Inspirations

To be honest, I don’t really have many artists I look up to. In a world that is so full of technology where people share art, it’s become insanely easy to follow people because you like their work. There are classmates and seniors I look up to because their art labels them. I think I am too young to really have a painter to look up to. I watched a little of Bob Ross growing up but out of entertainment. His gorgeous art pieces are treasures of this world. In fact, he and I share the same birthday. I could tell you my past inspirations that inspired me to be an artist back in my high school days. People such as Mark Crilley who is an American artist and author. He wrote books such as Broody’s Ghost and Miki falls and publish books on how to draw manga and poses. Not only that, he makes youtube videos on how to draw and fantastic timelapse videos. I sometimes watch his videos, but ever since I came to college, I became interested in other things. Another artist that inspired me was Kendra Scott. She was the girl I met at my town library, and her art was captivating. She drew Pokemon and anime characters using pencil and digital art. She collected these adorable dolls and keychains of anime merch, and I found her to be so exciting and talented. She offered to draw me a picture, and when she handed me the drawing, I was touched and inspired. I wanted to do work like hers. I wanted to evoke emotion into others as she did for me. I was in middle school, not really sure what interest I had until I decided I wanted to be an artist. I know I need to get serious about liking out artist’s work. As a college student, I like to see my classmates and a variety of their ideas. I love watching their progression and seeing how they think. College has taught me how to open my eyes and look at things in a new light.