Re: Freehanding, singing, and sex
Posted by Anon on November 03, 1999 at 02:24:13:
In Reply to: Freehanding, singing, and sex posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on November 01, 1999 at 21:44:25:
: Recently a friend who had never been willing to draw, went ahead and
: drew in one of my classes. It was fine! Looked great! I asked her
: why it had taken 9 yearsfor her to pick up a brush. She said she
: thought people who couldn't draw well shouldn't draw. I said, do
: people who have an untrained or poor voice never sing for joy?
Here, here! Besides, we're in a culture that assumes you have to be
professional to do anything, and yet tastes vary so much that even cat
paintings sell. So...all you really need is the guts to show it.
They'll think it's good even if you don't. This continually astounds
me. I think as long as you keep a "I'm in this for the fun" attitude
you can even get others to join you...and watch their self-confidence
bloom. (In my case, this is easy, as their designs are usually more
interesting than mine. Even a "bad example" serves a function.)
Anon "Enthusiasm is my middle name" Non-Artist.