The Beauty of Art

Shiningrose Htoo '27  ~  November/December 2023

There are so many different activities and hobbies people have and do. For example, playing sports, playing video games, cooking, and partying. Everyone has different interests, but for me, I love art. 

When expressing art, people use their imagination and creativity skills to make something. There are so many different ways to make art: Painting, drawing, pottery, sculpting, music, design, etc! People have different forms of art they love creating, but my personal favorite is painting. 

Painting is the process of a picture being created by putting paint on a surface, or the activity or skill of creating pictures by using paint. There are so many different painting types and techniques that people use that help them create a masterpiece. For example, there is acrylic paint, water colors, layering, abstract, and many more. Sometimes painting takes minutes, hours, days, or years! Everyone works at their own pace and the beauty of art is the result of hard work and dedication. You do not have to be great at art to create something great, the most important thing is what inspired you to create this painting and what it means to you. One inspirational quote is, “Art wasn’t supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something”- Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park. 

Even though I love art, there are many types of art techniques that I am horrible at. I am not the best at sketching and layering, but to get better at something, you must practice and keep trying even if it may seem impossible or hard. Nobody is perfect, but it is the hard work and time you put into something that makes you proud of yourself, even if it may not satisfy you. Everyone has their challenges in whatever they do. In art, it takes time and practice for me to come up with something to create. There are so many different art techniques that I haven’t learned or they’re difficult for me. Even if it may seem difficult, you shouldn’t stop doing something that you love because it’s hard. 

Art may seem competitive to you, and sometimes people want to create something better than others. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to make yourself proud, but you shouldn’t let that be your only motivation. Express yourself through the art, and tell yourself how it makes you feel and how it may make others feel. Most people use bright colors to show happiness and dark colors to show sadness, but that does not mean you also have to show emotions through specific colors. Think of art as a form of free expression and let thoughts come and paint them down on your canvas and see what it results in. The journey you take to make or do something is better than the destination. Learning and growing is what’s most important in life.