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Grace C.
Watercolor
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As I prepare to move away for college, I am beginning to see my hometown in a new light as I know that I will soon live far away from the place I’ve lived my whole life. I wanted a way to remember the place I love, and these paintings aim to imitate Polaroid pictures taken of different places that feel like home. While photos capture the exact appearance of a scene, I am able to use watercolors to portray my impressionistic memory of these places. I know them not exactly as they are, but as a vague feeling of comfort and home. From the beach where I camp with my family every Christmas break to the field behind my house and my home itself, I painted the places that feel like home.
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To me, creativity is the desire to create something more than what is given to me. It is the ability to look at the world and see the ways that it could be different or better, and how I can express that possibility to others.
