I feel like I need to take some action with finding my passion, rather than just answering all these questions. It’s probably time I started to banish some of my fears and start trying some new things. I’ll still keep working on my lists but I also want to be trying some things out at the same time. So I thought it would be good to start a series of blog posts about all the things I wish I could do. Or maybe a list of all those things I dreamed of doing, even though they’re probably ridiculously impossible.
So first on the list of I Wish I Could…
Draw
I’ve always been amazed at those people who can draw, paint, sculpt and create pieces of artwork. Now if you’ve ever played Pictionary with me you will know how terribly bad I am at drawing. What’s even more humorous is I also taught art for 2 years up in Dampier. The grade 1’s and 2’s thought my artworks were pretty cool thoughJ.
I was walking through Fremantle the other day and there was a man sitting at a Café with his art pad and water colours painting the harbour. This just seemed like such a nice thing to be doing on a beautiful sunny day. I have tried to take an art pad around and do this but have never really persisted. Maybe because everything I produced was just so simplistic it turned me off. And I think if I’m not good at something straight away then I generally just give up.
So where does that leave me with wishing I could draw….I think that I can still give this a go, but I’d like to try drawing electronically. I haven’t got access to any good software so I have been doing a bit of research on how to use Microsoft Paint for drawing. I’ve started playing around with Paint and having a go with using some of the tools.
What I’ve managed to learn so far…
- Draw a particular shape using the curved line
- Use the fill tool to colour
- Use the selection tool to move things around and delete and
- Resize and copy.
What I managed to produce is nothing earth shattering, as it was really just a way to practice using Paint, but it’s a start. I feel like it’s not a totally impossible wish to be able to draw digitally so I will keep working on this and as I produce something will post it here.
What is something that you wish you could do? Maybe now is the time to challenge yourself to something new!!!
Mel for years I also wished I could draw, paint etc and it wasn't till I was well into my 30's that a friend said you can be taught to draw and basically it is just practice and not overthinking too much about what you are doing...after a few lessons with her I ended up at art school at the age of 38...and a new world opened up to me.
ReplyDeleteI think it is important to give time to a little creativity, it can satisfy you in ways that other stuff just can't.
Thanks Vicki that definitely gives me hope. I always assumed you were an artist from way back ;-)). I’m actually really enjoying trying to draw and design on the computer. It’s very challenging, but at the same time when something works, it’s really satisfying!
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