Destiny Perez

Greenfield High School

Junior

I am Destiny Perez and I go to Greenfield High School. With my art I can truly feel like I have freedom to do anything I want, I can bring imaginations to life or paint a moment that is special to me. So when it comes to my art I really try to paint something that I feel connected with, how much I connect to the topic of my art is really important for me because I know that the more I connect the better the outcome will be. Many people create works just to create but I only create work if I know it is true to me. My heart and emotions go through my hands and into my work.

When it comes to inspiration I really love the work of Jason Escobar. Every time I come across any of his works I can immediately feel the emotion that he tries to portray.

In most of my previous work I mainly use graphite as my medium and that is what I feel most comfortable working with. However, lately I have tried to open myself up to more mediums and this was one of my experimental works. I decided to use acrylic paint because that was the medium most available to me.

I hope that the viewer can sort of feel the sense of loneliness with my painting. I think what’s interesting is that I did not portray a sad loneliness but instead a peaceful one. Many can interpret the feeling of being lonely as something that no one wants to experience but for me there’s a peace. I love feeling like I belong and with myself I feel exactly that way. In this painting it is just me and my thoughts and there is no judgement.