I tend to fall into the same trap, every time I try to do something new. This is partly caused by my ability to learn new things without trouble. So whenever I try something new and it doesn't come out perfect right away, I get frustrated and tell myself, "Well, I don't have that talent" or even "I can't do that." (You can read some pretty recent experience of that on
my health blog.)
Which, as you can clearly see, is stupid. Especially for witches. How are we to improve ourselves if we never change what we do and never try to learn something that may at first be difficult for us? So from now on, every now and then I will share something with you which I have made myself. Over at
my short story blog you can already read my scribblings (and I like to think I am rather good at writing, of course, although there is still plenty of room for improvement), but other areas of my life are - let's say levels of ability differ. ^^
Today, for a start, I thought I would share a few drawings of mine from a "Drawing 101" class back in school. Yes, these are about 15 years old. I know there are so many people out there who can do this better, and sometimes I look at their pictures and am discouraged (and this is part of why I stopped drawing when time became more precious), but I remember enjoying this. A lot.
No, I won't make a promise to draw more - maybe some other time, maybe never. But I know I liked it back when I did it, and for now that is reason enough for me to share some of the results. In the future, I plan to share more of my hilarious crafting experiments, so stay tuned! And as I said, don't expect perfection. ^^
(Feel free to share your own imperfections, either in the comments or on your own blogs. I want to see lots of imperfect happy people!)
7 Kommentare:
For a 100 level class, those are quite good! I don't believe that humans are capable of perfection. I know that when I was enrolled as a sculpture major, decades ago now, nothing was ever good enough. I could always spot flaws no one else could. That tendency is what kept me going back to sculpt...'I will do better next time'. Once perfection is achieved, why would I want to continue?
Your art is beautiful esp. being perfectly imperfect. I constantly struggle with the but of perfectionism which has stopped my creativity more than once. Good for you Diandra for your willingness to let go of your expectations of perfectionism and draw anyways.
Those are beautiful!
I have the same bad habit of just saying I'm not good at something and walking away from it.
I can't do art. Not even a little. I have no eye for the asthetic, but I like to think I do have a little skill with words.
You can see some of my art/craft work on my blog. http://sunnydays1941.blogspot.com
I am almost ever satisfied with how it looks when I am finished. Come see my imperfect finished products.
I'm mediocre when it comes to art--sometimes I'm discouraged by those who are amazing and am jealous of those who don't even have to try--but I try to turn those negative thoughts into inspiration. My drawing skill has lacked in the last few years, which is why I've given myself the 365 Daily Sketch Challenge. I can draw from observation, but the main challenge lay in drawing from my imagination. It's not perfect, but it's my own style, and there's nothing wrong with that. I think that it is perfection. An ever evolving perfection. Be looking forward to seeing yours :-)
I suffer so much from 'never being good enough' syndrome. I have very high expectations for myself and usually need to do things perfectly. I'm relaxing a little as I get older and am adopting more of a f**k it attitude.
I really like your drawings. If you should decide to pick the pencil up again I would love to see more :-)
I don't know much about art, but I think they're amazing!
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