This portfolio shows my growth as a visual artist by starting out with how I stayed inside my comfort zone by painting silhouettes over sunsets, then eventually getting more into abstraction. Throughout this portfolio, it overviews the process behind my style expanding into something more, which is very important for me to recognize as an artist. By reflecting on the reasoning behind my paintings (style), and reflecting on my paintings after they are done, I have noticed how much I have grown and how much I have learned throughout the course of this class. I have pushed myself to be better and get outside of my comfort zone. With creating this portfolio, it has forced me to recognize my growth this semester by going back and knowing the reasoning behind the paintings I created at the beginning of this semester compared to the paintings at the end.