Drawin' Stuff

As an art major in college I was told by basically every professor I had to always be drawing every day. This was not easy for me. I never drew until my sophomore year of college when I had to take a drawing class. So most of the sketchbooks I turned in had a full page of writing with a cube sketched in the corner as an afterthought. I always got the same feedback, MORE DRAWING!

So I've been on a mission to draw more, because let me tell you it is true that if you don't use it you lose it.  Fear not though, because although it may start off rocky the more you draw the better you get. Let me offer up an example. Yesterday I shared about Ed Dobson. I was immediately amazed by his wavy, out of control, but oh so perfect beard. So I decided I would try to draw his face. This was the first attempt.

It's so bad that I find it hysterical. It's what I imagine a troll would look like. Also, it says open me pulease because in my notebook it's taped over the finished sketch and I was a little concerned that someone might flip through it and think I was really this terrible at drawing. So even if the first time you try to draw it's this bad keep going and it will get better. 

You might end up with something resembling a person instead of a mythological creature. SUCCESS! By no means am I saying this is easy. This is what I come up with after taking no less than three college level drawing courses. It's hard, frustrating, and ego-destroying, but there's something to be said for persevering through failure (multiple failures).