the art of embracing imperfection
I held myself back from creating art for so long because I am not good at realism. I don't draw like a photograph, my colors don't blend perfectly. my lines are crooked. my circles are wonky donkey, and I criticized myself horribly for it.
then... I realized my style is found in those imperfections. abstract shapes and squiggles and wiggles, squares not quite squares and circles more oval and willy nilly than round. I found my style when I let my need for perfection slip away.
will this win awards or sell for millions? oh heck no. but that's not what it's about. it's about having fun. letting lose. letting my unique style come thru however it wishes.
I always thought it was my flaw that I would continue drawing something a certain way that no one else was doing. I couldn't make my art look like anyone else's. and then... that's when it hit me... that's what makes my art MINE. because no one else out there is doing what I do either.
embrace imperfection.
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