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"I Can't Even Draw a Stick Figure!"

9/21/2012

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Llama from Cosley Zoo


"I can't even draw a stick figure!"

To this, I want to say, "Oh, let me show you how!"

Years ago, in a discussion about drawing, an incredible draftsman said to me, "If you can write your name, you can draw." I believe it. Do you?


Like a drawing, your name is constructed out of lines and shapes. Yes, it took you a bit of practice to get the hang of it. I bet it took some people longer than others - but eventually...voila!

Don't get me wrong, there are some super talented artists who seem to have been 'born with it'.
I wasn't one of them. I was not pegged as 'the artist of the class'. I know what it means to break it down step-by-step. I am still amazed when shapes pop off the page and form something 'real'!

If you have the desire, you can draw a stick figure - and a whole lot more!! Let somebody show you. Take a class, buy a 'how to draw' book (start with the kids' version), sit and look at an object - one line, one shape at a time. Don't give up - and take it easy on yourself.
(I still have to tell myself that.)



Picture
Train for Matthew
Drawing & Creating
with Color
- for Adults
begins October 4th.

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Kim
9/21/2012 04:49:52 am

Ohhh, sign me up for 2013! Hope all is well!

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Dawn link
9/21/2012 05:01:21 am

Definitely! We are gonna do some creatin' when you return to the US!

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