Assignment #21

Assignment #20

"Keep Ya Head Up"
2 PAC
Little somethin for my godson Elijah and a little girl named Corinne[Verse One:]Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juiceI say the darker the flesh then the deeper the rootsI give a holler to my sisters on welfareTupac cares, and don't nobody else careAnd uhh, I know they like to beat ya down a lotWhen you come around the block brothas clown a lotBut please don't cry, dry your eyes, never let upForgive but don't forget, girl keep your head upAnd when he tells you you ain't nuttin don't believe himAnd if he can't learn to love you you should leave himCause sista you don't need himAnd I ain't tryin to gas ya up, I just call em how I see emYou know it makes me unhappy (what's that)When brothas make babies, and leave a young mother to be a pappyAnd since we all came from a womanGot our name from a woman and our game from a womanI wonder why we take from our womenWhy we rape our women, do we hate our women?I think it's time to kill for our womenTime to heal our women, be real to our womenAnd if we don't we'll have a race of babiesThat will hate the ladies, that make the babiesAnd since a man can't make oneHe has no right to tell a woman when and where to create oneSo will the real men get upI know you're fed up ladies, but keep your head up[Chorus]Keep ya head up, oooo child things are gonna get easierooooo child things are gonna get brighter [2x][Verse Two:]Aiyyo, I remember Marvin Gaye, used to sing ta meHe had me feelin like black was tha thing to beAnd suddenly tha ghetto didn't seem so toughAnd though we had it rough, we always had enoughI huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke the rulesRan with the local crew, and had a smoke or twoAnd I realize momma really paid the priceShe nearly gave her life, to raise me rightAnd all I had ta give her was my pipe dreamOf how I'd rock the mic, and make it to tha bright screenI'm tryin to make a dollar out of fifteen centsIt's hard to be legit and still pay tha rentAnd in the end it seems I'm headin for tha penI try and find my friends, but they're blowin in the windLast night my buddy lost his whole familyIt's gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanityIt seems tha rain'll never let upI try to keep my head up, and still keep from gettin wet upYou know it's funny when it rains it poursThey got money for wars, but can't feed the poorSay there ain't no hope for the youth and the truth isit ain't no hope for tha futureAnd then they wonder why we crazyI blame my mother, for turning my brother into a crack babyWe ain't meant to survive, cause it's a setupAnd even though you're fed upHuh, ya got to keep your head up[Chorus][Verse Three:]And uhhTo all the ladies havin babies on they ownI know it's kinda rough and you're feelin all aloneDaddy's long gone and he left you by ya lonesomeThank the Lord for my kids, even if nobody else want emCause I think we can make it, in fact, I'm sureAnd if you fall, stand tall and comeback for moreCause ain't nuttin worse than when your sonwants to kno why his daddy don't love him no mo'You can't complain you was dealt thishell of a hand without a man, feelin helplessBecause there's too many things for you to deal withDying inside, but outside you're looking fearlessWhile tears, is rollin down your cheeksYa steady hopin things don't all down this weekCause if it did, you couldn't take it, and don't blame meI was given this world I didn't make itAnd now my son's getten older and older and coldFrom havin the world on his shouldersWhile the rich kids is drivin BenzI'm still tryin to hold on to my survivin friendsAnd it's crazy, it seems it'll never let up, butplease... you got to keep your head up

Assignment #19

Assignment #18

I like this image the color sticks out. I also like that there is words that stand out that are bigger. It also has a phase on the glasses. i feel that her face expression is great it makes the image a excellent . It focused on the face but it also includes style in the image.The out line words have a darker color the inside is a light color that blends in. The words are descriptive.

This image is in a different language. It a beautiful image shot. The personality seems that this person is more of a relaxed person. I like how theres only words on the face then the rose and hand they black out the extra stuff. I feel that they did it to focus in the image and not so much on the background.

I like how the colors all mix together perfectly. I like the lip color and how the eyebrow and eye color stick out. The way the hair done with the letters is very creative. It also mainly focus on the face and her hair. They black out the background. I thing that it would have better to site descriptive words rather then just letters.

Assignment #17

Original Photo

Landscape Outline

Lanscape Final

Artist Statement

Art is a great way to express yourself and show who you are. People have different ways to express their self, art is a very common way for people to express what they feel. Their is different types of art, some can be visual, others can be acted, and others can be heard. I expressed myself in taking a picture of what my home town represents me.

The picture I choose is from my neighborhood in which I grew up. I grew up playing baseball and still currently do. The picture is a baseball park where I had played most of my games. I call it "Home On Dirt". It was made in Illustrator. The dimensions I used is 8x12. I choose this because this is what represents my home. I got my inspiration throughout my whole life, loving baseball since day 1. My ideas were incorporated by picking that picture.

I used different elements in my project. I used lines to show the borders of my project. I also used texture to show how the cloud changes in colors. I used space in the sky also. The principles I used was Balance, to balance out all colors. I also used rhythm so all my colors were relevant to each other. The message I incorporated was what baseball meant to me, show that it was a happy times I had.

