Figures

What's up Buttercup

It's been a rough day today, I did a lot of driving, met some people and now I'm just in bed and getting ready to unwind.

I bought a book, the fundamentals of figure drawing. Reason being that even though I studied art and had done a few nude drawings in the past, I did a drawing just for fun last night and realized I suck.

I had left this part of my muscle  memory unsupervised and now it is a complete mess. Really it's utterly sad.

This was once again a reminder that if you don't use it you lose it. I had in recent months really discovered how much life can carry you away if you're not careful. When I was younger I had it all planned out, was going to work, do graphic design, get married have kids all before 30. I'm 28 and I'm not even close. All my dreams and plans for my art had been placed on hold because I so badly didn't want to disappoint. I wanted to be part of what seemed the natural flow of life.

Only to discover that my art was and had to be so much more then I was allowing. The more I started placing art back into the central part of my being the more caotic I felt and life became. It was like taming a wild beast.
I realised how much I still have to offer my first true love.

That's why this blog is so important because I want to have a platform I can express and share this love.

I hope you will to!
Lotsa love
Barbs