Driving your own studies and the benefits of research.

It is so important as a young artist, in college, to be actively involved with research in subjects of your field. It helps to broaden your knowledge and understanding of what you are interested in and also can lead to new interests that you have not tapped into yet. For example, when I was thinking of a topic to research I chose to do something with realism. I did this because it is what I know and I really like. But now as I am doing more and more research on other types of art I am realizing that there is more out there for me to explore.