Hey!
I wanted to share a little peculiar and unexpected thing that happened not too long ago. Around Springtime, I started to experience a visceral reaction towards the shapes of the objects in my house. Different features in those objects began to get highlighted for me. I started to be drawn to the light and shadows they created; to the shapes of the objects and their relationship to the space that surrounded them. It was as if my visual senses were heightened at a level unknowned to me before.
One Sunday afternoon, I was reading and listening to music and had this strange sensation that something was waiting for me. I looked up and there it was, calling my name, and I instinctively knew what to do. This object was somehow calling me: “psst.. draw me”. It was my Ikea chair, and once I was done drawing it, I felt really good!.
What came out surprised me because it didn’t completely suck. Somehow it did kind of look like my Ikea chair! I drew a few more objects here and there as there was so much to do around our new home. Eventually, I decided to get a drawing book to delve deeper into my interest.
The whole process of drawing became a very satisfying act, but again I did it sparingly as other priorities kept me busy. At some point, I took courage and purchased a book on learning to paint watercolor (which i’ve always admired), paint, some brushes and paper and started to explore the medium.
When I’m drawing or painting I experience sharp focus with calmness and it has become truly therapeutic for me. Here are some photos of my early drawings and dabbles into painting.
beginning exercises in watercolor: simple shapes and lovely color combinations.
My desire is to get better at drawing and painting and to share the journey along because somehow, when I share it, it becomes real in my mind.