Blog Assignment #3

1. Before this Blog Assignment, had you ever kept a journal, diary, or blog?
Yes

2. Before this blog have you ever written about art before?
A few times

3. Have you ever written for fun (poetry, fiction or non, journalistic or research)?
Often

4. When writing do you use a dictionary or thesaurus?
Dictionary

5. If given the chance, would you rather discuss art verbally or through written means?
Written

6. How is your overall vocabulary?
Average

7. How would you rate your vocabulary of art terminology?
Below Average

8. How would you rate writing abilities?
Insecure

9. How would you rate your writing ability when writing about art?
Insecure

10. How would you rate your ability to use specific vocabulary when writing?
Average

Biographical Statement

I believe I've been interested in art for a long time. I've liked to draw for as long as I can remember. I guess it could be because I find it easier to express myself with art than with words.

I normally like to draw or paint if I come up with an idea and there was time where I liked to draw landscapes. Now I normally prefer to draw fantasy images and I also like to draw in anime style. Though mostly what I draw now a days is anime and manga fan art to try and stay in practice because I haven't had very many ideas lately. But sometimes what I draw or paint depends on my mood. For example, sad scenes if I feel depressed and violent scenes if I'm in a bad mood.

I find I normally improve if I keep practicing. But I didn't have much time to draw last semester, so I think I've gotten a little rusty. Also I normally like to listen to music while I work. My favorite groups to listen to when I'm working on art are Linkin Park and Evanescence. But sometimes what I listen to might depend what I'm about to draw. For example if I'm drawing a romance scene then I might listen to Celine Dion or Cascada, and sometimes the music I listen to inpires me.

When it comes to making art, I just use whatever supplies are available to me. I've mostly used notebook paper, color pencils, computer paper, water colors, posterbroad, and tempra paint.

I don't really know why I like to make art, sometimes it seems like something I do when I'm bored or trying to keep my mind off something. I've had times where I would really get into what I was working on and lose track of the time.

Even though I like art, and I think movies, music, video games, and comics also count as art, I fine it hard to define what art is exactly. In my Art History class last semester, my classmates and I were taught that everything is art. So I guess that could be right, but so far it seems like art isn't something that defined with words. Though one of my classmates in my English class last semester believed anything made on a computer isn't art. To me that doesn't seem like a fair judgment. Especially since anything can used to make art.

Last semester was my first time going to museums and art galleries. The last time I when to a museum was in December on a field trip for my art history class.

The last time I drew was in my Drawing Foundations class. We were doing contour drawings. But I also drew some anime/manga fan art during winter break.

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