Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Happy 4th!!!
Just wanted to stop in and wish all of you a happy and safe 4th of July. I would also like to wish my mother a very happy birthday! I hope everyone is taking time to spend time with friends and family. A big thanks to the troops and veterans for fighting for our freedom, without you there would be nothing to celebrate.
Monday, July 2, 2012
I'm Back..
Sorry that it has been a few days.... I have not been feeling the best. I have still been creating, but my shoulder has bothered me a lot the past couple of days and working on the computer makes it worse.
One of my biggest art weaknesses is drawing people. I have tried my entire life and have never been successful. I made some journal pages about things I want to learn and it was number one on my list. So the last couple days I have devoted my creative time to drawing faces. I started out using magazine ads and tracing paper, just so I could get the flow of the lines.
Today I graduated... to using no tracing paper. And this is what I have:
OK... So I completely know that they are not masterpieces in anyway, but I am extremely proud of them! I am getting WAY better. My previous face drawings were horrid. I am the most proud of the last one... I feel that it is the best one.
I am also really proud of myself for stepping out of the box, taking a risk, allowing myself to fail, and working through it. This was a big step for me. I am a typical Virgo, a perfectionist, who cannot stand for anything I create/do be less than perfect. Not because I worry about what others will think, but because I am my biggest critic. It has to be perfect to me... I could care less if anyone else likes it.
Long story short, the time I devoted to practicing was well spent. I had to fail and fail a lot. I had to work through the pieces that I wanted to crumble. I had to erase and erase some more. But in the end, I grew. Not only as an artist, but as a person. What is something that you need to work on? Is there 1 thing that you have never been able to create? Have you taken the time to work at it?
Two of the faces I drew above were inspired by ads of 2 very famous celebrities... by any chance can you guess who???? Let's see if I drew them well enough for you to identify who they are :)... If you can't, my feelings will not be hurt at all. This is all in good fun. Until then, I am going to keep working at drawing faces, and I hope that you have been inspired to work through something you struggle with. Glad to be back!
One of my biggest art weaknesses is drawing people. I have tried my entire life and have never been successful. I made some journal pages about things I want to learn and it was number one on my list. So the last couple days I have devoted my creative time to drawing faces. I started out using magazine ads and tracing paper, just so I could get the flow of the lines.
Today I graduated... to using no tracing paper. And this is what I have:
OK... So I completely know that they are not masterpieces in anyway, but I am extremely proud of them! I am getting WAY better. My previous face drawings were horrid. I am the most proud of the last one... I feel that it is the best one.
I am also really proud of myself for stepping out of the box, taking a risk, allowing myself to fail, and working through it. This was a big step for me. I am a typical Virgo, a perfectionist, who cannot stand for anything I create/do be less than perfect. Not because I worry about what others will think, but because I am my biggest critic. It has to be perfect to me... I could care less if anyone else likes it.
Long story short, the time I devoted to practicing was well spent. I had to fail and fail a lot. I had to work through the pieces that I wanted to crumble. I had to erase and erase some more. But in the end, I grew. Not only as an artist, but as a person. What is something that you need to work on? Is there 1 thing that you have never been able to create? Have you taken the time to work at it?
Two of the faces I drew above were inspired by ads of 2 very famous celebrities... by any chance can you guess who???? Let's see if I drew them well enough for you to identify who they are :)... If you can't, my feelings will not be hurt at all. This is all in good fun. Until then, I am going to keep working at drawing faces, and I hope that you have been inspired to work through something you struggle with. Glad to be back!
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