(Artist Statement)
When you look at online pictures of nature, you always notice the green trees, the blue skies, and the crystal blue waters. But have you ever really looked at nature? If you look closely, there are so many reflections, and for that reason, this is why I chose nature as my theme. The reflection of the mountains on the water is the biggest in my art. But if you look even closer, you can see the reflection of the sky in the water. This is the difference between seeing and actually looking. You have to be able to look for tiny things. Even though I used the simple pencil and paper tools, it shows you can still demonstrate details. Using simple tools does come with challenges, though; it's hard to make things blend easily, and sometimes pencils can smudge. But you just have to work with it, and the result may be better than you think. But the main lesson here is that you should really look deeper into things.
I don’t normally do much free sketching. But one night, I just felt that I should sketch something. I went online and just searched for some easy sketches for beginners. Then I found one that I thought was reasonable, and I studied the image. I looked at the image for about 10 minutes, just looking at the little details. I went to my bed and began to draw. I just drew what I saw and even added some of my own touches.
I worked on the sketch for a while and realized that it was almost 1:00 am. in the morning, so I decided to go to bed. Then the next day, I felt so inspired I just kept going. I think this is what art is about. Art is not just doing it for a grade, but it's really about finding yourself and enjoying it. You have to be able to take risks and do things in your own time.
Before I decided to do this drawing, I never really did sketches, and I thought art wasn’t for me. But since I took this risk, I created this piece of art and actually be proud of it. I am not normally the kind of person to be proud of my work, but this time, I was. So, I think that if we all took risks, we could all be proud of ourselves and really enjoy ourselves.
Grace