Whispers of a Memory: Believe You Can and YOU REALLY CAN!

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Believe You Can and YOU REALLY CAN!

8:05 PM |

Posted by Balinda (RebelChick) |

I have been wanting to be part of a book club for several years and (1) I don't read the book or (2) I don't find the book interesting enough to participate. I can't begin to tell you how excited that I have been participating in The Art Journal Emporium's Book Club. We have been reading The Confident Creative and sharing with one another examples of how each chapter "stretched" our idea of drawing and our own artwork. This has been the most perfect book ever to start out the new year because it encourages the reader to just "start where you are". I have never ever in my life thought that I could ever draw anything remotely realistic. Stick figures are my specialty!!! I have come to believe that when you stop saying "can't" and just start trying and with a little effort and the pressure to not be perfect gone......magical things can happen. This is an example of what happened when I just sat down and changed my belief in myself. The exercise was to "draw what you see".

I felt that this try was "not terrible" so I filled the bottom of the page with more of what I see.

I am feeling very accomplished and proud of myself that I shoved all the negative to the side and just enjoyed the process. Do you draw, create, etc...??? Link me up, I would love to ooohhhh and aaaahhhhh over your pretties!!!