Inspiration

Okay, we've all got something that inspires us, right? Awhile ago, I was talking to one of my dad's good friend and we started talking about what I was doing. He had asked me what I was up to right now and I told him pretty much a bit of everything. (It's true! I was doing track/workout club, percussion, school work, church stuff, and art.) My mom narrowed it down and we started talking about my Etch-A-Sketch and my other artwork. I told him how I wasn't too fond of painting just because I'm afraid of messing it up (I know, it's weird. I love paintings just I have a hard time with them...Yes I realize that my blog is called PAINT, pencils, and paper...It's a love and strongly despise relationship with paintings and I...). My dad's friend talked to me about how I should go ahead and paint something. I've wanted too for a while but I just haven't gotten around to it.

So with that great talk of how I'm going to paint, I'm actually going to show some paintings that have been done by amazing people. Some of them are famous and you should know them! If you don't know, then prepare to get enlightened.

Starry Night

Photo Credit: Wikipedia

Starry Night is one of my favorites because I love the feeling that is portrayed in this painting. The brush strokes and the movement create a very mystical setting and it's visually pleasing. Because of the movement your eye never gets 'stuck' on one spot. I guess I just really like the composition of this piece.

Two Calla Lilies on Pink

Photo Credit: Learning to Live Creatively

This painting is by Georgia O'Keeffe. Her artwork style was Surrealism. She painted things larger than life, and things that might only be found in dreams. She really liked to paint flowers. She also liked painting skulls...floating in the sky...with flowers floating along side the skulls. I'm not sure why she did that but her paintings are truly amazing! I really do like her surrealistic work (Even if it does include floating animal skulls in the sky)










Mona Lisa

Photo Credit: Wikipedia

I really like Leonardo Da Vinci's work. It's. So. Perfect! I love how realistic his work is and how life-like everything is! I've always liked his work, he is one of my inspirations! His work is A fun fact for you, Da Vinci was left handed, just like me!

Photo Credit: Martina 

Photo Credit: Lizzy

This is a painting that my friend Martina did! I really like that you can still see her brush strokes. I really like the colors that she used because they are more natural and help give the painting a calming impression.



Lizzy did this painting, and she is amazing! I really liked this painting because of the detail that is put into the petals and the center of the flower. I love how she painted the petals as they really look, and she didn't try to make them look super symmetrical.








Okay well, there are a lot more amazing artists out there and great pieces of work but if I went on with all the pictures I would be babbling on and on so we'll stop now!

I hope you enjoyed these pieces, they are so amazing! Hopefully soon I will have some of my own paintings that I can post for all of you too see! Wish me luck!

See ya!