Senior Year off to a Good Start

Today was the first real day of school.  I actually had a pretty fantastic day, I love all my classes so far, and think I might actually get through a semester without that nagging dread before one or two classes.  Better than last year, when I got that nagging dread before... pretty much all of them.  But yes.  I seem to be finally taking classes I can enjoy.

I brought in my art projects to show my teacher this morning (because yes, I finally 

got the summer projects done!)  She seemed to like them, but only gave them a cursory glance since we were both in a hurry.  She giggled when she saw the lawn ornaments one, which was... alarming.  But, oh well.  

The first one is of a Venician canal.  I had a couple photos that I pulled things from, architecture wise.  I wouldn't make a good architect.  All my buildings end up slightly curved in some way.  C'est la vie.  Though some architects go for that look, I guess.

And this second one was the brainchild of last years art class, during which my two table buddies and I decided we would each do a pop-art painting of our lawn ornament of choice.  When we decided none of us actually wanted to paint in the first place, I decided to merge the idea into a pastel drawing featuring my two favorite lawn ornaments.  I'm trying to convince Mom to let me stick the flamingo I used as a model out in the yard, with very limited success. 

I don't have a good photograph of the third project I did on my computer yet, but expect that one up in the not-too-distant future.

Until then!