How does art happen?
Art today can be made in so many different ways, and the way one person sees art and creates it, can be completely different than the way another person sees it. It all depends on how one looks at art and what they’re inspired by. For example, when Michelangelo was creating one of his masterpieces, “The David,” he said that he sculpted away everything on the marble that wasn’t David. I think that’s such an interesting way to make art. He had a vision and made one of the most famous sculptures in the world!

For me to make art I need to be inspired by something, whether if it’s by nature or fashion, it has to be something I’m interested in. I have noticed too that just like when I get writers block I experience the same feeling for when I am drawing. If I have to think too hard about what I want to create, it just doesn’t happen for me. Usually, I will brainstorm ideas and what I want to create will just dawn on me all of a sudden, and it has to come naturally.

For other people it’s probably way different, but I know that ever since I have been young I’ve been doing art. To become good at art you have to practice on a normal basis, just like you would for everything else. Granted, some people are more talented at art than others and it might come easier for certain people but practice makes perfect. It depends too on what you like to draw and what you excel in. I know I’ve always preferred drawing people’s faces because there is a beauty about the human face that I find intriguing and beautiful. Drawing faces can be difficult but I’ve get a sense of satisfaction once I complete a piece.

Even though I have somewhat abandoned art in the last couple of years because I have been so busy with other things, I still absolutely love it. It’s such a great hobby for me because it relaxes me and as I said before it gives me satisfaction when I can look at something I have created and know that it is mine, so no one can take that away from me.