James Evertsen
Art Education Emphasis
As an artist, I began my college career with the desire to improve my talents and find my artistic calling in life. I have found that I may not have one specific form of artistry that calls to me, but I have discovered when I am put in a situation of sharing my art techniques and skills by helping others that I am happiest. Encouraging others to pursue their own artistic goals may just be that artistic calling that I have been searching for. During my schooling I’ve been encouraged and inspired while creating my own pieces of art, and I look forward to continuing to find various forms of inspiration as I prepare to inspire others.
Art Education Emphasis
As an artist, I began my college career with the desire to improve my talents and find my artistic calling in life. I have found that I may not have one specific form of artistry that calls to me, but I have discovered when I am put in a situation of sharing my art techniques and skills by helping others that I am happiest. Encouraging others to pursue their own artistic goals may just be that artistic calling that I have been searching for. During my schooling I’ve been encouraged and inspired while creating my own pieces of art, and I look forward to continuing to find various forms of inspiration as I prepare to inspire others.
I have found inspiration and influence that I
can pull into my art pieces from everything that I surround myself with. My family life is a huge encouragement and influence
for many of my art pieces. I have
everything I need when I’m with them. My
sons open my eye’s to life through their many first experiences and
interactions with one another as well as with their parents. I have found
inspiration from that first moment of my wife becoming a mother and holding our
newborn, to our sons showing compassion and love for one another. I attempted
to recreate their innocence and sincerity with my sculpture “Brotherly Love”.
It may not be my most perfect work as it was one of my first attempts at a sculpture
using the specific medium of wire, but I loved where the inspiration to create
it came from.
I have also found inspiration in the
simplicity of using one color in a variety of shades such as my still life of
the beach ball, as well as combining multiple colors to create a more vibrant
piece. I found I was able to capture the joy of life found only through a
child’s eye when using multiple colors in my acrylic painting “First
Experience”. I also used color as an
inspiration for my alphabet. I was to create a font using the words musical and
messy. I remember wanting a way to
represent a sound wave and was inspired to use a rainbow of color in order to
do this.
Many artists find they are influenced by other
talented and creative artists, but I have found I have the most appreciation
for and have been most inspired by my instructors. Many of them have encouraged
me to try new things or focus my talents on expanding and perfecting a specific
skill such as with my Print making pieces.
After being assigned to create a hybrid piece, in which I came up with
the “EleKat”, I was inspired by my instructor to continue etching animals that
are on the verge of extinction. I then
created “Broken Circle”, with the intent of leaving it disconnected to
represent the broken circle of life as these creatures become extinct. Little did I know that the first printmaking
piece I made, called “Cycle”, would also be an inspiration in making this piece
as it relates to life and death.
I
have had varying forms of influences for my art pieces throughout the
years. The majority of these have come
from my family and instructors, but I have also found a lot of inspiration by
experimenting with color. I will
continue to open myself up to influences and inspirations all throughout my
life. I am excited to hopefully one day
become an influence to others by becoming an art educator. My hopes of this program are to gain the
confidence and skills I need to pursue a career in the field I love.
