Throughout out art course this semester we kept a visual journal, a physical representation of our artistic journey. My visual journey incorporates many pieces, from painting to stamps to 3D pieces to simple sketches. Something that is recurring for me are flowers; for some reason when I places my tool on the page I have a reaction to draw flowers. I like to draw roses, flowers, petals, bouquets and more. There are many textures which can be portrayed through flowers; however, I also try to expand out of flowers and draw different shapes.

For my favourite inspiration, I often find myself doodling flowers and trees.  From rounded trees full of bushy leaves, stark winter branches to jolly evergreens.  Looking through my Visual Journal has various examples of trees, including paintings and drawings. Perhaps I long for a stronger connection with nature.  When I looked up what trees symbolized it said Beauty, Strength, Wisdom and Eternal Life.

From a young age and till this day, sunsets and sunrises have always been my go-to art picture. They were and are usually presented through paintings, drawings, photographs and sounds. My favourite part of any vacation is to watch the timeless moments of waiting for the sun to rise or the endless affects of sunsets. This is my inspiration because everyday starts with a sunrise and a sunset. No matter where you are in the world, you will still have the same feeling as if you were home and watching the sun. I choose to paint or draw sunsets because I feel as if the colours that are associated resemble a calm presence. By mixing the colours I am choosing to blend the surrounding scenery to blend into the sun’s shadow. I would love to broaden my horizon by venturing out of the sunrise/sunset drawings, but for me art is to calm the mind and that is exactly what sun images do for me.

Every member of the Fuchsia Friends has found throughout our art class, that we each have something we prefer to work with artistically. These different things are our favourite things to find inspiration with, and to express in various forms of media.