Here's a Go at it!

I have been managing a different blog the last few months, but thought it may be wise to devote one blog fully to my artwork and use it as a tool to interact with other artists.

I thought I may explain a little about myself as an introduction to this blog.

As my profile states, I am 27 years old. I have been attending college for WAY too long, but mainly because I have shifted my majors too many times. Working full time doesn't help either. Not until just a year ago, was I able to limit my work to part time. Financially, it's a crunch, but I know finally finishing my education will pay off in the end!

I have primarily taken my courses at Los Medanos College since 2001. I started taking courses at Diablo Valley College in 2008, as I live closer to that campus now. Unfortunately, in order to graduate as a LMC student, I need to finish my last semester there. So, I will be returning to LMC this upcoming Fall 2009, to take about three more courses. After that, I have three more to take in the Spring and I am DONE! As of now, I could actually graduate with my Liberal Arts - with a focus on Science or Art (as I fulfilled both requirements.) Yet, in order to get my degree in Graphic Design, I still need to finish up the remaining courses. Bummer! I also have a GPA of 3.5, so it looks like I am on my way to graduating with Honors.

Drawing has been a life long passion of mine. I learned to draw at an early age, as all kids do. I had the normal Crayon box, and would draw in lots of detail. My mother once noted that a teacher wanted me to draw a picture of myself when I was about 4 years old. She said I included knee caps, eyelashes - the whole sh-bang! I think I saw detail quite well, which must of meant I was highly observant. She also noticed how I would stay precisely within the lines of my coloring books. I was no prodigy, by far, but the arts were definetly in my blood.

Well, I will need to head to bed for now, as I am fighting some kind of flu and was on here trying to bide some time until my fever finally went down. It reached 100.4, and I was piping hot - so I turned on the fan to cool me down and now I am feeling back to normal (thank goodness for Motrin!)

I will continue to write about my artistic journey's throughout my short life, as well as introduce some tips I've obtained and also share some of my favorite artistic influences! I hope for this to be just as fun for you as it will be fore me :0)

Sincerely,
Kristen