Lately, I have been coming up with certain goals, and as I mentioned before, one of them being getting my work into a few local galleries. I really have to push myself, but it's going to get done! A few things I have coming up involve photography, drawing and some mixed media. Stay tuned!
What's on my mind?
One of my supervisors at work made an interesting comment today. Apparently I am not weird enough to draw attention to myself and my art. This got me thinking....
Do I want people to know me because of my art, how I look or carry myself? No... I want people to see my art and say, "Wow, that's nice. I would hang that in my living room." It seems as if some artists create art to describe themselves, or to be part of them and their persona, and there's nothing wrong with that. Art is all about self-expression. I'll confess I have an obsession with making others happy, so what I come up may not always be "self-expression" because I want others to like what they see. In a way however, this may be self-expression -a way to come to understand the intent behind the piece and who the artist is as a person.
Now some good news...
I took place in an art show recently, to raise money for street artists and a local community centre and found out both of my pieces sold! I was very excited. Definitely a couple bonus points for self-esteem.
I was feeling a little lazy the past few days and didn't feel much like painting, so I did some freehand doodling in my sketchbook. This is what I came up with:
Now that I've set all these goals for myself, time to go find some motivation to complete them!
Goodnight and Happy Easter!
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