10,000 DRAWINGS... will give you such a crick in the neck!
I always get excited when someone takes an interest in my
artwork. I get even more excited when that person also likes to draw but needs
some encouragement. It really is about convincing yourself it’s okay to draw
and not be where you want to be. It should be exciting- it’s like looking out
the window and getting ready for a roadtrip! I don’t mean to sound trite- but
it really is about the journey. I had heard somewhere that we have 10,000 bad
drawings in us, and it’s up to us to get them out. It’s similar to the 10,000
hour rule- spend 10k hours practicing a skill to become world class. I believe
it. For me, it will probably be 30k… but that’s all on me.
I had realized something recently- and it’s taken me a long time to come to this conclusion… but if anything, it’s this: Art is more than the final result. You must ENJOY the method.
You have to like the act of actually doing it! The art is secondary to the act of putting pencil to the paper- of putting paint to the canvas. Once you f…
I had realized something recently- and it’s taken me a long time to come to this conclusion… but if anything, it’s this: Art is more than the final result. You must ENJOY the method.
You have to like the act of actually doing it! The art is secondary to the act of putting pencil to the paper- of putting paint to the canvas. Once you f…