influences of art

When it came to showing my feelings and emotions through artistic expression, I was lacking immensely. In a sense, I was a very secretive and emotionless artist, which made it easy for me to draw, photograph, or write about a given topic that I didn’t necessarily have feelings for, but at the same time I was acting as if I knew a lot about these things when I really knew little or nothing. I …

…why I was doing it. I began a passionate relationship with my art at that moment, and I was finally able to connect my being with my work. It was unfortunate that it took the death of someone I held so close to help me learn how to capture true emotion, but it made me realize that through everything I do and capture in any expressionistic way, I am effected and able to effect others.