I took art classes in Jr. High school and enjoyed them a lot. But I wasn't particularly "good" at what I liked then. I liked to paint scenery, but I wasn't good at it. It never turned out the way it was supposed to be.
And throughout my life, I liked what one of my friends called "simple, pretty pictures." Personally, I didn't see anything wrong with simple, pretty pictures. Two of my favorite painters are Monet and Thomas Kincade. That explains everything, doesn't it?
Recently, I had to deal with a major event that left me with a lot of negative thoughts and confusion. I didn't know what the answer was, and I had a lot of regrets about some of the choices I had made in the past. Then one evening, I started to doodle in my journal, and after I had finished it, I started coloring it in with my kids' coloring pencils that were laying around nearby. For that span of time, I had forgotten all about the anger, sadness, fear, uncertainty, etc. and simply enjoyed the process of coloring in my doodling. That night I doodled and colored them in. I felt so much better after each one, I couldn't believe something as simple as that could be so therapeutic and healing to me. Sure, the situation hadn't changed, but the way I perceived the situation had improved dramatically.
Through each drawing, I've also learned what different shapes mean to me and how different shapes help me solve different issues (some more prominently than others). Also,
I've discovered something new about myself. Though I like scenery and pretty pictures, I enjoy drawing and creating pieces that tend to veer toward modern art genre.
So, I thought I'd share my thoughts and my simple drawings with you.
Enjoy!
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