Fire and Water Panel 12x24

This is my fire and water panel, and I am not completely satisfied with the outcome for several reasons. First, the way I had imagined the panel to look is quite different than the outcome. I was thinking about the ideas of yin and yang and was trying to include that into this piece. I had actually planned to extend the panel larger than the 12x24 requirement and keep the entire circle intact. However, I was having trouble with abstracting the fire and due to that and a lack of time I unfortunately trimmed off the remainder of the circle. This project was challenging because as I had mentioned I had difficulty drawing what I imagined and therefore would spend more time brainstorming and trying to figure out solutions. If I were to start over I would have spent less time thinking about the outcome and just kept on drawing whether it was looking the way I wanted to or not. I'm not sure if this would have been a better solution, but it is something to consider trying. Regardless of the struggle, the assignment was enjoyable because I like the concept Heather chose, fire and water. The reason why I like the concept is because it made me think about so many different ideas and how to portray them which is a helpful tool in the arts. I also enjoyed this assignment because I had the chance to work with a new medium, micron markers. Working with new materials is always something I enjoy because experimentation is important to me, especially since I plan to be an Art Educator. By knowing different tools and mediums I will be able to one day share that with my students and will hopefully allow them to experience something new themselves. Anyway, I do plan to go back and work on this panel more because it can certainly use more contrast. I will post and updated version when I am completed.