As an artist advocate and illustrator of children’s books, I have dedicated my life to art. For six years, I led an organization called the Artistic Rebuttal Project whose mission was persuading government officials to allocate tax dollars towards the arts. We accomplished this goal by sharing the artwork and voices of both children and emerging artistic professionals. During my time leading Artistic Rebuttal, I learned that most children engage in art from an early age without instruction at all. This showed me that creating art is an instinctual part of being human because it serves as a means for us to study and replicate our surroundings. Color theory –…