On sale art kit opens up whole new world
Adrian Sanchez tries to connect with people through his art.
“We decided to go to Ross to see if there was anything on sale or clearance. As we were walking through the store, I noticed this little art kit for $12. It had brushes, canvases, everything. So I figured, why not?
“In school, I was never really into art. I couldn’t draw that well, and I would get easily frustrated and discouraged. But I took this kit home and tried it out. And I painted this tiny, little dragon holding the world. Looking back on it now, I know it wasn’t very good. But at the time, my friends who were artists kept encouraging me. That’s when I began to think, maybe this is something I could get into.
“To be honest, I’ve been very surprised. I could never have imagined painting warriors and birds and flowers and things. It has opened up a whole new world of imagination and creativity for me.
“My definition of an artist is someone who can express feelings through their physical work; feelings that other people might have a hard time expressing. If you can connect with someone else through your art by creating something that makes them feel and think, that’s the greatest thing in the world. That’s what I’m trying to do. And just by buying that little $12 kit from Ross, I’ve already been able to experience so much.”
— Adrian Sanchez
Adrian, 28, creates art under the name SkyWrex. Check out his work.
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