When I was in school, my favourite lesson was art.
I used to love drawing and painting, and often thought that I might do it as a career, when I grew up.
One day, the teacher told me I was very bad at art. She refused to have me in her senior school art class. Hurt, I stopped drawing and painting altogether, giving up on the idea of a creative career. Many years later, I started drawing again, and I remembered how much I used to enjoy it. Even though I still wasn’t very good at it, I started drawing everywhere; on paper with a pencil, on scrappy old envelopes with a biro, in sand and mud with a stick, on dry stones with a brush and water. I learned that you can draw anywhere, with anything, at any time.
The secret to both drawing and painting is to do a little bit every day, and you get better at it.
I also learned that drawing and painting can:
• help us to relax.
• help us to think.
• help keep us calm and focused.
If you want to draw and paint, then you should do so. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks. Simply focus on the creative process and how it makes you feel.
In my opinion, drawing and painting are magic super powers because they make me happy.
Why not draw and paint - The Alice May Way - with me?
Love from
Alice
x
The first book in The Alice May Way series: 'How to Draw a Giraffe - The Alice May Way' is available on Amazon.
Alternatively, follow along with me with the FREE drawing and painting videos on Youtube and TikTok @alicegmayartandbooks (don't forget the 'g' between the alice and the may).
#stepbystep #howtodraw #howtopaint #thealicemayway
I used to love drawing and painting, and often thought that I might do it as a career, when I grew up.
One day, the teacher told me I was very bad at art. She refused to have me in her senior school art class. Hurt, I stopped drawing and painting altogether, giving up on the idea of a creative career. Many years later, I started drawing again, and I remembered how much I used to enjoy it. Even though I still wasn’t very good at it, I started drawing everywhere; on paper with a pencil, on scrappy old envelopes with a biro, in sand and mud with a stick, on dry stones with a brush and water. I learned that you can draw anywhere, with anything, at any time.
The secret to both drawing and painting is to do a little bit every day, and you get better at it.
I also learned that drawing and painting can:
• help us to relax.
• help us to think.
• help keep us calm and focused.
If you want to draw and paint, then you should do so. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks. Simply focus on the creative process and how it makes you feel.
In my opinion, drawing and painting are magic super powers because they make me happy.
Why not draw and paint - The Alice May Way - with me?
Love from
Alice
x
The first book in The Alice May Way series: 'How to Draw a Giraffe - The Alice May Way' is available on Amazon.
Alternatively, follow along with me with the FREE drawing and painting videos on Youtube and TikTok @alicegmayartandbooks (don't forget the 'g' between the alice and the may).
#stepbystep #howtodraw #howtopaint #thealicemayway
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