Not So Great

I can honestly say that I am horrible at sculpting! I look as the sculptures that other people have down, and I am utterly amazed by them. The picture above a sculpture of Queen Cleopatra that I made for a history project. I strongly dislike sculpting, because I just cant seem to get the hang of it.

Look at this! How in the world do people do it! It is so realistic and detailed. How do they get the clay to stay or form? I admire the sculptors who create pieces such as this.

Nostalgia

This is a self portrait that I painted in elementary school. Isn't fabulous? I guess the red hair gives it away that it is me.  I found it in my garage and thought it was so funny because it is quite horrific. I believe my art work has improved some since then. I remember my art classes from elementary school pretty vividly. I remember in fourth grade, my art teacher used one of my art pieces to show the class what not to do. I remember it hurt my feelings so badly, and I disliked the teacher because of it. I looked for the one she criticized, but it is long gone. I wish i could show her some of my paintings now.

Just for Fun

A couple weeks ago I was in a creative mood and really wanted to paint something. Since I lack the time to create a intricate picture I decided splattering paint on a canvas would suffice. So Susanna and I found some paint, place a canvas in the backyard and had some fun! I don't create paintings like this one often, but it was relaxing to do it because I wasn't stressing to make everything perfect.

Disney Drawings

One thing I have fun drawing is disney character. I did the princess painting(water color) in study hall at my high school because I got bored (which happened often). The days I did not have a lot of homework I would ask my teacher if I could. After she said it was alright, I would whip out my paints, brushes, water, paper towel, pallet and art book. Then I would find a desk or spot on the floor and paint away. When the painting was completed, I was pretty happy with the outcome.

This was done for a history project. The teacher wanted us to take a popular logo or franchise and create something to represent it. I decided to do Disney. After many hours it was finished. In all there are 12 Disney characters and the Disney logo. I also really liked this drawing.

This is the process I go through to complete the drawings: First I search for the perfect pictures online. Once I find one, I sit at the computer desk and draw each one by sight with a pencil(I did not trace any of these). Afterwards I go over the pencil lines with pen to help intensify to characters. For the princess painting I added watercolor after the pen.

The beginning

           I started drawing at  young age. I was homeschooled up until 2nd grade, so my mother would always have little art projects for my older brother and I. We would everything from drawing fish to indians. We learned how to make our own paper and sow. From 3rd to 5th I went to a small private school called Veritas Classical Christian School. There I recieved my first formal training in the art department. My art teacher there taught me alot of things that really helped strengthen my skills for the future. After I left that school I did not any take art classes again until my junior year of highschool. For the most part I self taught my self how to draw. I did this by looking at other drawings or painting and recreating them, by looking at the shadowing and details. I even bought a book on how to draw horses and would sit in my room drawing the horses, barely skimming the instructions. One time we had a calendar featuring Thomas Kinkaid's artwork, so I went through it and drew all of my favorite paintings. Finally during my junior year artclasses became open to me at my highschool Richmond Christian School. I loved both teachers I had, although I feel as though the teacher I had during my junior year didn't challenge me. In those two years I was finally taught to paint, which I am so greatful for.

This painting and the one above are both Thomas KinKaid paintings. This painting is one of the ones that I tried to draw when I was younger. Both are beautiful, I love the lighting and detail they both have.

          

  

 Back in highschool my art teacher always had interesting art projects for us. This is one of the first we did my senior year. The instructions were to first pick an orginal painting in one of the books she had. I chose The Magpie, painted by Claude Monet. Then we were to cut it out of the book and cut out three squares randomly throughout the painting. Next we were to glue the cut out squares on to a white canvas. Last we were to recreate the painting, matching the colors to the cut out squares so that they blended in with the painting, so much so that they were unable to be spotted. We also had to make it our own by removing specific features etc, I took out the barn, some trees and the color changed. This is actualy the second acrylic painting I had ever done, so it is definitly not as detailed and as well done as Monet's. It was probably the most difficult painting I have ever had to do because I had to make the squares invisible. Can you see them? Mine is at the top, Monet's is the second.

