draw again

Drawing stopped when I became a mother. My boys became my everything and I sacraficed alot of myself to be there for them. They are both in school full time now. I am a stay at home mom and I have been thinking of taking it up again…I miss it so much…. I can’t wait to see what my first drawing will be!!

I used to draw all the time until i got into a nervous breakdown… It has been several years since but I never managed to draw again the way i used to. Before i could just have a paper and a pen in hand and would draw anywhere, anything, but now i feel like i need to concentrate a lot and when i see the result i am disappointed, if i manage to finish my drawing at all. What happened to me? I would love to get in that creative process again, without any effort, and enjoying it more than caring about the result.
I want to make it 1 of my main goals for 2008, so, following some of the comments, I will DO IT! (and not judge it anymore)

I was an artist in High School and throughout most of college, but something happened when I was 22 or so… I just…STOPPED. I think a part of me didn’t think I was good enough to take it anywhere, or my life just go so stressful that I didn’t have time for myself to create anything. I miss it very much… I want to get started again! Just put my fear to the side and begin!

Hello, I am new here so here goes nothing…. I am an Art major and I have been doing a wonderful job in my art work , but the problem is that I am stuck drawing the same thing. My Goal is to strengthen my ability to draw anything so I am open for new ideas (my specialty is people).

I use to draw when i was a teen. I miss it. Here are some of drawings/art from when i was in high school. I decided to be a family man not an artsy man. I am now yearning to continue my art. Now if i can find time for my self to that.

I used to draw regularly, but I haven’t picked up a pencil and sketch pad in over 5 years. The only way for my drawing skills to improve is to just DO IT and quit making up excuses. Yes, my sketches now are going to suck compared to years ago! Get over it, me, and just draw.

I’m drawing again. I’m using watercolor and acrylics. Just a typical anime drawing but I felt soooo happy when I was doing it. Even if its just half finished I already feel as if I have done a great improvement on myself.

I haven’t drawin anything in two years. Being in the College of Fine Arts, ironically, destroyed my love for drawing. I didn’t like being forced to draw things that I didn’t like to draw. I’m stubborn, thus the result was that I stopped drawing anything. When I tried drawing after a year I was so devastated and frustrated because the quality of my drawings. I wasn’t as good as I was before due to the fact that I lack practice. Thus I avoided drawing anything. I guess it was the fear of not being good enough. I’m my own enemy in a way. I criticize myself too much.

Last week I found an unfinished drawing that I did. For the first time after two years I finally picked up the courage to draw and paint again. I threw away all my inhibitions, my fears and my self-criticisms. I told myself to enjoy what I’m doing and JUST DO IT! I’m definitely happier now. I guess people are happier when they get in touch with what they trully love. I love drawing thus I felt alive again. I want to finish this as soon as possible.

just takes some pushing to get myself to draw again but i am now… so yay me!

I used to draw loads, mostly fantasy inspired.
This was my last peice from about four years back.

I used to draw all the time. Random sketches, attempted portraits, entire paintings and drawings. I have three sketch books full of evidence. Lately, though, I’ve lost track of my drawing. I want to get back to my random bouts of late night creativity.