Sara Lynn
November 6th, 2006, 09:00 AM
I looked everywhere and even used the search function to see if there was a sneaky introduction post, but I saw none, so I thought I'd start by saying hello here. :) This might be a long winded post but, it's early and I'm waiting for class and I'd like to introduce myself properly if I'm going to be active.
I'm a 20 year old Art History major at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. I've always loved art, and forgive me for being generic but I really did love drawing from the moment I could hold a crayon. Though obviously, I am not a studio major, so what's that about?
My art has gone through a lot of ups and downs, which has caused me to stop drawing SERIOUSLY (as in everyday, actually finishing works) for about.. I dunno, 3 years? 3 years sounds like such a long time to me, but it's more or less around that. As a young child I fell into the influence of anime, and as most 12 year olds that watched Sailormoon I traced for days and did all those things that you should NEVER DO. Ever. In a million years.
So eventually around the age of 16 I stopped with the anime business, but my art didn't. To this day, at the age of 20, people will still comment on anime influences. I don't hate anime, but I don't really want it taking over my art either. This frustrated me my junior year when I was looking at art schools, and I realized that I just wasn't prepared enough to go. So I waited, and decided I would do Art History because it would fill my void.
Don't get me wrong, I'm very passionate about my major and it makes me really happy. But I do miss drawing, it was who I was for so long, and to just let it sit and collect dust just seems like a shame. So, folks, tl;dr and in a nutshell, that's why I'm here.
I want to stop being rusty, and I want a group of artists to talk to. My life is art and I want to share the interest with people. I've tried to befriend other online artists in the past, but it's a tricky business. Here I know I can get honest critiques, and I can help make up for the years that I lost that I could've spent improving.
So I'm starting to doodle everyday, getting used to the idea of drawing again, and today on the way back from class I'm going to buy a small sketchbook to do lifedrawing in. I hope I'll become a part of this community that I've been too afraid of for so long, but there really isn't anything to be afraid of. You guys can be awfully intimidating though, really!
Hope to talk to you all again soon, I promise I won't say as much. Promise.
I'm a 20 year old Art History major at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. I've always loved art, and forgive me for being generic but I really did love drawing from the moment I could hold a crayon. Though obviously, I am not a studio major, so what's that about?
My art has gone through a lot of ups and downs, which has caused me to stop drawing SERIOUSLY (as in everyday, actually finishing works) for about.. I dunno, 3 years? 3 years sounds like such a long time to me, but it's more or less around that. As a young child I fell into the influence of anime, and as most 12 year olds that watched Sailormoon I traced for days and did all those things that you should NEVER DO. Ever. In a million years.
So eventually around the age of 16 I stopped with the anime business, but my art didn't. To this day, at the age of 20, people will still comment on anime influences. I don't hate anime, but I don't really want it taking over my art either. This frustrated me my junior year when I was looking at art schools, and I realized that I just wasn't prepared enough to go. So I waited, and decided I would do Art History because it would fill my void.
Don't get me wrong, I'm very passionate about my major and it makes me really happy. But I do miss drawing, it was who I was for so long, and to just let it sit and collect dust just seems like a shame. So, folks, tl;dr and in a nutshell, that's why I'm here.
I want to stop being rusty, and I want a group of artists to talk to. My life is art and I want to share the interest with people. I've tried to befriend other online artists in the past, but it's a tricky business. Here I know I can get honest critiques, and I can help make up for the years that I lost that I could've spent improving.
So I'm starting to doodle everyday, getting used to the idea of drawing again, and today on the way back from class I'm going to buy a small sketchbook to do lifedrawing in. I hope I'll become a part of this community that I've been too afraid of for so long, but there really isn't anything to be afraid of. You guys can be awfully intimidating though, really!
Hope to talk to you all again soon, I promise I won't say as much. Promise.