Artwork.

My own artwork, of course is never as good as all the famous artists, but i'm young, so I guess I got time. But I'd really like to develop my style. I think I'll be able to pursue art as a career, because honestly I think I'm one of the best artists in my art class, at least with painting, and that is what I would like to study. I've only 3 stinkin' oil paintings in my lifetime, but that's because I discovered what oils are like a year ago. Since then I've gotten a whole bunch of canvases to do some more artwork on. But my life never allows for me to paint when i want. i don't really like my art, but everyone else does, so i guess it's pretty sweet, according to what they say. and i really hate abstract but i wanted to try it, so i painted an abstract piece. i kinda failed, beings as i'm not very experienced in working with oils. but it was very fun, i have to say. 

"Experiements in Color and Line." oil on canvas. (c) 2009.

Realism

New York Movie. Edward Hopper. 1939. oil on canvas. 

I've studied art enough to figure out my favorite kind of art. And it's gotta be Realism, like socialism realism. I enjoy the dark and dreariness of the paintings; the random windows and empty alleyways. But I really enjoy the message behind the American Scene Painters. It's like since we are sorta beginning to go through another depression type era, I can relate to both of these types of art. The thing I really like about the art is the details of the paintings, how actually REAL it looks. And most of them were done in oils, my favorite medium. 

I had to do a project last year on a certian artist, and I choose Edward Hopper. Hopper was a perfect example of both the darkness of the Depression and the hope people had. Originally, he was a student of one of The Eight. But then he went to France for a while and painted. When he came back, he practiced this dark art, but as he got older, the 1940s and 50s, he painted scenes at his vacation spots by the beach and in places in the Midwest. 

Bands

Everyone likes good music.  Whether it be rap, hip-hop, classical or rock, we all enjoy it. Well, I just happen to enjoy mainly two different types of music, Christian and powerpop. Thanks to a couple bands I've now been able to enjoy both those genres put together. These bands, I'm going to unofficially say that they are officailly awesome! They are really good bands, too, but I think you really have to like the music to really like them. (which i do so, yay!) Check em out: 

Capital Lights

Divided By Friday

I guess they are both on myspace, but I found them on purevolume. So yeah I have "This is an Outrage" (CL) and I listen to it all the time. I just like how they combine Christianity with this type of music I absolutely love!