Question

and this is how it looks on the paper or canvas.
so now your task is to transfer what you see in the reference photo, block by block, onto your canvas or paper. when i use the grid method, i always start at the top left corner, and work my way across and down. since square a1 is blank in the reference photo, well move on to a2. draw in a2 exactly as you see it:

Explanation:

The grid method for art reproduction requires copying the content of each grid square from the reference image to the corresponding blank grid square. For square A2, the reference shows the upper-left curved edge of the bowl and a small portion of the background.

Answer:

Draw the upper-left curved rim/edge of the patterned bowl, along with the plain background area that fills the rest of square A2, exactly as it appears in the reference photo's A2 grid square.