Since my last entry I've had HUGE hurdles I've had to jump over. Some of these hurdles were harder than others but I made it. The world is always going to find a curveball to throw my way, it's frustrating but that's how life is, a huge game of 'what if'. It's our job as people is to live either as a lion or a lamb.
Today I drew a lion using my favorite form; charcoal. I enjoy using charcoal as my medium because it is the easy to express your feelings throughout the drawing. This was by far my hardest piece yet and it took a few hours, I am extremely proud of myself. I'm proud because it's easy to crumple up the page and throw it away. I get impatient at times because my drawing isn't showing the imagery I want it to. What I'm failing to remind myself is 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' the piece is yours not someone else's. Explaining that into more depth, I mean your mind creates the piece while your eyes visualize it onto paper. Your hands take the tool to recreate the image engraved in your mind; in the end art is created. It is truly incredible that humans can create such beautiful things. What I find that's interesting is if two people draw an elephant the outcome will look extremely different. Whether one line is placed differently or its only a difference by a hair, each person expresses it in a unique light. I've never been so amazed by art, looking at others' inspiration online doesn't make me jealous but touched. Art touches people deep within their soul and hearts. The idea is looking into the artist's view and trying to understand the perspective and thought process while they were producing it.
So when I say I'm happy with the outcome of my lion, I'm happy with the way my mind created it and how I had the ability to convey it on paper. Art is a way for me to escape, we can never truly empty our minds but for a minute I can hush the negativity. Everyone has their way to escape, and art reminds myself that I am unique, and my art doesn't have to be perfect. Perfect for me means nothing.
