Simplicity

I have been drawing and colouring copied cartoon images from children's books and the Internet for some months now, looking to recreate emotions that I feel. Sometimes, after copying a drawing, I draw it later from my mind's eye, adding details to express changed emotions and feelings.

I have spent many early mornings, and cafe hours focused on a drawing, anchored by a pencil or by a crayon, intent on recreating some of my inner world even if my skills do not allow me to shape the exactness of my perceptions.

Happily, last December, I found a Udemy drawing course (The Ultimate Drawing Course by Jaysen Batchelor) on sale for something like 12 dollars. I finally was ready to start it today. Here, then, are today's drawings:

Lecture 8 and 9 Udemy

Gazing Inward

Feel free to comment, make suggestions, or to not ever look at this blog after you read this first post. Comments like what emotions you feel drawings evoke, are much appreciated

Reflection: in my amateur drawings, I have found a parallel with how I see language learning can be: experimental, changing, an opportunity to explore and express feelings- without evaluation, without being a expert, without progress being assessed by number grades -simply out of delight in the process: lightheartedly and passionately communicating through new sounds the inner world. Rather glorious.

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