Blog # 3

Defining the “Creative me”


I've done art as a subject in high school and of course middle school and elementary school. I always LOVED art, and (I do not mean to sound boastful) I was the best in the school at the time, regularly charged with making backing pieces for school plays and other events. When you are good at art in this environment, where not many others are, whatever you make/draw, usually a big deal is made out of it. I’m sure a lot of people can relate. When I went into High school, I didn't participate in art for some reason. I don’t know why. Maybe it was some psychological reason, instilled in me since childhood, that I always thought I wasn’t good enough , despite art being one of the things I was good at. Maybe I was following others. I really don’t remember. It could have been anything. I continued doing art a little, tiny bit here and there, on my own. As you may know, studying art in high school means studying art history as much as “doing art.” Not paying attention in art meant I missed out on the aspect. It also meant, therefore, that my knowledge of art history and artists was limited. I never knew the amount of hard work it took for these people to get to where they got. Subconsciously, I always thought these people were superhuman and I slowly developed the misconception they were born with paintbrushes in their hands lol, and whatever they touched turned to gold. My knowledge, thoughts and beliefs connected to art was limited to this, then. For me, this was art. You have to be a ‘genius’ to be an artist, if not, don't try. since I felt i was not born an artistic genius, I was petrified whenever I picked up the pencil to draw. Anything I did draw was crap in my eyes, even if it was a good drawing. I couldn’t conceive the idea that I might actually be able to produce something decent art wise. Now I feel differently. I cant allow this talent to go to waste. There's definitely plenty for me to learn along the way but eventually I know I'll get to where I need to be. With lots of patience, hard work and motivation I'll have the needed knowledge in no time. Choosing this course will allow me to reach my level of success. In 5 years hopefully I'll be living the life I've always dreamed. Maybe starting my own business and traveling the world. here's a link of a beautiful image being drawn. Absolutely love the result