1/24

this whole just work thing for art is actually turning out rpetty good. i mean its not like im churning out million dollar pieces or anything, but i'm actualy really happy with what i'm doing. like the last piece i did took me about a day. theres some things that i wish i could redo, and i'll probably add more, but all in all i like it. i think it helps to actually make big changes every single day. it gives me a sense of accomplishment, and whenever i used to overthink something and then it didnt work out, it hurt. but now its like, "i'll get around this, no problem." its great. and becasue i'm doing so many more things, im learning a lot more. like just from the last piece i learned that some mistakes can turn out really good, but also that even though i'm trying to just do a lot of art, that doesnt mean i should be messy.

i'm looking forward to critiques now cuz i feel like theyll actually be really helpful.

art got real exciting all of a sudden. and hopefully this doesnt just fizzle and die

1/18 pt2 breadth comes first though

1/18

so i thoguht about it and realized that i've been going about this whole art thing the wrong way. i've kinda just been sitting around, waiting for something to inspire me and an idea to take me. but thats obviously not working because i've started like 5 pieces and havent finished any. what i need to start doing now is actually think about my art and how i want it to look. usually how it works is i have an idea, apply it, and then see how it looked. now i'm gonna try and think of my end product a little more. it's like the difference between starting the car and just driving til you find someplace, or figuring out where you wanna go before you start the engine. I also think i need to just make myself work sometimes, even if it doesnt turn out amazing, i'll still learn from it. right now i'm working on a handful of pieces and none of them are done. hopefully soon i'll have like twenty things finished. and maybe i wont like 15 of them. but there will be those 5 that i will. i really hope i actually can motivate myself to do this.
so yeah, my names travis tang, and youll be seeing me doing a lot more art.

1/11/110

i got so much art to do and i'm actually looking forward to it. i'm kind of excited to see how a couple of them turn out. I dont plan on being an artist or doing that much art after high school, so this is kind of like my sport. After this seasons done, i might never play again homies. Thats why i'm hoping that i figure these pieces out and i make something i can be really proud of.
too bad i'm sick out of my mind right now though, or else i'd probably be working on art. i'm tryign this new thing zucol, and i feel like its working. But it could all be up in my head and i'm not really sure.
it sucks though. i got home at 12:30 cuz of early release, and then i came home, and slept til around 4. i'm going in for another round right now though, so wish me luck.