tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504254911796451168.post-72243097355464132632008-04-03T07:05:00.000-07:002008-04-16T13:54:02.327-07:00I've been looking at some artwork online on various sites...Flickr, RedBubble, etc.<br />Suddenly, I became overwhelmed by this desire to create a work of art. Not necessarily by using my camera.<br />I want to paint something. Or draw something. I want to use various mediums to create it...a collage of paint, paper, twigs. Something not normal. Nothing revolutionary, just...different. Especially for me. I can be such a "think inside the box" kind of person.<br /><br />I began to miss the days when I was in art school. I realized that in the past, I wanted my artwork to be praised and admired. Especially when I was at St. Francis University because the school is known for having a great art program.<br /><br />I was always jealous of great artists. Both famous artists and fellow students. I wanted someone to be jealous of my talent. It was selfish and I fear most of my endeavors to create such masterpieces was in vain.<br />It seems cliche to call this an epiphany...but that's just what it is.<br /><br />I simply have a desire to make art for art's sake.<br /><br />The problem is...I can't go buy paint. My dad has some he's going to give me, but I forgot to get it last time I was in Indiana.<br />I'm afraid this "itch", if you will, might disappear if I don't act soon.Mikenna Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04630643905600401854noreply@blogger.com