In all creative endeavors there will always be that one that just isn't right, not up to par, or just doesn't fit. Well this time it was just plain ugly.
Yes. I know. Not the best. While I can make up many excuses for why this drawing just wasn't my best, I would rather embrace it. We all need that one bad song, essay, poem, or drawing out of us. It is a learning experience, one that humbles you very quickly. even though I will probably never show this to someone again, I did learn techniques that I can grow upon in the future. I also learned that things do not alway end up how you wish they would( I was going for something completely different here). I learned that regardless of the outcome, the expression still feels the same. even though while drawing this I knew that it wasn't working out so great, I still loved every minute of it. I still found relaxation in taking this time for myself to release and hidden emotion. I still found joy in mixing colors and seeing the outcome- pretty or puke. On this sucky Thursday, I learned that its not about making your next great drawing, its about how much fun you have making it.
I can really sympathize with you on this one. Not to put down your artwork (can I call it that? haha), but I have been at the point where creative endeavors are quickly ended by the immediate results that have come of them. Practice might make perfect, but it obviously takes a long time to reach that point. I like how youre not interested in becoming the next Van Gogh. Rather, you're drawing for the sake of enjoyment and relaxation which I can respect greatly. Just to add, your flowers would put my flowers to shame.
ReplyDeleteComing from another artist, I know exactly what you mean. Some of my art looks horrid, but there is always the interesting story of taking the first lines and following them through to the finished product. Sometimes the art doesn't turn out well, but I have learned that it is nothing to cause discouragement. I can agree that drawing for the sake of drawing is more fun and relaxing than drawing to make a beautiful masterpiece (I have some pictures that will never again see the light of day... or at least they will never see the gazes of my friends).
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