DON'T LOOK AT ME
When people look at this drawing the first thing they see is Beyonce and not me. And that is the point. This is how i see myself. No, not Beyonce, but an imoerfect person. I am not skinny,I dont have great cheek bones, nor perfect hair. Looking into the mirror I don't want to look at myself. I don't want to see my reflection. Being brought down so many times you start to believe it. One little comment after another and I sink down lower and lower. Being bullied you know how it is like and you know how it feels. That is why, when I draw myself, I made myself look dirty, unfinihed, and wearing a tank top. I am imperfect. Looking in the mirror I want to see Beyonce. I am looking at someone I look up to become. Strong, confident, beautiful, and flawless. She is someone I look up to. She is unafraid and an amazing singer.
When people look at this drawing the first thing they see is Beyonce and not me. And that is the point. This is how i see myself. No, not Beyonce, but an imoerfect person. I am not skinny,I dont have great cheek bones, nor perfect hair. Looking into the mirror I don't want to look at myself. I don't want to see my reflection. Being brought down so many times you start to believe it. One little comment after another and I sink down lower and lower. Being bullied you know how it is like and you know how it feels. That is why, when I draw myself, I made myself look dirty, unfinihed, and wearing a tank top. I am imperfect. Looking in the mirror I want to see Beyonce. I am looking at someone I look up to become. Strong, confident, beautiful, and flawless. She is someone I look up to. She is unafraid and an amazing singer.
My first fear is the fear of spiders, which is called arachnophobia. how to overcome the fear of spiders? It seems impossible! The first step, I'm told, is to examine the spider. The second is to accept that spiders are everywhere. Thirdly, educate yourself on spiders. Then learn to overcome this fear. Fifth, have someone or yourself buy spider toys and stuffed animals so you can feel more comfortable. Then, if you see a spider, stand away and observe it. The seventh step is to determine the origin of the fear. My next fear is of clowns which is called coulrophopia. To get over this fear you need to write down a list of why you are afraid of clowns. Secondly, you have understand clowns are just people. Then look at pictures of people dressed as clowns. I used water color and prismacolor pencils for both the spider and the clown.
Inspiration is a journey, simply accomplishing something is a triumph to be proud of, but think of how you got there. Think about every obstacle you have overcome. Those trials may not be your proudest moments, and you may not like to look back on those times, but that hardship made you who you are today. It is in hardships that we discover ourselves. We should be proud of everything we have overcome, cherish all that we have learned throughout the years and continue to realize that we are a constant source of inspiration.
In this drawing I wanted to show what kind of work M.C. Escher does. Most of his art is black and white so I thought I would do the same. The picture I did go off of is called relativity. I used black paper and then drew everything on there with a #2 pencil, which is really hard to see and you have to be in a certain light. Then I used white colored pencil over it. I mostly came up with everything from my head but i had some help from my awesome art friends in class. As an artist i try really hard to make drawings than can speak, not only to me, but to others as well in any way they feel. I picked this artist because it completely different from what I usually do. This will be my first project on black paper. Overall, most of this project was fun.