1.) What were you expectations
for this course and where they met?
I think my expectations for
this course were met. I actually really enjoyed this course. It made me realize
more that I like art more than I thought. It made me see that art is used more
than I use to think. It definitely helped me become more interested in art,
although I am not very good at creating art myself. I expected this course to
teach me different things about art and it did that. I also expected it to bore
me because art was never really something I was very interested. After spending
a semester in an art class, it makes me want to take more classes in art. Even
though this was just an elective course, I found it to be enjoyable.
2.) Now that you've been
through this course, What is art? How would you define it now compared to your
intial posting?
I think art is almost
everything. To some, looking at a certain statue may not be art, but to others
it may be art. I learned that art could be all sorts of things, not just
drawings and paintings. Art is open-minded and involves things in our daily
lives. Art involves many different ideas and takes very talented people to
create some of the art that we see. Using certain art materials such as
charcoal I found to be very difficult, but to some people this is a natural
thing.
3.) Who was your favorite
artist in your original posting and who is your favorite visual artist now? If
there is a difference, why do you think so? If you have the same favorite
artist, why do you think so?
My favorite artist in my
original posting was Thomas Kinkade and he is still my favorite artist. I like
his paintings so much because they involve so much detail. Also, I am in love
with Disney, which is what a lot of his paintings are based off of. I like how
he makes the characters look so real and when he creates paintings of the
ocean, he makes the sun reflect on them, which makes it even more life like. My
favorite thing he does is hide other Disney characters in his paintings. For
example, his painting of Ariel looking towards the castle, Cinderella is hidden
in the castle very small. It takes a good eye to see this. I never noticed this
because until I got one of his puzzles. Then I continued to get the Disney
puzzles and saw that there was a small Disney character in each painting. I
find it fascinating that he does this.
4.) Now that you've completed
this course, how do you feel about taking an online course? Is your answer the
same as it was in your first posting? How is it the same or different?
I still enjoy online classes
more. I was a full time online student balancing working at Disney as well and
I loved having online classes. I didn’t have to take time out of my day to go
to class weekly. I knew when my assignments were due and paid attention to when
I had free time to do them. I liked that I could go at my own pace and I didn’t
have to sit in a classroom everyday. If I could finish my degree online, I
would. Many students don’t like online courses because they aren’t
self-disciplined enough to actually do the work, but I feel more motivated to
do my schoolwork taking online classes. This semester was much easier for me
than my previous semesters. I have been in 6 classes, so taking 4 online was
much easier for me, even though I had long hours of working here at Disney.
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