I loved working on this piece because I love baseball. I believe its high quality work. I spent about 3 full hours working on my project. This is a successful work of art because I am Satisfied with it. This shows who I am. Overall Art is a great way to express yourself and explore different points of views and discover new things. Each persons art is different. Mine is mine.

Landscape Free Write

The biggest memory that represents Hayward to me is my whole career playing baseball at sorensdale my whole life in Hayward. Ive always loved baseball My whole life. It's been my favorite sport since I was five years old, my first season of playing baseball i was 6 years old. I played for Tennyson American. For me when I think of Hayward, I think of baseball at the very well known sorensdale park. Baseball in Hayward is what describes me and what Hayward means to me. My family was always there also when I played baseball so it means a lot to me it's just not a sport it's me in Hayward.

Assignment #16

Semester Reflection

1) Reflect on your final grade in this class. What will you do to either keep the grade you received or how will you genuinely work to improve your grade in this class? (minimum of 5 sentence reflection).

I will continue to do all my work. In the past semester I did all the work that was assigned. I even did the big project to the best of my ability. I contributed the most i could but could only do so much. This semester I will continue to do what I did last semester to have a good grade outcome.

2) What was your favorite project this past semester and why? What was your least favorite project and why?(minimum of 5 sentence reflection).

My favorite project was the one that we did on occupy wall street. It was about a big movement going around the world which we got to film and make a documentary about. My least favorite project was the Picasso self portrait project. I felt like even if we were satisfied with it, Ms ruiz wasn't because it didn't look like "Picasso". I hope to do more projects this semester.

3) How has your senior year been so far? Are you working towards your goals of graduating? If yes, what are you doing to making sure you stay on track? If no, what has been stopping you from reaching the goal of graduating?(minimum of 5 sentence reflection).

My senior year has been great with awesome adventures. I will graduate without a lot of effort needed. i am doing all my work to stay on track and lest absences. Nothing has been stoping me.

4) What are you looking forward to most about graduating high school? (minimum of 5 sentence reflection).

The biggest thing I'm looking forward to graduating high school is not waking up everyday at Seven to get ready. I can now pick my own schedule for college. I can also get a job in the mornings to get spending money for my necceites. I can now finally start my life. The next goal would be graduating college.

Assignment #15

The biggest memory that represents Hayward to me is my whole career playing baseball at sorensdale my whole life in Hayward. Ive always loved baseball My whole life. It's been my favorite sport since I was five years old, my first season of playing baseball i was 6 years old. I played for Tennyson American. For me when I think of Hayward, I think of baseball at the very well known sorensdale park. Baseball in Hayward is what describes me and what Hayward means to me. My family was always there also when I played baseball so it means a lot to me it's just not a sport it's me in Hayward.

Revised Artist

The biggest memory that represents Hayward to me is my whole career playing baseball at sorensdale my whole life in Hayward. Ive always loved baseball My whole life. It's been my favorite sport since I was five years old, my first season of playing baseball i was 6 years old. I played for Tennyson American. For me when I think of Hayward, I think of baseball at the very well known sorensdale park. Baseball in Hayward is what describes me and what Hayward means to me. My family was always there also when I played baseball so it means a lot to me it's just not a sport it's me in Hayward.

When I was a young kid, ever since I was 6 years old. Baseball was my favorite sport, I would play it every day. Baseball is still currently my favorite sport and passion. I remember everyday going to practice and loving the small of fresh cut grass and the smell of the dirt mixed with your over used baseball glove. When game day would come, it would be the best feeling. Saturday games were really packed with all your family members coming to see you play. You never wanted to disappoint them so you would try your best. I would have an amazing bond with my team which was the same for three years straight. Our home baseball field was awsome, it was always clean cut and a blast to play on.

My Future with baseball is looking pretty good. I always seem to go back to my home field in Hayward, just sometimes to play catch and remember all the good games that were played their, and championships we played. All my family knows that field pretty good in which i spent a majority of my week and weekends their playing. My family even grew close to that field.

The best memory of Sorensdale park. Was a TOC game i played which was the semi final game. All my family was their to support me they knew the significance of the game. The magnitude was immense. I hit the winning hit to bring in my fellow team mate. I was in the newspaper after that game. All my team was in it too. My parents were so proud of me being in the newspaper. We ended up going to the championship but loosing 1 to 0 in a hard defeat. But all my great memories spent on that field were great.

Assignment #14 Revised Artist Statement

My Picasso painting is called “Light Shadow”. My main influence on my painting was the color Picasso used. He influenced me to show the significance in my painting, which was light and dark. Picasso used different colors in different era paintings. I wanted my painting to look like Picasso’s are in a way, but yet somehow have my own taste and incorporation in it. In my work of art i used Line, Color, and shape. My biggest incorporation was my face, yet i made it look like a Picasso self portrait.