Along with starting a new job in August, I also decided to go back to school. Taking art classes as an adult is WAY more fun than it was taking them fresh out of high school. For one thing, I am way more confident in my ability to create interesting and conceptual work. When I was 20, I was just way too insecure and I didn't have ideas. Now I have tons of creative ideas and it is fun actually taking the time to make work that matters to me but I don't really care about my grade or anything like that. I think my favorite part of my graduate-level oil painting class is the critique. Everyone in class looks at everyone's paintings and we all talk about them and give each other feedback. It is really encouraging to have someone tell you what they like/don't like about your artwork. When it is hanging in your house, no one takes the time to really look at it. I know that when my class ends, no one will care about my work, no one will want to talk about it. My husband said he was proud of me. I think that was the greatest feeling ever. He was watching me paint one day and he said how happy it makes him to see me creating artwork. I was in the biggest slump for a long time and now that I am in painting class, I am more motivated than ever to paint.
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