Who really likes thursdays anyway?

Thursdays suck. I mean the overbearing kind of suck that makes you want to curl up into a ball and never come out of bed. As my last sucky Thursday came to an end I began to remember the words our fellow classmate, Connor. His speech on catharsis really got me thinking about the passion blog I had yet to complete. The basic meaning of passion, at least as I see it, is having a channel to release any built up emotion. Something to keep you sane through the mess of it all.  Basically, taking part in one’s passion is a form of catharsis. So why is it that on the first week of this passion blog I find myself drawing a blank? Why is it that there was nothing that came to mind as something I love to do?

As mentioned before in class, my favorite class ever was a semester of Principles of Design. Not because I am greatly talented, but because it was exactly what I needed to put away the stress of senior year and simply, release. Release any pent up emotions into the piece of art I was required to create that week. No, I did not discover some hidden talent, and am now a published or sold artist. But what I did discover is that I loved it.

So this Thursday I emitted all of my energy into the piece to the left. It is not the greatest thing I have ever drawn and definitely not the worst but it was exactly what I needed at the end of a sucky Thursday. Working on this piece gave me an hour or to so I could take a deep breath before going off the edge. 

How I made this: 

This is a list of the techniques I use and products I bought to create this piece.

• Faber-Castel 26ct oil pastels (12.99 @ Uncle Eli's)
• Cray-pas 16ct oil pastels (6.49 @ the bookstore in the hub)
• Printer paper
• Paper towel (for shading)
• Plastic  scrapers (set of 6 for 3.49 @ the bookstore in the hub)
• I used a lot of layering to get the texture of the water 
• For the sky I mixed two colors (light blue and white) to get this color 
• Adding white to the waves makes it look a bit more frothy 

Helpful Tips

• You may want to cut the edges to get a cleaner piece or put tape on the edges
• Using printer paper wasn't the best idea use a thicker paper if possible 
• Have extra paper to check how colors mix first once its on the paper there's no turning back