Another Art

There are alot of different types of art whether the painting kind, music, or writing. Another art that I enjoy is photography. I love capturing an image in a way that sometimes painting cant. It is easy and quick. There are so many angles and colors to capture. I have never had a awesome camera but i take what i can take. Not only is taking the picture fun, but so is editing. In a way its another kind of painting, the ability to change saturation or contrast adjust the depth, lightness, darkeness etc. I have a little sister, she is 13, and she is my little model. The other week we went to sunday park and took some pictures. The camera is not the greatest...but we had fun!

the most meaningful

"God heals the broken hearted and binds up their wonds." Pslam 147:3- "The Lord is near to thise who have a broken heart." Psalm 31:7

This painting is very meaningful to me. It started out as a doodle that i drew in class, and then turned into a painting for my honors art project. Last winter was kinda a rouph patch in my life and it left my heart very broken. One day I opened my bible and Pslam 147:3 was the first thing I saw. I went downstairs to share it with my mom and she had just finished reading Pslam 31:7. I can not begin to count how many times that has happened, where i randomly open the bible and i read the perfect verse of encouragement or comfort. It amazes me each time, and shows me how much love God has for me. Both those verses are very true in my life.

Doodles :)

One thing that I love to do is doodle! I dont know why, but when i doodle i feel relaxed and happy. Im usually not trying to hard so im not tense like i am when im painting. During my senior year I carried a small notebook in my purse and I would take it out in class and just draw whatever I could think of, or was in front of me. Doodling also can help me concentrate, I am able to listen and it keeps my brain busy. One time I was taking an physics exam and
I couldnt seem to fgure out some of problems. So I turned my paper over and started to draw the curtians on the window. After wards I turned the paper back over and my brain started working again and I finished the  problems. There are many occasions such as this, where doodling has charged my brain. We all have different ways of leaning, so I guess this is just my way. (this drawings are from that little book I used to carry around)

Finally Finished!

I just finished this painting literally 10 minutes ago. I'm so happy, because I started it at the beginning of the summer, but at one point I either couldn't find the time or I just didn't feel inspired to paint. Today i didn't have any homework so I forced my self to paint and I'm so glad I did. I had forgotten how great painting is. It can be so frustrating, especially when my cheap paints dry way to quickly, but other then that I really can't describe how I feel when I'm painting. I guess you could say it's amazing, and it feels good to see the results. So  heres the back round on this painting...I have a close friend, who I played soccer and cheer leading with, and she is super small. Standing at 4'11 and weighing like 89 pounds, we nicknamed her our cute little cupcake. And that is the random inspiration for this painting? haha the painting was supposed to go with her to college, but I didn't finish it in time haha. So yep that's the painting on the side, and at the top are some pictures that I took along the way.

In others eyes

So I was going through some of my old pictures, that I have taken, on my families main computer, and I was transfering the ones I liked onto my laptop. As I was looking through the photos,I realized I had taken alot up close of pictures of different eyes. So I decided it would be an interesting thing to write about, because, well, my blog is called Art in my eyes. This got me thinking, what about in their eyes? Here I have 11 pictures different people and their eyes. They each have different ones, with their own specific colors and shapes. Not only that, but they each have a story that is just behind those eyes. One could be in the midst of losing a friend, or dealing with a heartbreak. Another could be thinking about the future, whether worried or excited. Some might still be trying to figure out the past. Each feeling different emotions: excited, happy, in love, bored, sad, maybe angry. I don't really know what eavh one is thinking about or going through at the moment, but it is interesting to think about. Every person was made different. Which is so crazy to think about, because there have been countless amounts of people throughout history, and each one is different! With their own looks, personalities, likes, dislikes, talents, plans, etc, not a single person the same. Every single one of those eyes is different,so is each fingerprint, each face, and each thought. How crazy is that? I am a christian so when I think about this kinda stuff, I can't help but be amazed by God's creativity and handiwork. He is my ultimate inspiration for art and in my eyes I see the world as this beautiful creation formed by Him. What I create with my hands doesn't compare to what He created with His.

Favorite

So this is one of my favorite paintings I have done. It was one of my last that I did in highschool. The project was to find a close up picture of a flower or bones and watercolor it. I went with the flowe option haha. I have no idea how I found the picture I based my painting on because I cannot find it anywhere now. It caught my eye for a couple of reasons. I loved the colors and i loved the design. I knew doing it would be more of a challenge, but I was up for it. I used many blues, greens, purples, and even a little red. The white is the orginal paper. The flower is so perfectly designed and had such depth to it. When ever I doodle flowers, I end up creating them to look like this.

I started taking art classes at my highschool during my junior year. As time progressed I would hang up my different pieces on my walls.  A couple weeks ago I was looking around all my work and realized they were in a way a timeline of the past three yearss. Ihave twenty paintings hanging up around my room and each one brings me back to a time in my life. I'll look at a piece and I can remember where I was in my life an what i was feeling while i was painting them. some bring back good memories others not so much. But the whether it was done for a school assignment or something personal they are my story.