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Annie Lee McLaurin. Resurfacing. Photography. September, 2014
For this self-portait, I chose to represent the emotions of stress and the feeling of "resurfacing".

Annie Lee McLaurin. Found and Lost. Photography. October, 2014.
For this self-portrait out word was "Lost" so I chose to represent the sybollism between being lost in the for and saved by religion.  

Annie Lee McLaurin. "She's in... Trouble.". Photography. November, 2014.
For this project out word was "trouble" so I took it a step too far by expressing a teenage girls version of true "trouble".

Annie Lee McLaurin. Bipolar Glitch. 9x12inches. Weaving. December, 2014.
Weaving of two photographs to express the feeling of stress and difference between emotions on the inside to emotions on the outside. 

Annie Lee McLaurin. Stress. Photography. November, 2014.
Our word of the week was "stress" so I took one photo, flipped it, and then layered it on top of the original photo in order to gain the true feeling of stress. 

Annie Lee McLaurin. Gradation. 12x9inches. Sharpie in Sketchbook. November, 2014.

Annie Lee McLaurin. Scramble for Italy. Photo Collage. September, 2014.
Photo collage of my trip to Italy last summer, representing my favorite characteristics of the trip.  

Annie Lee McLaurin. No Means No. 11x14inches. Weaving/Photography. February, 2015.
This week's word was "nefarious" which means extremely wicked so I chose to represent the wickedness of abuse and how "no" truly means "no". 

Annie Lee McLaurin. Starry, New York Night. 11x14inches. Acrylic Paints. May, 2015.
For my concentration going into my AP Course I decided to take famous pieces of artworks and "modernize" them with our society today. 

Annie Lee McLaurin."Miley". 10x10inches. Acrylic Paints. May, 2015.
For this AP concentration I took Andy Warhol's "Marilyn" and modernized it into "Miley". 

Behind Those Walls

Annie Lee McLaurin. Behind Those Walls. Fine and Compressed Charcoal on Canvas. July 2014.
While creating this Self-Portrait, I pushed myself. Since I usually work small and detailed, I chose to work large with charcoal as well as focusing on perspective to help "draw" the viewer in.

Taking a Bite Out of Spoleto

Annie Lee McLaurin. Taking a Bite Out of Spoleto. Acrylic Paint on Canvas. 12inX15in. July 2014.
While studying abroad in the small town of Spoleto, I was given the task to "Recreate my Experience". During long hour drives through Italy, we passed dozens of sunflower fields that made me smile each time we drove by.

Campbell's

Annie Lee McLaurin. Campbell's. Colored Pencil on Sketchbook Paper. 9inX12in. September 2013.
While studying photorealism, I chose to draw a Campbell's Soup can using colored pencil. 

Self Portrait

Annie Lee McLaurin. Self Portrait. Mixed Media on Illustration Board. 24inX18in. December 2013.
For my Mid-Term I created a portrait of myself using the theme soul and body. I used colored pencil to draw myself and my background is newsprint dipped in coffee.

Phosphines

Annie Lee McLaurin. Phosphine. Mixed Media on Watercolor Template. 18inX24in. October 2014.
For this work of art we studied phosphines and visually showed what we saw when we closed our eyes. I used watercolors, markers and oil pastels in a water color template.

AH Statue

Annie Lee McLaurin. Statue. Acrylic Paint on Masonite Board. 16inX20in. May 2014.
This is a acrylic painting of the Ashley Hall School pond fountain. We painted in the Plein Air style which help me see contrast and values, while studying impressionism.