Kent R. Wallis is currently a member of the prestigious Society of American Impressionists, as well as the Society of Plein Air Painters of America. Being captivated and then following the great painters of the 19th century, he painted the surrounding countryside near his rural home. While I more or less try to convey a message or an internal struggle of myself through my art works, the pure and quite scenes he depicts in his painting brings me comfort and delight in viewing. To me what is interesting about him is that he was a professional in the business world who had never picked up a paintbrush twenty years ago. According to his retrospects, it were some other people’s works that inspired him to start his art career. He proved me that art is a latent talent that lies inside everyone, but only a few uncover this hidden ability of creating art. I am really grateful that I have this environment and condition which allows me to paint, to sculpture, to draw, and to create art.

Possibility

        After this college application trek, I, although released, have no idea where my future is going to fall into. MIT, Williams, UMich, UCB, USC, BC, squash, basketball, rowing? I do not know where these schools and activities will lead me to. The future is always full of infinite possibilities, but the actual number of possible outcomes decreases as I grew up. I can dream about anything when I was young. Everything just seemed so possible at that point of my life. The reality, however, has been pulling me to be more and more realistic. I cannot be an astronaut because I have a scar on my face; I cannot be a pilot because I am shortsighted; I cannot be the president of America because I am not American. One can argue that there are still so many possible things left I can strive for, but at this moment of life, waiting for the college results and still taking seven courses so that I do not slack off for my senior spring, I cannot imagine my life after graduation. I am like a puppet hanging on balloons, who does not have control on where he is flying to but will fall if he cuts the strings. Therefore, he would have to hope he is flying to somewhere he wished for. 

        The first three pieces of my possibility concentration works were done on sketch papers with pencils. Outcomes of rolling a die, tossing a coin, and drawing cards from a deck of cards are all possibilities. My fourth piece of this project will be a collage. Students in high school will receive tons of college booklets, introductions, descriptions of their campus, academic quality, sports, and etc. While I try not to deny that some of them might be helpful, none of them brought me anything useful. It seems to be that all colleges are identical according to their slogans.