Discovering Doreen: Giraffe

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Giraffe

I actually drew this cute guy a few days ago and left him sitting un-colored on my work table. I didn't think I would actually be using him but I'm getting down to the last few days of ICAD and I'm behind by at least 4 cards so it's not time to be choosy. Actually once I got the color on him I liked him a whole lot more. The color on his face is funky. I don't remember what giraffe faces look like in terms of coloring. I had my computer right there and could have looked it up but I was on roll. I think he is a cutie and probably needs a name. Clyde. I don't know why, but he looks like a Clyde to me!

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What am I discovering?

Discoverig Doreen is a journey to finding the creativity that I feel is locked within me. I long to put on paper the visions in my head. A kind friend has pointed out to me that actualizing those visions is just like any other pursuit...it takes practice. Grand master chess players practice, sports figures practice, musicians practice. Even though they have innate talent within them, be it hand/eye coordination or a deep understanding of their medium, they still have to practice to bring forth their full potential.

I'm not even sure I have innate talent! I can't draw worth a darn and a blank canvas frightens me. But, I have a deep desire to create. It's not that I have profound visions floating in my head, but I have ideas. I'm hoping through practice to develop my skill set so that I turn my ideas into tangible artwork. I love mixed media, but I see so much that stylistically looks the same. At first, I'm sure my work will fit that description. But my ultimate goal is uniqueness. I want to know that my artwork is an original expression of my vision.

Whew! That is the first time I have ever verbalized that. And I like what I wrote. I hear in my words a positive, can-do spirit. So, enough writing...It's time to Discover Doreen!