Finding My Artistic Identity (my story)
Discovering my passion for art and becoming the artist I am today started from a young age, and in a unique way, which was a several-year process. Today I am going to share my story leading up to where I am today, and how I developed and am continuing to develop as an artist. Lets's start from the beginning. In elementary school, I always loved art class, and looked forward to it, as I loved being able to get paint all over me and create, but deep down didn't feel like I was very good at it, but just liked the fun. In fifth grade, which in my area is the last year of elementary school, I became very close friends with this girl who happened to be an incredible artist, which made me feel bad about my skills, and made me feel insecure, which lead to me not liking art at all. In sixth grade, I tried to get into it somewhat but was easily discouraged, and often would rip up my drawings if I didn't think they were good. Seventh grade was a numb spot, as I barely did anything re...