 | Out of nowhere I really wanted to draw. This idea has been kicking around for a while. Not exactly like this. Referencing a drawing my father did of my two older siblings with the crow. My son's rabbit and my daughter's Hallowe'en costume... with more time a background. But not today, this is fine. Enjoyed scribbling unfocused. |
| A half hour sketch. Figures stand ok, has a bit of movement, with the girl. |
I read this. Twice. Wished I'd had a lot of this advice years ago.
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"Creativity is a muscle. If you want that muscle to stay strong you’ve got to use it every day."
"If you want people to respect your work, take you seriously, or pay you to draw things then do not trash talk your own work."
I know I said that I would have something to show, I have been sketching, and it's going slow. Sometimes have great flashes but mainly I have to concentrate hard. It's like a long dormant memory... I'm teasing it out.
I'm still figuring out the settings, I haven't done a header yet. But I've got to make a post.
I'm sure this is not how to start a blog.
So, hello out there. I was an illustrator and artist for about 7 years after graduating from Art College. I had great years, I had some not so great years. My last was the worst and after that I had a real crisis of confidence in my ability. Then moved to America from UK with my husbands' job. Turns out that most people in my field had a rubbish year that year - 2005. The following year I pretty much dried up artistically. So we decided to start a family. This has been wonderful, I've never been so happy and content, and also free from the expectation that I have the time to be drawing... which made me even happier. Now 5 years down the line, the thought of getting going again is incredibly scary, but I feel a huge part of me is missing from me and from my children. I need to show and tell to keep me motivated, I think.
I have produced small pieces of artwork for the children (mainly birthday cards), but nowhere near as many as are in my head.
So, here I go. Next post I will have something to show.