My River Journey

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After continuing to study art as

At a young age I very much
enjoyed art. I feel that I was
quite spontaneous and creative
especially with painting and
drawing modes and visual art.
a subject in my senior years of
schooling (years 10 – 11). I
quickly became daunted by the
strict genres and the theory
behind the subject. This led me
to over think the process and
the artwork that I produced.

I was excited and enthusiastic

to complete artworks in my free
time and enter them in junior
competitions and exhibitions

As I over thought my art work and tried

to please my art teacher by mimicking
well known and respected artwork. I
began to develop a creative block.

I also develop anxiety and a fear of

being graded and judged which
again influence the quality of the art
that I produced.

My love of art continued to

diminish over my senior years, and
I ended up dropping the subject in
year 12. As I haven’t been able to
overcome my negative feeling
towards art I have not practiced
much art since finishing school in
2008