An SJ Artist
I have a few questions for the SJ artists on the forum:
1). Where do you draw your inspiration from? Are there recurring themes in your artwork?
2). Do you find it easy to complete a piece? Or do you have many 'unfinished projects' laying around?
3). What are your views about posting/sharing your artwork online? Art thievery?
4). What are your medium(s) of choice?
Art is one of my hobbies, so here are some answers to your questions.
1). I almost always draw horses. I don't often get an "inspiration" out of the blue--usually, I decide to draw. When I need to decide on what exactly to draw, I let my imagination run loose on the particular subject that I want to draw. With horses, I let them trot, prance, rear, gallop, and all those other things, in my head, until I find a pose that I like enough to draw. I rarely use photos, because to me, drawing from my imagination is more fun.
2). I generally finish each project that I start. Sometimes I take a break from drawing for a long while, but when I get back to it, I usually go back to the one I was working on earlier.
2) I have a hard time walking away from a piece until it is completed. I will obsess with it until it is completed.
I identify with that exactly...
3). I just show my artwork to my family and sometimes my friends, so I can't tell you much about what I think about sharing artwork online.
4). Pencil is my favorite medium; color pencil is my second favorite. I prefer both because they are easy to use, and less messy. I actually like the effect of arcrylic paint best...but I've only started learning to use it, and it's much more tedious for me to use than pencils. I think another reason I like pencils and color pencils is because I've been using them since I can remember, so I'm very familiar with them. (That must be another SJ thing...)
I don't think art is a natural thing for me--I think I am actually more natural at crafts. But I did a lot of horse drawing when I was little, and people told me my drawings were good, and at some point I got really hooked on it. In any case, it's fun to be able to draw horses well enough that I'm pleased with my drawings. This year I got three first prizes for my horse artwork at the local fair--that was really exciting!