The emotion I chose to experiment with was "dread." I thought it would be an interesting emotion to attempt to convey, and while I'm not sure that I feel my experimentations are really representative of it, I enjoyed the attempt. I found it very hard to think of what might represent dread, given the equipment I have (I feel much more comfortable working with acrylic paints on large canvasses, but all of my supplies are at my parents' house in California, and I can't afford to buy all new stuff). Working with charcoal and pastels is much more portable, which is why I have a set of those supplies here. Attempting to elucidate emotions using them, however, was very difficult. I thought that dread is connected with fear, especially fear of the unknown, which is often violent, which is why I chose to use fiery color. Top row from left to right: a) lines/dots, b) color/shapes. Bottom row from left to right: c) subtle, d) bold. Charcoal and Oil Pastels.