My goals and intentions with this piece were to make the pumpkins and shadows look as realistic as possible. I accomplished this goal by experimenting with the charcoal, compressed charcoal, eraser, and chalk to find the shades I wanted. What surprised me the most was how the compressed charcoal background made the pumpkins pop. The most difficult challenge I had to face was making the pumpkins realistic meaning not having them look like beachballs with the dark lines and not outlining. I met this challenge by practicing and experimenting with different techniques of drawing the pumpkins. I experienced the shift to right brain artistic thinking when I was making the shadows look as realistic as possible. My drawing really "works" when focusing on the pumpkin in the front. I learned how to make the shadows make the picture more realistic. I learned from Grace on how to shade better. If I had a do-over I would spend more time on the shading in the pumpkins in the background. I feel the best thing about my work is the detail in the pumpkins.