Name: ___________ Date:__________ Section_____

Directions: Write a reflection/artist statement that explains your growth in art this year. It must be at least 3
paragraphs in length. The purpose of this assignment is for you to be able to communicate to your audience
(teachers, parents and peers) the process you used and the artistic choices you made. Tell a story about your
process of making this artwork. Use the guiding questions to help you organize your statement. Start by setting up
Remember
your artworks in front of you and thinking of how you have improved. Then move on to writing.
this statement will be an important piece of evidence for your roundtable.

Artwork #1 Artwork #2 Artwork #3 (optional)

Artist:Jorge Cohetero Artist: Jorge Cohetero Artist:
Title: My Prized Possession: Final Title: Warm up drawing: Something you Title:
Drawing know Medium:
Size: ____”Tall x ______“Wide
Medium: or digital size:
Size: ____”Tall x ______“Wide Medium: Date:
or digital size: Size: ____”Tall x ______“Wide
Date: December 10, 2020 or digital size:
Date: October 1, 2020

Paragraph # 1- How have you Your answers here I have grown in skill because with me learning a new
grown artistically in one of the
way to draw name contour drawing I was able to use it and perfect my skill
following ways...
on it, and on other drawings which is one skill I wasn’t good at when I first
Choose AT LEAST ONE of the
following to answer. started drawing using contour. And before learning contours I would draw

What skill or technique have you sloppy without any detail.

improved in this year?
(Problem Formulation Standard, Research I have improved in interpretation because when doing my work I would
standard)
look at examples that my teacher would provide with other artists for
How have you gotten better at
inspiration to get a better understanding on how the drawing should be,
expressing yourself and your
creativity? and I would use what I have learned from different lessons to help me out
(Communication Standard)
on my drawings.
How have you improved in a
standard? Explain.
- Research, or finding good
information, good examples,
and good inspiration.
 - Interpretation, or using your
research in your work, using
inspiration, and using what
you have learned.
- Communication, or saying
and expressing thoughts,
feelings, and emotions in
your artwork.
How have you developed a
project from beginning to end?

Paragraph # 2- How does the work Your answers here: The artwork that I have chosen that shows where I
you chose PROVE that you have
grown? ANSWER ALL. have started this year as an artist is the assignment Warm up drawing:

Something you know. My struggles were that I didn’t add details enough
It’s time to get specific...
and it was just too basic and I didn’t have enough drawing experience so I
Which artwork shows where you
didn’t have confidence to draw. The thing that really helped me the most
started this year as an artist? What
were your struggles? What did you was learning the different types of drawing skills and techniques. For
want to get better at?
example contour drawing helped me with learning how to make my
What was the thing that helped
drawings look 3d which was something I never learned to do. The artwork
you the most?
that shows how far I have come is the assignment My Prized Possession:
Which artwork shows how far you
have come? How does it show your Final Drawing. This artwork shows my improvement because it shows
improvement?
how I tried using the contour drawing skill on my drawing by trying to

make my work look 3d and adding detail like shading, which was

something I have never done before on my previous drawings and

showing what I have learned.

Paragraph # 3- Reflection Your answers here: A creative solution that I came up with to deal with

challenges that I have faced along the way was to watch video tutorials on
CHECKLIST
how to draw and challenge myself on an advanced level to see how far I
What creative solutions did you
come up with to deal with challenges can go. What I am most proud of is watching how I improve even more
that you faced along the way? OR
from my past experiences of drawing which is something I didn’t really
How did your ideas change along the
way? think I could have achieved because I wasn’t confident in myself. What I

What are you most proud of? could have done better is using different techniques of drawing to try
What could you have done better?
something new. What I learned while making this project is how far I have

What did you learn while making improved on art and drawing because in the past I would draw something
this project?
Somethings to include that I wasn’t proud of looking at because it looked basic and plain and so
- About yourself
my hopes on drawing were going away and I didn’t wanted to draw
- About making art
- About life anymore, but from learning new skills and techniques I feel more joy on

drawing because I’m able to draw with more detail and not draw

something that is a bit basic.

4 Level Work:

1. Create a final draft of your artist statement in a new doc. Edit your writing to create a final 3
paragraph essay. Share it to this assignment.
OR
2. Record Video or Sound of you talking about your work and reflecting on your year as an
artist. You may read from your artist's statement. Share the recording to this assignment.

Use this rubric to understand what you will be graded on and aim to improve your assignment BEFORE
turning them in in order to maximize your scores. You should be aiming for 3’s and 4’s on all the standards!

Standard Mastery 4 Meets- 3 Approaching- 2 With Help- 1

Communication 1 - I can clearly I can clearly I can organize and With assistance I
Incorporates ideas and organize and organize and record my thoughts can clearly
evidence purposefully record my record my thoughts and ideas about organize and
thoughts and ideas and ideas about the project with record my thoughts
about the project their project in little detail. and ideas about
Organize in great detail. some detail. the project with
little detail.
Interpretation - I can analyze my I can connect my I can choose I can choose
Explaining evidence evidence to evidence to support evidence to support evidence to support
support my claims. my claims. I can my claims. I can my claims. I can
I can show a clear show some relation show a little show a little
Organize relation between between my relation between relation between
my artwork and my artwork and my my artwork and my my artwork and my
growth. growth. growth. growth with extra
guidance.