Linda Dransfeld

Mr. Keyes
Second period
September 19, 2014
Applying Art to or li!es
Art does not come natrally to e!eryone. "t can be a long,
#rstrating process to learn. Some people natraly see $li%e an artist,$
bt ot&ers can not. 'o see li%e an artist, yo mst &a!e an open mind
and be creati!e.
" &a!e done t&is by paying attention to small details, loo%ing at
t&ings in di(rent perspecti!es, and noticing t&e simple t&ings in li#e. "
&a!e al)ays lo!ed being creati!e. *o)e!er, " &a!e &ad to ps& mysel#
to come p )it& ne) ideas, rat&er t&an +st stic%ing to )&at " already
%ne). ,y learning ne) s%ills, " &a!e been able to combine my old
abillities )it& t&e ne), to come p )it& e!en more creati!e ideas.
,eing creati!e can be a!ery good )ay to e-cape li#e trials #or a )&ile.
.or e-ample many people say t&at dri!ing ta%es t&ere mind o( t&eir
problems in li#e. Dra)ing does t&e same t&ing #or me. " am able to ta%e
my mind o( all o# my )orries and get creati!e.
Learning &o) to be artistic can &ep yo in more t&an +st
dra)ing. " am going to sc&ool to become a cosmetologist. " &a!e been
able to se t&e art s%ills " &a!e learned and apply t&em to t&e ser!ices
" pre#orm on ot&ers better t&an " )old &a!e been able to be#ore. /&ile
learning &o) to apropriately do someones nails, " disco!ered t&at " am
able to do nail art pretty )ell. " am able to do more comple-, tiny
designes on t&e fnger nail becase o# t&e practice " &a!e &ad )it&
dra)ing. " &a!e also disco!ered t&at " am able to loo% at t&ings in a
di(rent perspecti!e t&an some o# t&e girls becase " &a!e a more open
mind. " am able to t&in% o# &air cts t&at are not in or boo%s, pictre
in my mind )&at t&e &air ct )ill loo% li%e, and t&en do it0 " am also
able to pictre )&at a cliant )ill loo% li%e )it& a certain &air ct, dye, or
ot&er ser!ice. '&is &elps me ad!ise t&e cliant )&at )ill loo% best on
t&em. '&is also &elps me to bring ot my o)n ideas and )&o " am
becase o# t&e artistic s%ills " &a!e learned.
Art ta%es a lot o# practice. " began dra)ing )&en " )as !ery
yong. "t &as ta%en me a long time to get to )&ere " am at today )it&
my artistic ability, and it )ill ta%e me a !ery long time to become as
good as " )old li%e to become. /&en " dra), " o#ten fnd )ays to do
t&ings t&at )or% better #or me. .or e-ample, " sed to s&ade by
ps&ing t&e pencil do)n as &ard as " cold so " cold get a !ery dar%
s&ado). 1o), " dra) !ery lig&tly at frst, and )or% my )ay p to dar%er
scales.
Art can be sed in so many di(rent sinarios. " &a!e been able to
se t&e s%ills o# art #rom ptting toget&er an otft #or sc&ool to
deciding &o) to best color a cliants &air. Art ma%es li#e more en+oyable.
"t allo)s s to see t&ings in di(rent )ays. /it&ot art, or li!es )old
not be as beati#l. '&rog& art, )e are able to e-press orsel!es and
escape t&e )orld t&rog& or creati!ity.