In April 2015, a wise and thoughtful woman suggested that I try out a drawing app for my iPad. Having never been very good at drawing, I was reluctant to begin. I started by experimenting with colours and textures.
Eventually, I got up the nerve to draw a sunset.
Right before my eyes, my fingers discovered that they could draw.
There is something about using just one finger on a screen that allows me to create images that I just can't translate from my head through an art implement such as a pencil or a paint brush.
I became more and more brave and started to attempt faces.
In time, I came to love facial expressions.
I began to share my art with my brother. He gave me very positive feedback and helped me to print out that first sunset drawing onto canvas.
I felt so happy about that print.
I then decided to begin exploring body language
which led to an exploration of body movements.
My brother decided that my drawings needed to be bumped up to the next level and he bought me a more advanced drawing program that had computery stuff (that I don't really understand) which created crisper lines, more tools, a better zoom, the ability to create layers, and a handbook of several hundred pages that I still haven't finished reading.
My drawings began to feel more like "art".
Drawing turned from a pastime, to a coping mechanism, and then into a passion.
I am able to flip between several different styles with ease by choosing a different tool in my art program.
I look forward to sharing this journey with you and hope that you will visit my site again.
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