This year is gradually coming to an end. While some may call it the best year ever, others may not agree. Anyway, whether good or bad, the fact is that there is one BIG thing we should be thankful to God about. That is our lives. That, alone, is a major miracle. So instead of mourning about time lost, why dont you make judicious use of the remaining weeks and work towards a favourable new year. Enjoy all the chicken. Enjoy all the excitement. Enjoy all the fireworks(I hate fireworks). Sing and dance into the new year with thankfulness in your heart to God. Happy 2016 in arrears(well, soon).

So I am sure we have all studied fine art at one point(colouring books can be included) in our lives, enough to know the elements of art. They are the things that your art will have no matter what. So this will be a series where I will enlighten you relating them to life. We will start with: LINES.
MY OPINION
We are just like lines. We have a beginning and an end. What matters is the direction we take and how it determines our length. When we get to the tip of the paper,we can decide to bend to create a shape or we can just stop.

I cant stop laughing. I tried to experiment with finger painting and giggles it was not my initial intention but it ended up like this.
There will be things you want to try out but people keep discouraging you. And when at first, it doesn't go well, they will be like 'I told you so'. Well, my point is do not let a bunch of 'I told you so' lead to you having a future of 'what ifs'. Failure doesn't mean you would not succeed. Failure means you tried. Success doesn't mean you never failed. Success means you kept trying.

Childhood...
Ohh. The fun. The memories. Those moments when you played wholeheartedly not caring what anyone was going to say. That is the problem with adults. We care too much. There is nothing wrong with caring but it passes the limit when you start to care about irrelevant things. Care about what people will think. Care about what people will say. Care about how people will react. Even to our detriments. Be like children and care about what really matters. Care about God. Care about yourself. Care about your family. Care about your friends.

@omolayo Exactly... Others should not be given the opportunity to tortue and tell you what you can or cannot do.. That is something only you can determine...

@Nairadays Thank you

So I saw an old notebook of mine and decided to be imaginative. I cut out the letters on the back cover and viola. Art is all about creating new things. Expressing yourself. Seeing what others term as trash but what you see is only the possibility of what it can be... That is how we should all see everyone especially ourselves.. Don't think yourself as not being able to achieve anything because you are more than a conqueror... The only person that can pick you up from that trash, others and maybe you see yourself, is YOU.

You know... Abstracts can be refreshing. A great way to get back on track when having artist's block.

This piece is titled 'DECIDE'.

You can decide to see the use of a lot of black or the tiny bits of colour. You can decide to let a situation bring you down or use that situation to motivate yourself. So you decide: A moment where you see only the 'black' or one where you see the 'tiny bits of colour'.

Fashion... Fashion... Fashion...

Fashion is an art... To me, it is mostly about clothes, design and confidence..

Combining pattern to make a lovely attire which you can only rock with confidence...

Although confidence is not only about holding your head up high not caring what others might think(I feel it is something of the mind), you have got to act it to eventually feel it. How we act eventually affects who we are(how we feel). So you might not feel confident now but act it and tell yourself positive things and it will rub off on you,I assure you..

Be free
With your words
With your ideas
With your actions
Be considerate
Think about yourself
Think about others
Embrace the world
Be yourself
That is your identity
That is your depth
YOU is free
This art piece is all about freedom; embracing who you are and not being restricted.