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Artist Statement for Artist Menu

In the piece above, I painted a part of a picture that I had taken the previous summer in North Carolina of a lighthouse. As I zoomed in the picture, I stopped at a place where Mr. Gaudreau thought best and, as time passed, I was happy he thought so. In the beginning, I was thinking I should use watercolor; try something new. But, that was a mistake. After that, I covered most of the artwork with acrylic paint. And, now that I think about it, I should have painted over the whole piece of paper. If I become famous, and people buy my paintings for centuries, they will diminish before they reach all the buyers they were supposed to. Maybe painting the back with acrylic paint will make it able for me to preserve it.
Overall, I think I did a nice job. I am happy with the work I did and think it works best at the window, thing that I also struggled with at the beginning. In the window, one can notice a little bit of depth and perspective, which is great for me. Maybe I will go over the corner of the building in front, but other than that, it looks great to me. The leaves are the only part I don't like.