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: Artist: Artist:
Title: Title: Title:
Medium: Medium: Medium:
Size: ____”Tall x ______“Wide Size: ____”Tall x ______“Wide Size: ____”Tall x ______“Wide
or digital size: or digital size: or digital size:
Date: Date: Date:

Paragraph # 1- How have you Your answers here:

grown artistically in one of the
I’ve Learned improved on coloring and making my painting pop out more
following ways...
and give it more flavor, I now how to make 3D shapes with just paint now
Choose AT LEAST ONE of the
following to answer. and i also learned that painting the background white even though its

What skill or technique have you already white it gives it some good texture. Something else i improved on
improved in this year?
(Problem Formulation Standard, Research is how i stroke the brush when painting, Before i’d just stroke it any
standard)
random direction; that makes the painting look messy and unorganized
How have you gotten better at
but now i know to stroke the brush in a single direction.
expressing yourself and your
creativity?
(Communication Standard)

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:

you chose PROVE that you have
grown? ANSWER ALL. My first piece of art in this class wasnt very detailed; I left the background

white and didnt give it much detail nor did i mix colors. On my new work of
It’s time to get specific...
art i add more detail and color a white background white so it has more
Which artwork shows where you
texture and i mix way more now for better colors .
started this year as an artist? What
were your struggles? What did you
want to get better at?

What was the thing that helped

you the most?

Which artwork shows how far you

have come? How does it show your
improvement?

Paragraph # 3- Reflection Your answers here:

CHECKLIST

What creative solutions did you

come up with to deal with challenges
that you faced along the way? OR
How did your ideas change along the
way?

What are you most proud of?

What could you have done better?

What did you learn while making

this project?
Somethings to include
 - About yourself
- About making art
- About life

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.