Hi! I am Ella Goodove, and I have grown to love art throughout my life. Since I was young, I’ve always loved being creative. From making bracelets at summer camp to cake decorating, I always found art to be an outlet to relax and use my creativity. In high school, I was really exposed to painting, which became a medium I love to use. I advanced in my classes and was able to take AP Art Drawing my junior year. This is when I was able to dive deep into testing my abilities.

AP art can be a very demanding time consuming course, as the final exam consists of 20 pieces of artwork. In this portfolio, 15 of the pieces are all based around the same overall question. I choose to create artwork surrounding the idea of the connection of fruits and vegetables to humans. I explored through making paintings of foods that had similar visuals to humans, health benefits, and emotions. I chose to study this question as my love for health, and fueling myself with good foods was connected into another passion for me which is art.

I spent hours perfecting, my artwork growing each day on my skills experimenting with new mediums of art, but always falling back to acrylic which I felt I worked my best. Painting has become one of my greatest hobbies. I love spending my time unwinding and creating work that I am very proud of. I hope to continue this passion throughout my college career and beyond.