{"id":8112,"date":"2020-01-24T09:53:08","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T14:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/?p=8112"},"modified":"2020-01-24T10:11:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T15:11:04","slug":"outside-the-lines-lismary-perez-17-on-her-journey-to-freelance-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/outside-the-lines-lismary-perez-17-on-her-journey-to-freelance-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Outside the Lines: Lismary Perez \u201817 on Her Journey to Freelance Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

Art was something Lismary Perez always saw herself doing. \u201cArt was always my favorite subject in school,” she said, “and I had been doing it since I was very young. I\u2019d tried other forms of art throughout my life, like music and whatnot, but I always came back to art.\u201d With this passion deeply instilled in her, it\u2019s a no-brainer that Perez sought out a university setting that would foster her love for visual art, and, after some deliberation, she opted to attend URI based on the open-minded nature of the university\u2019s curriculum. However, Perez found herself questioning her passion, enrolling as an undecided major to test the collegiate waters. <\/span><\/p>\n

Nonetheless, as everyone comes to learn over time, you can\u2019t deny who you really are for very long. Inspired by her freshman year art class and a faculty-led presentation on the subject, Perez found herself drawn into the complex capabilities of digital art. \u201cArt is about the way you see the world through your own images,\u201d she said, “and taking classes on digital art and design really taught me how limitless and marketable programming is.\u201d By reigniting her passion for visual art, Perez gave in to fate, graduating in 2017 with a B.A. in art.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Now residing just across the Hudson from Manhattan in Union City, New Jersey, Perez works as a freelance artist. She’s freelanced abstract art and children\u2019s book illustration, and practices digital art and sculpting in her free time. As an artist, however, Perez is no stranger to the competitive nature of the art world. \u201cIt\u2019s very difficult to get started,” she said, “and you have to approach your goals very realistically. There\u2019s this almost unfair sense of competition in the real world, but I continue to pursue art because I love it.\u201d She<\/span> credits a good part of her achievements to the skills she learned at URI, stating, \u201cI really valued the practicality of digital art and learning how to work the programs. URI really helped me get marketable skills under my belt in order to make a good body of work.\u201d To current and prospective URI students looking to pursue a career in visual art, Perez has four key pieces of advice, inspired by her professional triumphs and tribulations: \u201c1) Work on finding something you love in life; don\u2019t settle for something that\u2019s going to make you miserable. 2) Build a professional network using those you\u2019re close to. 3) Build a financial safety net, and 4) Learn how to make your passion profitable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

See Lismary’s art at <\/span>thenatureartist.myportfolio.com.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

~Written by Chase Hoffman, Writing & Rhetoric and Anthropology Double Major, URI Class of 2021<\/em><\/p>\n

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