Master John Harrattan's At The Zoo

William H. Johnson was the oldest child of Henry Johnson and Alice Smoot who all lived in a poor town in the South along with his four siblings. As the oldest of his siblings Johnson spent majority of his childhood helping out his family, but also discovering his interest in painting and being an artist. Since Johnson held a great amount of responsibility he had to put his own wants and dreams aside to ensure that his family as a collective was settled. Within his teen years he moved to New York where in the year of 1921 he enrolled at the School of the National Academy of Design (NAD). In result of him enrolling at NAD he received a mentor, Charles W.

The world would be nothing without art. Art is another way of expressing your feelings. In Anna Deavere Smith’s excerpt From Letters to a Young Artist, she argues that to create great art, an artist needs both knowledge and empathy.

Attention Getter: Art can be used to express our innermost feelings and to convey ideas about anything such as society, economics, education, religion, and politics.

Art helped me learn to express the feelings I couldn’t say and during that time period and I choosing to study it is the greatest decision I have ever made. Art is the reason I live now. It gives me hope, happiness, and an ability to escape. I love how it can change my view and to make me feel things. This year one of my illustrations was hung in the Museum of Contemporary Art: La Jolla, and I could not be prouder.

The thought of art is more than what you see it is what you feel and what you learn from looking at it. Art can heal the soul and create and new outlook on images we may see every day. Sadly, we may not always see the art in things, pieces, or, humans.

Andrew had quite a vivid memory and a fantastic imagination that led to a great fascination for art. His father recognized an obvious raw talent that had to be nurtured. While his father was teaching him the basics of traditional academic drawing Andrew began painting watercolor studies of the rocky coast and the sea in Port Clyde Maine.

John Augustus Walker was an artist based out of Mobile, Alabama. He was born February 9, 1901 to John L. Walker and Lilly Roche Walker. “Walker was first encouraged to pursue art by his teacher Maud Mayme Simpson during his years at elementary school in the Mobile County School System. At age 16, Walker entered the work force as a stenographer for real estate agent F. M. Backes to augment the family

I believe expressing one’s self through art soothes the mind and helps relieve built-up

     Art, in each and every form that it comes in, shows us who we are. Our

The artist John Lythe Wilson I was suggested to look at and also an artist I believe can help me elevate my artwork and bring it to a level of appreciation throughout many perspectives. Wilson is an artist from Rock Hill, SC and did the bulk of his schooling in

“Art is an irreplaceable way of understanding and expressing the world. There are some truths about life that can be expressed only as

On September 28th, I attend the “Artful Conversation: ‘Bridge and Tugs’” event at the Georgia Museum of Art. At the event, the curator, Carissa DiCindio facilitated an in-depth conversation about Jonas Lee’s painting, “Bridge and Tugs.” We began by looking at the painting and discussing what we saw with the others and then after a while we were instructed to find a new seat. After finding a new seat we received a pencil and a small sheet of paper and Ms. DiCindio asked us to sketch the painting to the best of our abilities. Afterwards, she asked us again what we noticed about the painting. Many people noted they had noticed new details within the painting while sketching, and others stated that simply changing their position in the room had

Most artists express themselves through their work: their choices of creative projects, their development of projects, and the individual inner artist as an underlying basis for their work. All artists create with pure devotion to esthetically pleasing an audience, a client, a customer or ultimately aesthetic pleasure for a viewer or listener.

A self taught artist, thrived throughout his years as an artist. Beginning as a wood carver for a local business, he quickly learned about his passion for art. Shortly after starting his career in wood carving, he family made a move to Ohio. In Ohio, he worked with his father designing and manufacturing wallpaper. As his passion for this ran dry, he was told by another artist to began painting. He focused on self portraits and genre paintings. This artist name is Thomas Cole.

Art is personal; an expression of inner thoughts and desires, affecting the way I not only see the world but myself. In order for a person to grow they must know who they are, their aspirations, the true nature of their thoughts, and their actuality of their persona; the physicality of art has given me this knowledge. With practicing in the arts I am able to grow as a person and I am able to see that growth within me.  For with the expression of creativity, comes an outlet, an outlet of the unconscious, forming and showing the reality of the mind. This outlet releases internal emotions and helps me to find tranquility within myself. This state of mind is a supplement for my own personal problems.  Also, I am able to create new ideas, ones that help me see the world in a new light. I am able to form a relaxing and mesmerizing state of mind, one that leaves me fascinated with the world around me, along with a deep love for simplicity.  Visual arts have truly given me an insight on my own mind and happiness in my life. This is why I full-heartedly believe and practice in the arts, to find peace of mind, not in the world, but in myself.