Planning your portfolio

When starting out to make your Art Portfolio, you might find that you don’t know where to start and what to do first. The best way to get around this “block” is to plan your Art Portfolio as a project.

Below is a way that I use to get around this artist block. This is also the first step in designing your project.

It is easy to let your thoughts go and make a mindmap.  As you go along the process you will find amazing ideas/images appear in your mind that you can translate into artwork.

Try this and let me know if it works for you.




This is my mindmap that I created when I wanted to do landscape themed artwork.

 Read more about this method in my e-book about Creating a Winning Art Portfolio that will be available for download later this year.

Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.









Creating a Winning Art Portfolio (e-book)

Hello everyone, my name is Sane-Mari Botha and I am the founder of THE ART WORKSHOP.  I have started on the journey of writing an e-book about Creating a Winning Art Portfolio. I am enjoying the process and have a lot to share with you. At this stage I have decided to do all the writing first and then start with the art work that will serve as examples and instructions. Being an artist, I can't wait to start creating. Below you can read an extract from the first page. 

" I am a graduate of The Learning Connexion, New Zealand’s biggest Art School, where I obtained a Diploma in Art & Creativity (Honours) in 2011.

I have participated in various group exhibitions in Tauranga, Wellington and Auckland. I have had two solo exhibitions, most recent at The Depot in Devonport.  I have delivered Art Workshops to groups of children to explore some of “The Masters” as well as private art lessons to develop creativity.

I believe that inherently everyone is creative. This creativity is unfortunately taken away from us by the development of inhibitions at around 8 years old and when we start to question whether our art is “good” enough. I have a passion for rekindling this creativity in children and adults alike, as I am fortunate enough to have rediscovered my creativity. I love sharing this amazing experience through workshops, art classes and my blog.

When creating my own work, (mostly painting), I take inspiration and ideas from naturally occurring shapes and phenomena in nature. I believe there is more to everything than just the exterior and that compels me to move away from painting popular or regular subjects, but rather my interpretation of  line, colour, texture, space and form.

When I  enrolled at The Learning Connexion (TLC) I had to supply a portfolio to accompany my application. At that stage I had a collection of work to present, but I had to really think and work hard to put this all together into a portfolio that made sense and that would be good enough to get accepted for the course.  

My aim with this e-book is to show that it is easy to create a fantastic winning art portfolio if you are willing to think creatively and work hard. The e-book series will give you guidelines, information and examples, whether you want to make a portfolio for application at an art school or just as a personal record of your art. 

All artwork used in this e-book have been created whilst writing and will be published as my personal art portfolio."

 

“Being an artist is a way of being. It’s not just what you produce”

FRIEDENSREICH  HUNDERTWASSER

How to make an Art Portfolio

 

How to make an Art Portfolio

e-book series

 

I am taking time out in 2013 to write a series of e-books, starting with, "How to make an Art Portfolio".

My aim is to show that it is easy to create a fantastic portfolio if you are willing to think creatively and work hard. The e-book series will give you guidelines, information and examples, whether you want to make a portfolio for application at an art school or just as a personal record of your art.

I will be blogging about the progress, so keep an eye out for new posts. 

As a result of this new venture, there will be no art classes until further notice.

 “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”
― Edgar Degas

Turpan Pendi - the lowest place on earth. Acrylic on canvas - from a satellite image by Sane-Mari 2011.