Challenge - Art

ART - What is art to you? What is your favorite type of art? Are you an artist? Just a few questions we can ask ourselves about art. We have probably all seen art that spoke to our hearts, or the kind where we think "A 5 year old could have done that", or something that probably touched our soul. And probably have had discussions with others about art. What is art to you? Think about that for a little while.
In this challenge I would like you to make a page

1: that describes what art means to you
-or-

2: using a quote or poem as your inspiration.

Feel free to read through the quotes, poetry, etc, below to use as your inspiration.

Art [link to wikipedia]

Art - definitions:

1: skill acquired by experience, study, or observation <the art of making friends>

2: a branch of learning: (1) : one of the humanities (2) plural : liberal arts archaic : learning, scholarship

3: an occupation requiring knowledge or skill <the art of organ building>

4: the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects; also : works so produced (1) : fine arts (2) : one of the fine arts (3) : a graphic art

5: a archaic : a skillful plan b : the quality or state of being artful

6: decorative or illustrative elements in printed matter

Titles:

1: Art Imitates Life

2: An Artist at Heart
3: An Artist's Apprentice
4: Creative Minds are Rarely Tidy
5: Just a Pigment of My Imagination

Quotes:
1: The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. (Aristotle)
2: Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. (Thomas Merton)
3: Art is a lie that lets us see the truth. (Pablo Picasso)
4: Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. (Twayla Tharp)
5: An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it. (Paul Valery) (this is especially true with art journals).
6: Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. (Pablo Picasso)
7: Science is everything we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else. (David Knuth)
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Put Something In by Shel Silverstein

Draw a crazy picture,
Write a nutty poem,
Sing a mumble-gumble song,
Whistle through your comb.
Do a looney-gooney dance
'Cross the kitchen floor,
Put something silly in the world
That ain't been there before.
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I hope you have fun doing this challenge.

REMEMBER: Art Journaling is not about the beginning or the end. It is all about the process. The Journey!

And if you feel up to it, please share pictures of your art journal pages at our Flickr gallery HERE