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Art!

Laddo

I am very passionate about art and was just wondering if there were any other art lovers out there? Who are your favourite artists and why? Do you do any art yourself? I'd love to know more about all you arty people!

Personally, I have been drawing for as long as I can remember. It has always been amazingly therapeutic for me - it feels as if all the stress, frustration and tension in me flows out through the pencil/pen and leaves me feeling refreshed. The problem is, I'm a bit of a perfectionist and always reject my own work after a while. Anyone got any tips to reduce this trait a bit? One of my favourite artists is Jamie Hewlett of Gorillaz fame - I aspire to develop a style like his someday but I just can't seem to break out of my current (lack of) style at the moment!

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  • I love art, and it helps me cope when I get stressed with life.  I have found that most people do not see any "so called mistakes" that may be in the work, the artist is usually the only one that can spot them because we did them, if that helps.  I have been doing Art for many years and it took me ages to develope my own style, but looking at other artists work and reading how they create their work helped me understand and learn new tecniques.  I think we never stop learning and changing, and that is reflected in our art.  I try to enjoy the process and worry less about the outcome, each piece is an experiement and will help me move onto the next piece.

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  • I love art, and it helps me cope when I get stressed with life.  I have found that most people do not see any "so called mistakes" that may be in the work, the artist is usually the only one that can spot them because we did them, if that helps.  I have been doing Art for many years and it took me ages to develope my own style, but looking at other artists work and reading how they create their work helped me understand and learn new tecniques.  I think we never stop learning and changing, and that is reflected in our art.  I try to enjoy the process and worry less about the outcome, each piece is an experiement and will help me move onto the next piece.

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