About Me and Bloggy

I’ve been an avid art enthusiast since I was old enough to draw on walls. I’m a 20-year-old college student with a double major in creative writing and journalism along with, of course, a minor in studio art. I draw mostly though, at best, am an amateur. However, I believe art skills can be learned, as can the doggedness needed to succeed in the arts — no instructor should ever be allowed to tell his or her students differently. The passion and desire to express oneself and communicate one’s ideas are the only factors in the whole shebang that matter, but even those, I’ve learned, evolve in time, so everyone stands a chance when it comes to learning a craft. Art is an outlet, it’s a way to share ideas and spread insights without so much as uttering a single word: which is stunning.

I created this blog to inform the public — including those of you who are not the crazy and eccentric “creative types” — about some artists whose work I consider worth taking a look at. These are artists you would not normally study in a classroom, mostly because they are young artists who have produced these works in classrooms.

Art is enriching. I’ve only  gone to one art gallery in my lifetime, and it ended up costing me about $70 (which SUCKED!), but seeing an artist’s work in real life is one of those things that alters you permanently without your ever being able to truly articulate why. Art should be for everyone and by everyone, so check out my blog and we’ll share each other’s representations of our visceral realities.