A can of Spraypaint and a bit of Meditation; Clearview Sprayart
A Crowd Gathering; Anxiety Building
I was at First Friday’s art walk when I saw Adelita using spray paint to create a beautiful desert scene; just one of many favorites I have of hers. At First Fridays there is so much art work surrounding you, so much to see, live music on every corner, but she caught my eye because she was actually creating her art there in the moment. 
She seemed to be in the zone, definitely knowing what she was doing, so it surprised me when she told me how nervous she was. “I kept seeing everyone’s feet passing by, stopping to look at me painting. I was so nervous, I had to keep my headphones in and focus on my music. My hand was shaking so much that I had to hold it while using my spatula and tools.”
In One Years Time
Adelita says she was a graphite artist until she discovered spray art. She had seen videos of similar art to what she creates now and always admired it but never thought she would be creating it. “If you had told me a year ago that I would be painting, I wouldn’t have believed you. If I saw my work back then I would say, I could never do that, that wouldn’t be mine.” 
When I found out she has only been creating spray art paintings for one year I was shocked. There is so much thought that goes into these paintings with the layering, shading, and sculpting. You have to be able to deconstruct the picture and create it with a backwards process to incorporate all of the colors the way she does.
Peace of Mind; Faith Through Painting
Adelita confided that she has been going through a divorce over the past year and that art, her painting specifically, has been a major factor in her getting through it with a peace of mind.
“Painting really helped me in that it gave me faith that I could overcome anything, not only overcome it, but come out stronger in the end.”
I asked Adelita, what do you hope your art brings to others? Adelita’s answer: “I just really hope that people realize you can do anything you want, anything you set your mind to. What I want people to realize is this is what you see now, but this is not where I started. It started with one paper and one planet on it.” 
Odd One Out; Surviving High School
Surprisingly enough Adelita says her most intricate paintings only take 40 minutes for her to complete, she says she completes a lot of them in half that time or less. She says her first, First Friday was a defining moment for her because she sold 35 paintings and was happy that, that many people were inspired by her work. She says another defining moment for her was in high school when she painted a simple painting of a room and a teacher (Shout out to, Ms. Kramer at Independence high school) told her how incredible it was and that she should pursue art further. Adelita says he was the odd one out in high school, she didn’t really fit in, but art and taking art classes help her find a place she felt she belonged. 
Creative Coping
She says that art has continued to do the same for her as an adult. Adelita says, “I walked out of my marriage feeling really down, depressed, not quite myself but every time I painted I felt happy. Whenever I’m stressed out I go out and paint and it clears my head, even cutting the paper which is extremely monotonous but I love it.”
Adelita believes that art helps people cope because, “When you create you focus on the now, you have to stop thinking. You can’t think. True art comes from a state of no mind. That state of mind is what helps people cope, channel all the creative forces in you.” “We’re meant to create art and help people as humans.”
“Creating helps you stay grounded, remember through all that you are going through that it’s okay, the real you is still here, the real you is unaffected, you’ll be fine.”
