When I was a little kid, I drew all the time. I was good at it and completely un-self conscious. Like a lot of people who draw naturally, I just “drew what I saw.”
I loved MAD magazine and dreamed that one day I would draw comics and cartoons.
The I got older and lost interest in art. Partly because it wasn’t encouraged in the schools I attended and partly because I got a lot more interested in getting people to like me and doing everything perfectly (in my mind there was a strong positive correlation).
Now, 40+ years later, I want to draw again. I love using images to tell stories and explain stuff and I’m tired of spending so much time looking for images on the internet when it would be so much easier to just create what I have in mind.
So I’ve picked up the book, “You Can Draw in 30 Days” by Mark Kistler and I’ve committed to spending at least 20 minutes each day to my art work. I like the book because Mark Kistler is good at teaching important fundamentals using simple lessons. I feel like I’ve learned a lot in less than a week.
Here are drawings I did based on two lessons in the book:
![[Drawing in 30 Days] 07.28.15 Lesson 6 Bonus Robot](https://i0.wp.com/www.bigjoyproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Drawing-in-30-Days-07.28.15-Lesson-6-Bonus-Robot.jpeg?resize=230%2C300)
![[Drawing in 30 Days] 07.28.15 Lesson 5 Bonus Treashar](https://i0.wp.com/www.bigjoyproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Drawing-in-30-Days-07.28.15-Lesson-5-Bonus-Treashar.jpeg?resize=300%2C228)
Being a beginner requires me to cultivate patience, self-compassion, and to keep my sense of humor.
Thanks for sharing your beginning drawings, Judy. I wish you much patience, compassion and joy as you spend 20 minutes a day drawing — or doing some other form of art.
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