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Confidence is an issue we must all confront.
As a student, it is difficult to judge one's own talents & downfalls. I find that the more time I spend on a drawing, the more I begin to doubt myself. The longer I seek perfection in the marks I am making, the more disappointed I become with inaccuracies.
I have always preferred to draw in a gestural manner. Allowing myself to submit to the materials & the subject somehow gives me confidence. The imperfections this creates are appealing to me. If my subconscious is able to create something beautiful then I know that I am capable.
I am in my second semester of my 5th year of college. I began school as a Graphic Design major at the University of Minnesota. I transferred to UW Stout to pursue a degree in Art. I am taking life drawing at UW Stout one year before I graduate. I wish I would have taken this coarse much sooner, as I assume it will be beneficial to my other areas of study.
As far as my personal work is concerned;
I tend to shake excessively. Professors and friends over the years have even encouraged me to see a doctor. I have learned to incorporate this quirk into my work. Most of my current work has what I have jokingly named 'wiggly style'. I was finally put on a medication that reduces my trembling but I am content with the style that it helped me develop. My current chosen medium is pastel. I constantly find myself exploring that gray area between drawing and painting. The image I have provided is a small section of a larger painting/drawing featuring a fabricated skyline in acrylic, charcoal, and pastel.
