This is probably one of the most important lessons I've learned from my painting class so far. I came into the class wanting so badly to be good at art, to be able to create art that really means something, that is worth looking at and most of all that I could be proud of. However, I also came into the class as a pretty timid artist. I have always been really concerned with doing things "the right way." I am often afraid to move forward unless I know for sure that I am doing it the right way. I guess I'm more afraid of failure than I would like to think. Sometimes I wont even try things I think I wont be good at. A good painting requires a certain amount of confidence on the part of the painter. I couldn't wait to make every brush stroke until I had gotten the "ok" from my instructor. So I had a to take the chance that I might not be doing it just right and just paint. I quickly learned a few things from painting this way:
1. Painting is actually fun when you just go for it and don't stress out about each brushstroke.
2. the magic of acrylic paint: if you paint something that doesn't look quite right- let it dry and then paint over it.
As I grew more and more confident and had more fun while I was painting, I realized that I'm actually pretty good at it. I've painted a few things that I am truly proud of. But more than that, I' proud of the way my confidence in myself has grown. I've learned to stick up for my own opinions and what I like, my own interpretation of things. I've learned to really look at something and to represent it in my own way.
I think I'm learning about real creativity.
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