This weeks theme was LIGHT. I had a rather tough time figuring out what I wanted to draw. I ended up deciding to draw old timey movie theater letters! I chose the word "JOY" because in my mind when I think of light I think of happiness and brightness. It just so happens that the movie theater letters use light as well, so it worked both ways in my head. I started out just free handing the J-O-Y. I was so off, it wasn't even funny. I had to guestimate how wide each letter should be and the straightness. Good thing I got a circle stencil! If not, this whole art piece would have been a hot mess. I first filled in all the circles with just a straight warm toned yellow. I just didn't cut it for me. I need for dimension for the "light bulbs". I got white paint and swirled it into the yellow, so it could look like the buzz from the light bulbs. Since in my free-hand marks... The background was ruined. In this case, it really helped to make this piece better. The dark background helped the letters POP. I used a mixture of black, purple, & blue to give color in the dark black. I would like to call this art piece: "FIRST DECORATION FOR MY DORM." Can you guess why? Haha, I plan on using this canvas in my dorm for college next year! So far all the art pieces I have made, I would looooove to incorporate in my room somehow. I like how this drawing has a dark background but a bright message! I forgot to mention. I used a canvas board, with acrylic paint to make this art piece! I think the media used really helped the colors to seem more glossy and vibrant. The final piece is clean cut. I like how the brightness of colors in the letters rest against the dark background. I hope when people view this, they don't just see a word. I hope they look deep into the meaning. The theme is light. The artist, me, chose to draw "light bulbs" in letters. She chose the word "joy". Joy means to have a heart filled with happiness, no sorrow. Sadness can link to a dark, heavy heart. Which is opposite of light, so the artist draw this for happiness. I really hope the people who see my canvas have these thoughts running through their minds.