It's a great relief to me to know that I can actually be creative and be happy at the same time. -James W. Hall
It's been a while...
Since moving across the country, I've been terribly neglecting art. But I have taken photos, though I haven't played around with editing them as I once did.
I'm avoiding graphite drawing. It was once my best medium. I even surprised myself at times looking at what I had created. So...as all good procrastinators, I have been very productive in many, many other things. I have made my first ever photography portfiolio and made two new pieces of art with chalk pastels, one of which was a wedding gift for dear friends.
But I want to draw with pencils. They are my old friends and we need to learn about one another again.
Also, here's my breakthrough that I'm going to type, because it's likely to be as freeing as saying it aloud was:
I want to be an artist.
I want to open my eyes to the worl around me and capture it with pencils, photos, pastels and paints. It is a spiritual connection I have with nature and things beyond myself. I think it is my gift and my purpose.
I want to be an artist.
