I had the artist, Jasper Johns, and I decided to paint like him because he was very unique. He always had an American flag in his artwork and painted very thickly and spotchily (random strokes everywhere). I thought I did a very good job of replicating my artist with the flag because there are thick strokes randomly everywhere and there are still some white spots on the page because it is not a super detailed or perfectionist type of work. I also glued splotches of newspaper everywhere in the background to make the painting have more texture and make it look more dirty and messy like Jasper's. The hardest part of this piece for me was the eagle. Drawing it wasn't as hard as making sure I have the right value in the right places. Also it was hard to paint because the eagle is not actually just plane white, it is dirty in some places and is darker around the eyes. Overall I was very proud and happy with how the project turned out and I shocked myself with my capabilities.
