Life Drawing

Term 2 at C3 College has brought to surface a desire to draw the human figure that has been brewing inside of me for quite some time now. I have been challenged to draw what I see, not just what I know. So far, this challenge has helped me appreciate the ways that our skin drapes perfectly over our muscles while still revealing the depth of where our bones lie. I have seen the uniqueness and gotten a glimpse at the many different, intricate ways in which people are made and I only yearn to study further in the beauty of things, or in this case people, that we have for so long seen as just ordinary. Humans are not ordinary, each one of us is extraordinarily made and I want to continue to capture that in my drawings.

Tranquility

Being an artist isn't just an occupation, nor is it a hobby. It is a beautiful experience. Calm at all the right moments and wild in the rest. Each attempt at documenting a moment—whether it be a real one, an imagined one, or a wishful one—leaves a mark that can't simply be erased or washed out. Art can be as intimate as pen is to paper and it can be as clear as looking through the glass of a camera's lens. Art can be vibrant and colorful, full of extravagant pigments mixed into wondrous harmony; and it can be black and white—a perfect balance of being boldly soft. Most of all, art can just be—it can have individuality and authenticity because whether it is a tracing of a masterpiece or an absolute original it will always hold the strokes of it's creator—the fingerprint of it's maker.