As a child and being the typical little girl, I was automatically drawn to anything with pretty colors. I always wanted to play with markers, chalk, paint, or any drawing instrument I could find. As I got older, my attraction to color and appetite for design and creation advanced. Although I would consider making art my favorite leisure activity, the perfectionist in me does not always allow me to enjoy fully the benefits of being in the moment of creative blissfulness. During the inventive process, I often become stressed when the details of a piece do not go the way initially planned. Equally unsettling, art requires quite a bit of time that a high school/college student like me just does not have. I would love to make art instead of working and doing homework, but I would go …show more content…
Moreover, when showing my art, I often find myself stressed and anxious knowing that I am being harshly critiqued by those viewing my pieces. For these reasons, I both love and hate my creative passion. The most difficult part about making art is the stress that comes along with the actual process. I spend the majority of my time conceptualizing what I want to paint or create. Correspondingly, finding inspiration can take forever and almost seem hopeless at times. Once during an art exam, we had to create an interpretation of another artist’s work. I spent weeks not knowing what to do or even who to focus on. There were many options of artist and works. Eventually, I came across a painter named Frida Kahlo (who became one of my favorite artists). I fell in love with her use of colors and brush strokes on canvas. I ended up staying up until midnight the night before my exam finishing my project. Besides finding inspiration, then I have to ask myself, what medium do I want to use? The options