Sketchism

So a few minutes ago I had my Juries here at school for the Fall 2005 semester. I put a lot of hard work into my classes these past few months and I’m proud of the work I put up. Well looking at the work again, I see some things I need to improve in my illustrations, but other than that it was a successful semester. I made sure to sign up for an early jury, and lo and behold I was the first person called to present my work. My photography was the strongest work I had up. I’ve always known that I wasn’t an illustrator (hand-painting illustrations at least) but I did what I could. The panel made suggestions on how I could improve on my stuff. It’s a brutal process really.

My illustrations need to be tweaked in quality, and my photos need to be tweaked in cropping/framing. They love my ideas, though. I’ve always been one to capitalize on my ideas, but I suppose it’s true that I can be less than enthusiastic about putting extra effort in the final piece. What can I say? I get bored easily. I get tired of looking at the same piece over and over and adding more details into it. That’s why I love photography. It’s almost an instant-art, but it’s idea-driven. And it doesn’t require getting my hands dirty for long periods of time.

Perhaps what I need to do is focus more on photography and design consulting. Web programming has become a pain in my spine. I don’t enjoy trying to catch up with the coding as much as I used to. Lately my passion is in the performing arts. There’s nothing like standing on stage with that microphone in my hand and hearing the people laugh. It’s the ideas. The idea of the joke. The idea of the punchline. It’s instant but it’s hard hitting. Ideas are my strength.

I’m just glad the juries are over for me. Now I can enjoy this month in peace. What a great idea.