Chandler Murray
Drawing and Painting, Age 13
PO Box 16111
Fernandina Beach FL 32035
904-261-9192
I am a self-taught artist, drawing since the age of 2. I draw or paint every day, including on car trips, in church, and waiting at doctors' offices. So I am always working on something. I have a notebook and colored pencils with me all the time. I believe art can be a very powerful form of self-expression. I express abstract style in my artwork and I feel good every time I draw or paint. Art provides me opportunities for creativity; the boundaries are endless. Later in life I can see myself in graphic arts or creating animation for Pixar.
In my paintings are energy, feelings, and rhythm. My favorite subject is natural science, like the world around me, animals, fossils etc. I like to paint curves and swirls. The ideas come out of my head, sometimes right before I go to sleep and then I sketch it out in my notebook and finish it the next day. My favorite artists are Picasso, DaVinci, Michelangelo, and VanGogh.