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On Saturday, October 17th, I went on the group tour at the Art Institute. I took a lot of pictures but 3 pieces of artwork really caught my eye. First, I took a picture with a Native American warbonnet from the Western Plains. The reason I chose this piece of artwork is because my Great grandmother was from the Chawktaw tribe. This warbonnet represents my heritage and I also admire the amount of effort that went into creating it. The beading is very intricate and the use of feathers tells so much about the Native Americans use of things from nature for survival and also spiritual purposes. Next, I chose a painting that was in the first gallery. I believe this painting of a woman and the sunset was create in the late 17, or early 1800's. This picture was beautiful to me because it demonstrated so many things we have been discussing in class such as use of color, focal points in artwork, and texture. The third painting I chose was from the Modern Art gallery. It was painted by a woman whose art always depicts women in very uncomfortable positions, looking very awkward, fearful, etc. The reason I liked this painting is because you feel as though the woman is staring right through you, like she knows what you are thinking and it really catches you off guard.

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These are the top 5 versions of my illustration of a sign I found in Bronzeville. The sign says "Chicago's Historic Boulevards". Bronzeville is a historic town dedicated to the black urban cities. I wanted to create a series of illustrations showing the sign at different times of the day. First, I created an illustration that represents the middle of the day. the sky is clear and blue and the sign appears to be shadowed like the weather is partly cloudy. Second, the illustration appears to be showing the middle of the night. The sign is darker to show that there is no light reflecting off of it. It is almost being masked by the night. My third illustration shows the morning/early afternoon. The sun is bright and relecting onto the sign, and this shows the sign in a brighter light, so someone can see that it is red. I made every color a bit brigher on the sign to illustrate this. My fourth picture is illustrating a sunset. I used a slight gradient on the sign to show that the sky is partially light and dark, so the sign as a shadow on one side but not the other. Finally I wanted to show a sunrise. The middle of the sign has slightly brighter colors and a small glow to show that the sun is slowing rising.

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Due to the fact that I have had so many complications with my first photograph choice, I decided to create an entirely new illustration using a different photograph from my trip to Bronzeville. I spent the entire weekend on this new illustration to catch up the best I could. I was able to make 2 versions of the illustration. I am still not completely finished, but I was able to add style, gradient, and some other nice touches so far. My next step will be to finish the letters on the sign, add some last minute details that I am missing from the original photograph, and come up with a color scheme.