My Most Influential Teacher.

     I have always loved to draw, but never knew how good I was at it until my senior year when I decided to take Mrs. Salisbury’s art class. Mrs. Salisbury is about 5’3 and weighs 100lbs. When I first saw her I thought she was going to be this sweet little woman who would be a push over in class; boy was I wrong. She sets her expectations high and is one of the most dry humored people I have ever met. Mrs. Salisbury never once let me pick something easy to draw. She would make sure that I was challenging myself and how she did this was by picking the most difficult drawings she could find. I hated it at first, I remember thinking to myself, “this is so unfair, why do I have to draw something ridiculously hard when everyone else in the class gets to draw easy pieces?” I soon found out why she was challenging me. She saw the potential in my drawing ability and wanted me to use every last bit of my talent. Mrs. Salisbury taught me so much: not only did she teach me drawing techniques, she taught me to push myself to be the best that I could be. I ended up winning best in show at the senior art show and got two first place ribbons. No matter how much I disagreed or argued with her decisions, she never gave up on me. I am blessed to have had such an amazing women influence my life.