on the whole, my list mostly relates to the things in my life that I enjoy, while my art mostly relates to the things I don't see in my life, but are interesting to me.

So, my artist's name is John Everett Millais. He was born June 8, 1829. He was an English fellow and enjoyed to paint and printmake. He belonged to and co-founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which was also a movement. He had some sort of fascination with wild, bleak landscapes, and experimented with it greatly in his works. He also did several illustrations in books of the period and also many magazines. He died in 1896, and had a statue erected for him in memorium by the Prince of Wales, later known as King Edward VII. Pretty interesting stuff he made, for sure. Check it out if you feel like it...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Everett_Millais

The Young Master Maddocks

Alright, through use of the internet I have discovered that one of our assignments was to write about ourselves as kids or something. Very well, i have decided to divulge some of these stories. When i was young i liked to destroy things a lot. So, we had these hunks of hardened cement around our barn a long time ago that i would take small rocks to and smash them with a hammer. One day, while smashing, my sister came over and tried to tell me to stop. She, very stupidly, put her hand out to stop me and i ended up breaking her finger with a hammer. I know, my bad. Also, when I was in preschool I enjoyed stealing things. And one time on the ride back home from preschool my mom was telling me what a terrible thing it was to steal. I suddenly burst out crying and she asked me why I was crying. I then replied with the statement "But Mumma, I steal a lot" So, those are a few stories I have, and I probably made myself sound like a much worse individual. Enjoy.