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.