Read more about the article A Conversation About Art – Goals, Projects, & Directions
Let's catch up, it's been a while.

A Conversation About Art – Goals, Projects, & Directions

What are your goals for developing as an artist? Which mediums would you like to explore/improve at? Which drawing skills would you like to develop? Where do you stand right now in your art development? Are you happy with the progress you've been making lately? What do plan to do to level up in your artistry? What ways are you hoping to challenge yourself for the rest of this year? What are some of the most recent art projects you've completed? Which projects are currently in progress? What projects do you have planned for the future? . . .

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Read more about the article The Truth About Learning How to Draw – What No One Tells You
Let's address the elephant in the room. . .

The Truth About Learning How to Draw – What No One Tells You

Let's be real for a second here. What is it like to learn art as an adult? When you ask people how long they've been drawing for, they typically answer with "for as long as I can remember". And don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful thing to pick up on your creativity at a young age. . .

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Read more about the article Artist Identity Crisis – “Why does my art style keep changing?”
Who am I? Where am I? . . . and more importantly, what kind of artist do I want to be?

Artist Identity Crisis – “Why does my art style keep changing?”

. . . I didn't feel 100% about my love for art, and was afraid to fully come to terms with what this experience meant. So before deciding to jump back into creativity, after what I labelled a moment of "artist block", I purchased a Parisian paint-by-numbers set and slowly chipped away at it. Note, that it's been about 3 months and I'm less than a quarter of the way through. . . 

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Read more about the article Attending a Local Painting Event – Becoming a Part of Your Local Art Community
Bringing together a ton of local antisocial artists is always a good idea. . .

Attending a Local Painting Event – Becoming a Part of Your Local Art Community

This was my first time stepping out of my university's sketch club and joining the wider art community at large. It was nice, and I felt personally rewarded in taking initiative to go on my own. There were a ton of prizes being given out, and I mean a ton. I'm surprised everyone didn't walk out with something. I certainly didn't. But it was fine because I created the following piece:

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Read more about the article Practicing Composition – Painting and Entire Scene (for once)
Attempts aren't always successful . . .

Practicing Composition – Painting and Entire Scene (for once)

This experience was most definitely an interesting one. When drawing characters, I typically stray away from backgrounds—mainly because I have no clue where to even begin. But at one point, drawing a floating character on the middle of a page no longer makes the cut. It was about time to step up my art game, and experimentation makes up a large part of this. I initially drew out a thumbnail of characters from each of the zodiac signs. This scene in particular is of a Taurus on a treasure hunt.

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Read more about the article My Coming-of-Age Art Journey (Part 1) – Finding Inspiration
My art journey ~ beginning at the humble age of 20 years old.

My Coming-of-Age Art Journey (Part 1) – Finding Inspiration

Life is a funny lady. You think you know who you are and what you want, but then the beautiful mistress decides that it's the perfect time to smack you with a surprise. I was 20 years old when I fell into the pursuit of art as a hobby—hence the name of this blog. Before this, I didn't have anything I could really call a dedicated "pass time". The only thing that came close, if you detract the sense of learning and growth, was watching the latest and greatest of animated works. . .

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Read more about the article Watching Your Art Improve – Secret Spot
Inspired by my secret spot on a Brazilian farm in the middle of nowhere.

Watching Your Art Improve – Secret Spot

Alone time is difficult to come by on the farm that I'm currently staying at. I share a room with my dad and brother, in a space that doesn't accommodate much outside of 3 beds and a dresser. My little cousins are also on holiday from school at the moment; hence, there are about 5 kids between the ages of 5-13 in this house at a given moment. Practicing art becomes quite difficult when children are constantly hovering over you while you're attempting to be creative—and even more difficult when they try to play with your limited (and expensive) art supplies, but I digress. . .

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Read more about the article Learning Art as an Adult
If you touch her, you'll most certainly get burned.

Learning Art as an Adult

Especially as adults, it's mentally and emotionally challenging to begin something from square one. More specifically, it's difficult to admit to being genuinely bad at something when starting out. Young people make mistakes—it's inherent. Adults on the other hand, are supposed to have everything together. We have unlocked the secrets to succeeding in school and work (or at least being exceptionally average), that being genuinely bad at something has become a foreign concept—it's frustrating, disheartening, and it's unfortunately enough to make so many people quit before they see the slightest improvement in their work. . .

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