So I have been trying to draw and paint a lot more lately. With the cooler weather setting in slowly, this is my ultimate scene that I can say is my "relaxing time": I sit at my table, I'm wrapped in a nice warm blanket, a nice cup of hot coffee in once hand and the entire table is covered with my drawing pencils, markers, coloring pencils and watercolor paints and away I go with a funny show running in the background on TV. It might not be a great moment for most people but it is for me. It's my only time of the week where I can forget about my busy days at work and other daily stresses. I just focus on what I want to do and that is let my imagination run wild and draw.

Like I said last post, I've been pretty sporatic when it comes to my artwork because of so many factors. Mainly, it's about time. I don't have the time to do anything other than go to work, cook, clean, sleep and spend whatever time I can with my fiance. I've been really tired lately and I feel beaten down by time. These things kinda help though. I find some of my best work come from turmoil of some sorts. I remember looking back at some of my best drawings and I remember what I felt while I drew them. I was always letting out some big emotion and it was great that it showed through. So having all these daily stresses and bogged down emotions are a great motivator when I start drawing. Tunnel vision.


Above is something I drew back in February or March. I was actually listening to Bruno Mars' song "Talking To The Moon" and that song had a significant meaning to me at the time and I went with it. Plus I was wanting to be adventurous and try out my markers because I have always been very scared of them. I am not very good with them and was really scared that I would mess us really bad because I'm not very good with them but it turned out better than I thought. It's still not the greatest piece of work I have done but I'm happy considering my skill level with markers suck.


From my last post, I was saying how I was falling in love with watercolors but I needed to venture into more than just flowers and such. Since I love drawing girls and having that anime type style, I actually drew a girl and said, "Why the hell not try it out on her?" It turned out okay ... I'm not entirely happy with it. I think she's pretty but I could have done wayyy better on the dress or the hair but then again it's because of my watercolor painting skill not really being up to par. I want to be good!!!!! So I'm still practicing. I have a drawing in process right now that I'm planning on painting and I'll see how that goes. I'll try to take my time with it so that maybe it might turn out better.

What is your guys' way to let go, be free and relax?

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So I have been trying to draw and paint a lot more lately. With the cooler weather setting in slowly, this is my ultimate scene that I can say is my "relaxing time": I sit at my table, I'm wrapped in a nice warm blanket, a nice cup of hot coffee in once hand and the entire table is covered with my drawing pencils, markers, coloring pencils and watercolor paints and away I go with a funny show running in the background on TV. It might not be a great moment for most people but it is for me. It's my only time of the week where I can forget about my busy days at work and other daily stresses. I just focus on what I want to do and that is let my imagination run wild and draw.

Like I said last post, I've been pretty sporatic when it comes to my artwork because of so many factors. Mainly, it's about time. I don't have the time to do anything other than go to work, cook, clean, sleep and spend whatever time I can with my fiance. I've been really tired lately and I feel beaten down by time. These things kinda help though. I find some of my best work come from turmoil of some sorts. I remember looking back at some of my best drawings and I remember what I felt while I drew them. I was always letting out some big emotion and it was great that it showed through. So having all these daily stresses and bogged down emotions are a great motivator when I start drawing. Tunnel vision.


Above is something I drew back in February or March. I was actually listening to Bruno Mars' song "Talking To The Moon" and that song had a significant meaning to me at the time and I went with it. Plus I was wanting to be adventurous and try out my markers because I have always been very scared of them. I am not very good with them and was really scared that I would mess us really bad because I'm not very good with them but it turned out better than I thought. It's still not the greatest piece of work I have done but I'm happy considering my skill level with markers suck.


From my last post, I was saying how I was falling in love with watercolors but I needed to venture into more than just flowers and such. Since I love drawing girls and having that anime type style, I actually drew a girl and said, "Why the hell not try it out on her?" It turned out okay ... I'm not entirely happy with it. I think she's pretty but I could have done wayyy better on the dress or the hair but then again it's because of my watercolor painting skill not really being up to par. I want to be good!!!!! So I'm still practicing. I have a drawing in process right now that I'm planning on painting and I'll see how that goes. I'll try to take my time with it so that maybe it might turn out better.

What is your guys' way to let go, be free and relax?

Labels: drawing, inspiration, life, self, thoughts