Personal Narrative: Art Can Be Anything

Art Can Be Anything

As you look at the paper, you may see a mess of colors and think how in the world can this be a painting? Once you look and think deeper about what the picture could be, the true meaning is revealed.
The intricate lines of my fingerprints are clearly visible.
All of the fingerprint patterns and the details from each handprint are created differently. Each handprint is not the same.
I can feel the generous amount of paint spreading all over my palm and up to my fingers. The smooth, silky paint makes me feel calm and every stressful thought vanishes.
As I slap my hand on the paper that lay before me, I have no idea where my hand will land, or what image my hand will create.
The colors all printed on the paper:
Yellow, pink, blue, and purple.
Some are combined with others. It is not bothersome that some colors blend together. Beauty came out of the chaos of colors.
Repeatedly, as my hand slaps the paper, I can feel the paint leave my fingers and transfer to the once white sheet. I continually add more and more paint to my hand. Each individual print is not the same.
As I finish, I notice my own unique handprint and how it just created a picture. A picture that looks almost like a sun setting and the darkness that follows.
Each squiggle and curve of my fingerprints created something like no other.
My messy painting is full of abstract patterns and detail that makes the picture a piece of art. It isn't just a mess of colors on a white piece of paper. It took effort and creativity to produce something that has purpose. Art is full of creativity, and