Artist Spotlight: Isabel Larsen

By Alana Soukkhasem

Art all around imitates being interpreted in what it makes you feel just by looking at it. By most artworks, the author expresses their imagination, feelings, thoughts, creativity, and much more from the heart.

Student Isabel Larsen 23’ is a young artist who has been trying to draw since the 6th grade, however she has never taken her creativity with art seriously until freshman year.

To Isabel, the following directions of what to draw as an art student has always felt like a challenge, and while drawing assigned work, Larsen finds it most difficult to not oversee herself with plenty of ideas.

Larsen says, “I am what I consider to be a ‘safe rebel….’ I rebel in the smallest of ways and I don’t like working on what is assigned to me, so I tend to go out of the box on every assignment.”

The picture in her life of constantly doodling, Larsen admits that her main focus is “..just being able to do it.”

Larsen adds, “Having to be able to do architecture design and also be creative is key, so I am trying to learn all sorts of different art styles and techniques in order to be ready for that future.”

Not only do these creations with designing help Larsen cope with stress, but “It is also a creative outlet that allows me to relax after a hard day, or a way to give gifts and spread joy to others. I will often make little doodles for my friends to make their days,” Larsen says.

Larsen says that, “It isn’t always creating masterpieces, and that is the importance of it.” In no way does all artwork aspire to be fascinating, there can forever be a simple design that rifts a feeling.”

Even just by a hand, creating your own art is something that lets you express anything freely, Larsen says that she “ feels like when you are assigned an art piece, it really isn’t the creative inspiration that I feel art should be”.

Moreover when someone tells you to draw something in particular, the core fear of an artist’s perspective is not reaching their expectations.

Although Larsen shares that she wished knew before to “not expect something perfect; As an artist you are always going to find the flaws in a piece. You’re never going to be 100% content with what you have. Sometimes you need to just take a step back and celebrate the work that you have done” Larsen says.

Larsen adds, “Be proud of yourself for the small things.”