6th Grade Picasso

     I have always been a skilled “artist” I would call myself, but it’s not like I was just a Natural-born prodigy, I’ve had my ups and downs with my artwork, and I’m definitely better at some things than others. It’s been a long road from the very first time I picked up a pencil to now. When learning to draw, you often mess up and make mistakes but that’s okay because nobody is born an artist, it takes time to learn, and mistakes are often what you look back on to improve the next time around.

     I can remember that one time in sixth grade, when my class was assigned a mosaic, Picasso inspired drawing that we all had to do. I originally thought it looked great and gave it to my mom, who then decided to display it on the wall. The thing is I only spent about half an hour drawing it and maybe 5 minutes coloring it in, It’s honestly sloppy and looks pretty scary, nothing Picasso would be proud of. You see it’s not that it was that bad, it was just poorly drawn, rushed and my coloring was outside the lines, but what do you expect from an Eleven-year-old. Now every time I look back the ugly picture on the wall I thank god on how much I have improved by learning the mistakes I made on it.

     Now when I draw or paint anything I think back to the Picasso drawing and think about how far I have come, my art has much more detail and shading and does not look like a kindergartener drew it. Though I still make mistakes in every drawing I have, it’s like a new learning experience for me, I can see what I did wrong, and I’m able to revise and try again and make it look better. Even if I do make mistakes while doing something I don’t let that deter me, I take a set back and look at the whole image before going in and touching up my work unlike my one and done Picasso piece.

     This year, while sitting in an art one class while being an independent art three students it’s really made me reflect on how much I have grown as an artist. Hearing Mrs. Arndt tell everyone in the class “It’s not that you can’t do it, you just haven’t learned how to do it yet” has helped me realize, you can make mistakes with everything you do, but you always have the chance to correct it and learn new ways around doing something you once thought was impossible. Even if you have to restart the whole entire project because it’s too far gone, you can look back at what was good and what new things you add to it to make it better. With Mrs. Arndt’s inspiring words in mind, I will gladly flip the page on a sketchbook and restart with a new plan of action in mind. `

     Mistakes often occur when learning new things, but they also teach you important lessons as to how you can improve. With learning how to draw it takes time and observation to get something right and can take many tries to get it just how you like it. My experience with art has helped me, not only with becoming a better artist, but it also makes me see a different outlook on life that. Even though I might not be good at something at first, taking a step back to see the mistakes made can help you grow and improve for the future because mistakes see the stepping stone to success.