We have reached the end of my month long project! For day 30, I am writing this blog entry.
If you're friends with me on Facebook (which I'm sure most of you are) you would have seen my 30 Days of Creativity Project. June is creativity month (www.30daysofcreativity.com) and the goal was to do something creative for 30 days straight. I felt like I had to participate. I like to think that I have a little talent in art, and I used to do it all the time, but as I've grown up, life just got in the way. Not that I abandoned it or anything, I would still do a little sketch here and there, but I just didn't have time to do it as much as when I was a kid. Lately (and when I say "lately," I mean maybe the past year or so) I've been wanting to draw more. But I just made excuses not to. Not enough time, too tired (that one was ridiculous because it takes very little energy to draw), too lazy to get out my supplies, whatever! I always had an excuse. So when my friend Chandra showed me 30 Days of Creativity, I thought, "Let's do it!" So I did. And I'm actually quite impressed with myself that I actually did it!
I'll admit, I cheated a little. For example, if I knew I would be out of town (I went to Pittsburgh for a weekend) I drew two or three drawings in one day to make up for it. Or, if I was too busy one day and didn't make a drawing, I would draw two pictures to make up for it the next day. But it's true that I did 30 pieces in the month of June. (Except for day 4 which was an elaborate meal that I cooked, and today, of course.) Here are some of my favorites.
This was from day 1. It's a portrait of Chandra's beautiful daughter, Aleytys. I have always loved this photo of her and thought that someone should do a painting of it. Then I thought, "Hey, I could probably do that!" It's not a painting, I did it with prisma colors, but I thought it turned out quite nice!
This was from day 6. This is a portrait of my friend Carlos, copied from a picture that my boyfriend Pat took at our friend's wedding in Spain. Carlos wore the most amazing Mexican suit I had ever seen, so Pat thought he should do a Carlos photo shoot.
This is from day 20. This piece is a first of a series of portraits I titled Girl Crushes. There are a few new(ish) faces who have invaded Hollywood these past few years who I have formed crushes on. I thought I was talented enough to bring their beauty to life in a drawing. I was wrong. I admit, I was a bit disappointed in how most of the Girl Crushes series came out. This drawing of Olivia Wilde is the only one I felt was really any good. (Or even remotely looked like who it was supposed to be!)
This is from day 28. I've always insisted that I wasn't an artist, but a copier. My whole life I was uncomfortable with people calling me an artist, and I still am! I won't ever call myself an artist. I always believed that artists are people who could express what's going on in their insides, by putting it outside, either on a canvas, a song, a poem, through dance, etc. I could never do that. Nearly every single piece of art I've done in my whole life was me copying something. In fact, I have a very difficult time drawing anything unless it's in front of me. This, I felt, has always been my weakest link as far as art goes. So I decided I would try to draw a realistic looking face without copying from anything. This drawing is what came out.
Okay, enough of me talking about my art pieces. That's just narcissistic.
Doing this project made me realize just how much I love doing art. It is a gift I was born with, something that brings me joy, and the only thing I feel like I am truly good at. Even still, as good as I am - as good as I've been told I am - I still feel like I'm not good enough. Often times I feel like I should have done more with my gift. Or at least, nurtured it more. I can't help but think I could be better. I always think that if I had done more art, if I had practiced with more mediums, I could have been the next great American artist. But I'm not. I'm just a girl with a hobby. But at least I have a hobby that I really like, and a hobby that I can share. And it was really fun sharing!
I want to thank everyone on Facebook who left such nice comments on my drawings, and who "liked" them! It really pushed me to continue. A part of me felt like I had to go on now that people on Facebook were following! I didn't want to let everyone down! I also got quite a few compliments in person! That made me feel really great, and it also gave me more confidence in my art.
This was a fun journey and I'm glad that I did it! Thanks for all your support and compliments! It really made me feel great!
Now, what to do for July?
If you're friends with me on Facebook (which I'm sure most of you are) you would have seen my 30 Days of Creativity Project. June is creativity month (www.30daysofcreativity.com) and the goal was to do something creative for 30 days straight. I felt like I had to participate. I like to think that I have a little talent in art, and I used to do it all the time, but as I've grown up, life just got in the way. Not that I abandoned it or anything, I would still do a little sketch here and there, but I just didn't have time to do it as much as when I was a kid. Lately (and when I say "lately," I mean maybe the past year or so) I've been wanting to draw more. But I just made excuses not to. Not enough time, too tired (that one was ridiculous because it takes very little energy to draw), too lazy to get out my supplies, whatever! I always had an excuse. So when my friend Chandra showed me 30 Days of Creativity, I thought, "Let's do it!" So I did. And I'm actually quite impressed with myself that I actually did it!
I'll admit, I cheated a little. For example, if I knew I would be out of town (I went to Pittsburgh for a weekend) I drew two or three drawings in one day to make up for it. Or, if I was too busy one day and didn't make a drawing, I would draw two pictures to make up for it the next day. But it's true that I did 30 pieces in the month of June. (Except for day 4 which was an elaborate meal that I cooked, and today, of course.) Here are some of my favorites.
Okay, enough of me talking about my art pieces. That's just narcissistic.
Doing this project made me realize just how much I love doing art. It is a gift I was born with, something that brings me joy, and the only thing I feel like I am truly good at. Even still, as good as I am - as good as I've been told I am - I still feel like I'm not good enough. Often times I feel like I should have done more with my gift. Or at least, nurtured it more. I can't help but think I could be better. I always think that if I had done more art, if I had practiced with more mediums, I could have been the next great American artist. But I'm not. I'm just a girl with a hobby. But at least I have a hobby that I really like, and a hobby that I can share. And it was really fun sharing!
I want to thank everyone on Facebook who left such nice comments on my drawings, and who "liked" them! It really pushed me to continue. A part of me felt like I had to go on now that people on Facebook were following! I didn't want to let everyone down! I also got quite a few compliments in person! That made me feel really great, and it also gave me more confidence in my art.
This was a fun journey and I'm glad that I did it! Thanks for all your support and compliments! It really made me feel great!
Now, what to do for July?
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