Introduction

Hello,


I have started this blog to share my successes and failures in art with you- my friends and family. In addition, I'm hoping to create a space where I can bounce ideas off of you, where you can interact with the works that I am creating and shape them.

For those who I haven't talked to recently, I am putting myself through art school in order to pursue a long time interest in picture making- I have always craved the ability to draw with freedom, to make whatever is in my imagination come to life in a way that is seamless. When it comes to drawing and painting I have always had the ability to get an idea across eventually, if perhaps not in as elegant a way as I'd like, but I have always felt that I have had to labor so hard over a decent drawing that by the time the resulting image is complete, the idea has been fragmented, twisted, or otherwise distorted by the process. By pure chance, the perfect place to learn these skills is 15 minutes away.

This is year 3.

I'm not ashamed to say it- I like showing what I am working on to my friends and hearing what they have to say about it (both actual criticism and blind enthusiasm are welcome.) Even though I am motivated by improving my skills, I also want to use my art to connect with people- both my friends, and other artists.

I might also try my hand at moving on to other subjects, if I'm feeling daring.

Today I went Plen Air Painting with Stan Prokopenko in La Jolla Shores and produced a fairly good painting (for me anyway). 

I felt a bit guilty going out and spending my art time frivolously like this, I should be working on my Spectrum painting... but something new happened today. (Someone offered to BUY it.)

Anyway, thank you for reading, next episode: My Spectrum Contest Entry.