Reflection

Reflection

Reflection on My Artwork I have always loved penguins. They waddle so cutely when they walk, and I have drawn them many times before. That’s why I chose penguins as the main characters in my artwork. Even though I live in beautiful and clean New Zealand, I have learned from the internet and news that our Earth is getting sick. One thing that really shocked me was when my teacher told us that glaciers in Antarctica are melting quickly because of rising global temperatures. This not only causes sea levels to rise but also destroys the homes of many animals living in Antarctica—including my favorite little penguins. That’s why I created this artwork—to remind people that penguins are losing their home. My idea for this artwork came from what I learned in class and what I saw on the internet. In my mind, I imagined different scenes of penguins losing their habitat, and that gave me the inspiration for my drawings. When I first started drawing, I felt very sad. I used a broken eggshell in my artwork to show that if we keep damaging the environment, baby penguins might not even have a chance to be born. One day, children might only be able to see penguins in museums or old documentaries. That thought made me feel really worried. For my artwork, I used acrylic markers on both black and white paper. I chose to present some parts in black and white, like an old film, to show how pollution should only be a thing of the past. The final drawing, where the penguins live happily, is in bright colors on a white background. I wanted to show that the world should be colorful and full of life, not dark and polluted. I hope that in the future, penguins will always live in a beautiful, clean environment, not just in old photos.