drawring
Oops - add cranberries to the popcorn. Not raspberries.
And maybe I won't be productive today...at all :\ Instead, I'll watch Dr. Phil and play on the computer!
Nevermind - I did accomplish a little bit today.
I started drawing again...kinda. I've done 2 drawings in the past week and I really like both of them. Spending the week with Abdel's uncle and his gf was really fun because they're both really good artists. They're both art teachers, so they've basically committed their lives to it and I'm pretty sure I won't ever do that but it's nice to see that it is possible - if you really like what you're doing and are willing to put it out there, then someone will respond to it. I didn't love a lot of his uncle's work, but hearing him talk about it made me appreciate what he did; he took his work so seriously that I couldn't help but do the same. I think it's pretty cool that even though he might not be the best artist in the world, he's created a niche for himself.
Sometimes I feel like I need to push myself more - beyond portraits and trying to copy pictures from magazines because that's the only way I'll really get to fulfill whatever potential I have. But then other times I feel like I shouldn't worry about will happen - if I'll ever make money through drawing or not - and I should focus on the process. The fun of drawing and the pride of showing my sketchbook to a friend.
But maybe I just shouldn't think about it so much yet - have fun drawing and then see what happens.
And maybe I won't be productive today...at all :\ Instead, I'll watch Dr. Phil and play on the computer!
Nevermind - I did accomplish a little bit today.
I started drawing again...kinda. I've done 2 drawings in the past week and I really like both of them. Spending the week with Abdel's uncle and his gf was really fun because they're both really good artists. They're both art teachers, so they've basically committed their lives to it and I'm pretty sure I won't ever do that but it's nice to see that it is possible - if you really like what you're doing and are willing to put it out there, then someone will respond to it. I didn't love a lot of his uncle's work, but hearing him talk about it made me appreciate what he did; he took his work so seriously that I couldn't help but do the same. I think it's pretty cool that even though he might not be the best artist in the world, he's created a niche for himself.
Sometimes I feel like I need to push myself more - beyond portraits and trying to copy pictures from magazines because that's the only way I'll really get to fulfill whatever potential I have. But then other times I feel like I shouldn't worry about will happen - if I'll ever make money through drawing or not - and I should focus on the process. The fun of drawing and the pride of showing my sketchbook to a friend.
But maybe I just shouldn't think about it so much yet - have fun drawing and then see what happens.