30dac Magazine Issue 01 September 2014 | Page 99

Kym O'Shea

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off for quite a few years. I enjoyed the energy form other students and hadn’t wanted to leave that miss structure for way to long. During my time at VCU I had trained in Film and Photography as well as Sculpture and Painting.

After leaving school on n off I had gotten into painting Alice in Wonderland for a long while and won some awards it was more therapeutic than anything else. I started other series and each was biased around how I felt. Some paintings have the faces of old crushes or lost lovers. Again I paint how I feel some lines are contrived others are spontaneous … Im a pop culture junkie and the more recent images and paintings I have been working on are biased on Dr. Who. I never been big on t.v. but I like certain shows. I have been fascinated with time travel since I was a kid.

Why did you join 30dac?

Recently I had seen the 30 day challenge but never participated felt with my talents dwindling to waist. I should do this as a discipline exercise I thought to myself. I have done something creative each day permitting, my new work schedule, my son, or my volunteer work.

I had taken a hiatus from art due to issues with support in time needed or and my creative process. I am hoping to motivate myself not only for this one 30 day challenge but more to come no matter how discouraging Life can get. When you hear words like “You and your art work will never amount to anything,” from some one who suposivly loves you… you either do 2 things in life .. You stand and fight or die.

Kathryn Andries

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