draw and paint more

I’m not making any progress on this goal at the moment, which is just so annoying and terrible because I have so much free time on my hands. Why do I forget that I love drawing? Once I get into it, I can draw all day. So, what I need is smaller goals;

- Make one sketch a day. It can be of anything; people in magazines or objects around the house. Start with pencil/pen drawings.

One sketch a day might not sound like much, but I need to ease myself in gently so that I can actually make some progress. Because i’m so damn lazy. I really want to build up a load of sketches and paintings and improve my skills. Starts today!

There are so many people in this world who have a natural talent at something but their lives are so busy and complicated that they never really have the chance to pursue and enjoy their talent as much as they would like to. My dad, for example, has an amazing artistic talent (a talent which i’m so glad I inherited!) but because we have a family business, all of his time is taken up with keeping it running smoothly..so, he never has time to do anything, let alone his own personal gift of drawing so well. I think that’s really sad. People say to me “That’s life, that’s the way it is”, but why should it have to be? I think it’s very important to take time out of our busy lives and do the things we enjoy/are good at. Which is why drawing and painting more is one of my life goals. Since I left school, I hardly ever paint or draw, which makes me sad because it is my favourite thing to do. I need to buy new art materials, which I think will motivate me to achieve this goal…