Forcing

I am working my way past being stuck, its difficult but I'm getting there. I decided that if i push my self hard enough I will eventually get through this block. I've never really been able to doodle but now it has been a little easier, I need to get ride of all the muck in my head it's really starting to clog up.

No Motivation

So this week I have had no motivation to paint or draw. I'll sit down to sketch or work on one of my unfinished paintings and  wont be able to pick up the pencil or brush and if I do nothing comes out. Having no motivation is probably more frustrating than not finishing anything. I come up with and have all these ideas but no motivation to actually create the art and by the time I have the motivation I forget the ideas and have nothing to draw.

Art Life- Blurb

    Tristen Cara is a sixteen year old emerging multi-disciplinary artist. She enjoys both the fine and preforming arts. Though most known for her drawing and painting skills, Tristen also enjoys photography, both film and digital, theater and dance. She has been selected to be in the school art show twice consecutively. Tristen was also featured in her dance studios end of the year showcase for the past three years. Tristen lives with her mother, her two sisters, two cats, two dogs and a turtle. 

     In the fine arts Tristen Cara is best known for her more abstract and expressionist style paintings. Often using a wide pallet of vibrant colors Tristen's art can vary from dark and moody to light and humorous. Her technique is above average and her imagination and understanding of the world in incomparable. Inspired and motivated by her past and personal experiences Tristen's art is extraordinarily her own. Tristen is also skilled in and has experience with photography, theater and dance. She had worked with both digital and film photography and is talented in both. Over the past year Tristen has done many photography projects and shoots for her friends and family.  As for dance she is currently enrolled at American Theater Dance Workshop and has taken ballet, jazz, modern, hip-hop and ballroom classes in the past. Although Tristen is less experienced with theater than those above she has been in a few shows in the past and has been in several short plays and films throughout the year. 

     When faced with a problem pertaining to her craft Tristen does exceptionally well, she handles the situation with grace and a cool head until it is settled. Tristen is a problem solver and can easily work through the problems she faces. Tristen is a talented, determined, well-rounded young artist. With experience with both the fine and preforming arts she is sure to have many opportunities in the future.

Art Life- Advice

The best pieces of  advice I have ever gotten or could ever give would probably be:

"always be Grateful/thankful for what you have, never take anything for granted"

"learn how to say NO"

"be yourself"

"use your emotions, don't bottle them up"

They might be a bit cliche but they are true.

Art Life- Influences

As of right now I am influenced by the people around me and society in general. I like to surround myself with people who have big or different personalities, I like to see how they act around each other. I like seeing how society interacts and if something cool happens I like to take it in and use it in my art.

Art Life- Why?

I do art to express myself, because if I didn't draw or act my brain would explode. All these ideas and pictures build up in my head and I have to get them out somehow. I am lucky that I like art , if I didn't I don’t know what I would do. Without this outlet my life would be completely different, I would probably be a lot more reserved and a  lot less confident.

Oil Painting

This week in STAC the artists have been working with oil pants and for some of us including me this was their first time using this type of paint. Oil paint is different from acrylic because instead of using water to change you use medians such as oil and paint thinner. Besides being made of different things oil is thicker and is more movable that acrylic.
On our first day using the oil paints we were sat down at the long table and painted 3 black all objects, a speaker, a boot and a radio. That day we only used water, paint thinner and the paint. Painting the objects we were given was relatively easy compared to what we will get later, but working with just black paint, paint thinner and water made it difficult to show detail or what the painting was suppose to be.  To make something white or lighter we had to use water and paper towel to move or take off the paint. During this time we were also learning not only how to use oil paint but also learning how to throw things out, so after we finished a painting and wanted to move on to the next one we had to wash the paint of the canvas and use it again.
my paintings day 1:

On the second day we used both white and black paint along with the solvents.  we were given softer objects to paint including a hat, a bag and tongs and a camera lens. These objects although mostly black did need white to be completed correctly.  Painting with both black and white was a lot easier than painting with just one color, it gave us more color options and ranges and mad the paintings more realistic.Adding the white made everything flow smoother and made it easier in general.
my paintings day 2:

On Day 3 (the last day) we were meant to paint with mostly all white and lighter shades of gray. Not only was painting in these light colors was difficult but we had to paint difficult objects as well, lights. The thing that was most difficult about the lighting is that the pieces were shinny and didn't have a clear color for the most part.
my paintings day 3:

But after you get over the initial annoyance of oil paint it is actually fun and easy, dare I say better than acrylic.