This picture inspired me to do art because it looks like something that a professional artist would paint. It is unique and eye catching. It also has a foreground, middle ground, and background. This picture reminds me of summer because I can imagine them being lit up during the night. This creates a soothing feeling in my head and that is what i like about this picture.

 This is a picture taken in the studio of MIAD. It inspired me to create art because there are many different tools that can be used when creating art. I love art and what better to photograph that something that is used to create art.

This was taken in a cafe on our lunch break. This reminds me of something that Edward Hopper would paint because many of his paintings have one main subject and then an empty room or street in the background. Painting people is not something that I am strong at but 

 This painting drew my attention because of the amazing realism. That is the strongest part about the piece. The thing that could have made this painting a little more appealing to the eye is if the background wasn't just overcast. If the Cathy Martin would have painted the sky blue with clouds it would have really brought the painting together because with overcast there wouldn't really be shadows on the ground. The sun would not be able to go through the clouds and make that dark of a shadow.

 Cathy Martin also painted this beautiful work of art. Once again the amazing realism was what caught my eye. I think what stands out the most in this painting is the red barn in the green trees because without the barn the painting would look plain and boring to look at. With the barn it gives you something to look at. Looking at the barn also draws your eyes to the weakest part of the painting, the pumpkins and hay. This is the one thing in the painting that does not look like a photograph, which is good and bad. It is good because the artist went into such detail that it actually looks as if it is a picture, but then you see the pumpkins and hay and it looks like they rushed to finish and they just added that part quickly and didn't take as much time on it.

I like this painting by Harold Gregor because it looks like something on a cartoon show. It reminds me of the saturday mornings that I would get up at 6 am and watch TV all day. The strongest piece about this painting is the sun. It really catches my eyes when I look at the painting. The least effective thing about the painting is the fact that the sun leads your eyes off the page. The ripples in the sun's light are moving toward the top of the painting. When my eyes look at a painting I want things to lead my eyes back into the painting not out of it.