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30-Day Blogging Challenge PROMPT May 1st Write about one (or more) of your creative idols. Who do you look up to? Whose work are you most inspired by? Why? I don't think that I have ever thought about who my creative idol(s) would be. I have always thought of my creativity as being just that...mine! I have read many pieces of literature, whether classics or modern tales, but I would never think of any of these authors as my creative idols. To me, that would imply that I would try to emulate their writing when I write and that would negate my creativity being mine. I might be being a bit presumptuous here, but I like to think my creative writing is inspired by no one but me. I write in my own style, writing about topics I want to write about (except of course when I am following a prompt like this, but even here it is my own creativity), and therefore I write for only myself. I get enjoyment out of being creative and IF someone else likes it then BULLY for me! I will admit though that I have a creative idol when it comes to art. I enjoy oil painting and, like many oil painters, my idol is Bob Ross. His simple technique along with his soothing direction was a joy to watch. However, when I followed along in one of his paintings or in his books I would always use his techniques to produce my own paintings, usually inspired by an image or photograph I had. I never painted according to his exact directions, duplicating a painting of his. That, to me, is not creative. When I want to create something, I want to start from scratch. I used his techniques to produce my own paintings, good or bad. I once signed up for a continuing education class in my school district for oil painting and I lasted two classes. I was enjoying the painting I was making, but according to the instructor "I was doing it all wrong". I decided that I would rather paint badly -my way, then paint how the instructor wanted me to, no matter how beautiful the result. I guess, then, I really am my own creative idol. There you have it, as arrogant as it sounds! Sharon is Sharon's creative idol. It does sound arrogant but it is not meant to. It means that when I am creative, it comes from inside me. From my heart, my mind. Now, I am not stating that people who have creative idols, whose work has inspired them, are not being creative. It just isn't my way of being creative. |
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