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debra cole's avatar

Yesterday, driving back home from the busy city (we live in a place with messed up cobblestone streets), I was the passenger.

I opened my new lined-paper notebook on my lap and grabbed my handy-dandy marker and drew a big green bus and the cars in front of us.

I had inspiration and courage to do that because of you, Andrew.

Your free-form style of illustrating is so liberating to me because I am a perfectionist. And you have dared to draw "wonky" so I am too.

It is like exercise. The more you do it, the looser you get; more flexible; stronger. I think my work is improving.

I thank you for that.

I wish I could join your workshop.

You're a good teacher!!

Tess's avatar

Wonderful! Such a joy to see your drawings!!

Embers Rising's avatar

I love this. I took a hiatus from drawing, and you are absolutely right about Newton's Laws of Artistic Creation. It's been a couple of months and I'm feeling that sluggish pull again. I generally draw while I'm working on getting sleepy at night, and it has felt easier to just lie down and play with the Blue Screen of Death (thanks a lot, Microsoft, for that reference) instead of working on building my skills as I like to do when I like to do it.

I appreciate the reminder of what I love to do. <3