Often when we are only half listening to a conversation, watching television, or are just plain bored, we start scribbling on the nearest thing to hand. This is a totally natural thing to do and we have all done it at some time or another without giving it another thought. Here we are doodling. Yes we are drawing.
We all started experimenting freely when we were very young, so really this should be a natural progression. Yes we all find ourselves scribbling on a daily basis for sure, without rhyme or reason. Our imagination and creativity knowing no bounds. Art is a natural way we find of expressing ourselves and this is why I personally believe that we should all be able to draw and paint.
You could say that you are well on you way now. Carry on with your doodles using different styles. Believe me, you can work on them and stretch them much further than your bus or supermarket ticket. You need to darken some areas for effect to produce some highlights.
Just take children for instance. They absolutely love drawing, they have great fun experimenting with shapes. True we are fascinated with what they come up with. We like to see how they view the world even if we are not too impressed. However they in turn expect us to draw all kinds of things to our absolute horror.
Felt tip pens were a good invention. Especially the non toxic ones, whether used by adults or children. Fortunately they come in different thickness's so they can be used for a multitude of things. Kids love and spend many happy hours experimenting with poster paints.
Granted, they might paint themselves into the bargain, but what fun they have. The only drawback I can see is you need to discourage them from painting on your walls!
They delight filling in colouring books with their wax crayons. I am sure that they must sometimes find it quite hard with their tiny little fingers too using chalks on a little slate or child's blackboard.
Quite honestly I can say that one of my favourite occupations is people watching, this is something everybody does. Yes, observing people in all types of situations. Whether it is from a pavement cafe, on the beach, watching sport, looking at faces and expressions, could be in a bus station, or how people move. It feeds us, though we may not be aware of it at the time.
It stands to reason authors do exactly the same thing watching people, and their ways of going about things how they view life etc. This helps to create pictures form in their minds. These little clips of everyday life are kept for the writer to probably find a use for eventually.
Maybe you still have carried an image with you that you have spotted somewhere, this can now be your personal subject. Who knows what the picture might be that you now want to portray. But now this is your chance.
So, now, do not hold back! Get started let your emotions and imagination go places. Do not give up, just keep at it and look at all the fun and many happy hours you can spend drawing and painting and the satisfaction of achievement.
We all started experimenting freely when we were very young, so really this should be a natural progression. Yes we all find ourselves scribbling on a daily basis for sure, without rhyme or reason. Our imagination and creativity knowing no bounds. Art is a natural way we find of expressing ourselves and this is why I personally believe that we should all be able to draw and paint.
You could say that you are well on you way now. Carry on with your doodles using different styles. Believe me, you can work on them and stretch them much further than your bus or supermarket ticket. You need to darken some areas for effect to produce some highlights.
Just take children for instance. They absolutely love drawing, they have great fun experimenting with shapes. True we are fascinated with what they come up with. We like to see how they view the world even if we are not too impressed. However they in turn expect us to draw all kinds of things to our absolute horror.
Felt tip pens were a good invention. Especially the non toxic ones, whether used by adults or children. Fortunately they come in different thickness's so they can be used for a multitude of things. Kids love and spend many happy hours experimenting with poster paints.
Granted, they might paint themselves into the bargain, but what fun they have. The only drawback I can see is you need to discourage them from painting on your walls!
They delight filling in colouring books with their wax crayons. I am sure that they must sometimes find it quite hard with their tiny little fingers too using chalks on a little slate or child's blackboard.
Quite honestly I can say that one of my favourite occupations is people watching, this is something everybody does. Yes, observing people in all types of situations. Whether it is from a pavement cafe, on the beach, watching sport, looking at faces and expressions, could be in a bus station, or how people move. It feeds us, though we may not be aware of it at the time.
It stands to reason authors do exactly the same thing watching people, and their ways of going about things how they view life etc. This helps to create pictures form in their minds. These little clips of everyday life are kept for the writer to probably find a use for eventually.
Maybe you still have carried an image with you that you have spotted somewhere, this can now be your personal subject. Who knows what the picture might be that you now want to portray. But now this is your chance.
So, now, do not hold back! Get started let your emotions and imagination go places. Do not give up, just keep at it and look at all the fun and many happy hours you can spend drawing and painting and the satisfaction of achievement.
About the Author:
The article was written by contemporary artist Anna Meenaghan. And personally I want to add that she is 100% correct about the facts she wrote about here. In fact it was Anna herself that got me to acknowledge that I can paint, so much so that my own art as a contemporary painter is now on display at her website. Comment by Michael Bruckner.
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