My Inspiration

You are always asked when you are little "What do you want to be when you grow up?" My friends would answer with the stereotypical doctor, fireman, astronaut, and mommy.  However, being the difficult little me that I was, my answer was always a bit different.  I wanted to be an artist.  Claude Monet to be exact.  That's right, this little girl pictured below wanted to be Claude Monet when she grew up.

Ever since I could hold a crayon I was always drawing.  My father would give me his rough drafts of important lawyerly documents so I could draw without getting my masterpieces on the walls.  My parents always encouraged me to do what I wanted, but what ever it was I had to give 110%. When I was in fourth grade my parents signed me up to take private art lessons from a wonderful woman named Lee Halliburton.   Lee has made me the artist I am today.  Her expertise and encouragement made my love of art become what it is today.  

When I attended the Missouri Fine Arts Academy in the summer of 2009, It sealed the deal.  I learned to question the boundaries of art.  It was then when I finalized my dream to major in graphic design.  

My goal right now is to work in an advertising or design firm when I graduate although I am open to new opportunities and ideas.  I want to do what I love for a career.  I always knew I would be miserable in a high paying job which I did not enjoy.

So here ends my rant about me.