I used to draw. I remember an art class in junior high where I learned the secret of drawing perspective and found the key to a magical room where I could create something incredible out of nothing but paper and graphite. In high school I took a bunch of art classes. Photography where I fell in love with the darkroom, ceramics where I learned how hard it is to successfully throw a pot, and a number of classes where I realized that I may be able to draw, but I couldn’t paint to save my life.
In the years since high school I’ve taken a crack at a collection of other arts – crochet, knitting, jewelry making, sewing, scrapbooking, purse making, woodworking, acting, improv – anything I could find to express my creativity. But somewhere along the way, I gave up drawing and never again attempted painting. Time to change that. Time to see if I still had any actual fine art skills left in me. So I put my intimidation and fear of failure behind me, bought myself some new art supplies and enrolled in a watercolor class at The Art League of Long Island. It didn’t take long before I learned two valuable lessons: I totally need to sharpen my drawing ability and I still can’t paint to save my life. Of course I was fully expecting to have a gallery showing by the third week, so I may need to slightly adjust my expectations.
But I’m not giving up! I mean I have all those new art supplies. So I’ll continue to try my hand at watercolor in the comfort of my kitchen and I promise to let you know the minute my one-woman show opens.
Suggested by me
Completed 2/19/19