Drawing Club Epiphany

Went to Dr. Sketchy's again tonight.... It was hotter than hell. Still enjoyable, but man, I felt like I was in Cuba! I had an epiphany tonight... I'm still rusty with my drawing skills, and for the first half of the night, I laboriously struggled to get all my proportions right, drawing then second guessing every line... then half way through the night, I got my underlining draft set up, and just boldly drew the line that most caught my eye as dark as I could... before when I was drawing and redrawing everything I was almost getting detracted by the model... I would fall in love with the curve of her nose, or the highlight on a knee... and then struggle getting all the pieces to fit together correctly.... once I boldly/brashly started committing to lines, I realized I don't need to final piece to look 100% like the model... she can be there as a reference instead of a subject. (This concept goes against all five years of drawing classes in art school).  But, suddenly I started having a lot more fun, and started coming up with more successful drawings. I’m still rusty, but it's a step in the right direction.

Macabre Flowers

I like how you can say anything you want through abstract art, and no one has to know...they may get the vague gist of what you were thinking... but they will never be able to precisely say what was on your mind. Abstract art to me, can be kind of like talking to a therapist, all kinds of stuff is said without any veils of "maybe I shouldn't have said that." But looking back at what transpired can make one feel very bashful.

This drawing was done after a date that went very well... I was contemplating the loss of past successful relationships, and the giddiness of finding someone new that I'm quite fond of. I didn't intend to say any of that when I sat down... I had just said good night to my date, and then sat down with my sketchbook and my mind started roaming. Looking back at the piece brings back my thoughts very vividly, but I am quiet grateful that it will not have the same effect for the spectator.