Drawing from the shoulder
I do quite a bit of drawing, and quite often draw or paint for several hours. What with the kayak and the garden, my arms and shoulders do get a fair bit of exercise, at least intermittently.
Two days ago, I tried some of the warmup exercises on drawbox.com - very simple stuff, drawing some lines, planes, etc. As the tutorial recommended, I tried drawing from my shoulder rather than my arm. I didn't draw for long at all, by my usual standards., and I took breaks.
My shoulder is still aching!
I am definitely not going to learn to draw from my shoulder. Life is too short! Maybe if I were 16 I would, but I am too old now to retrain my entire musculature to draw in a different and much more strenuous way.
Also, apparently I haven't posted here since October. Don't know why.