For today's card I wanted to capture how I have felt during the ICAD project. I didn't want it to be so much about the art (although I wanted it to be pretty) but about the journey. This quote captured it perfectly. There were times when I doubted that I had enough talent to keep up with the other ICADers. That's the wrong emotion for two reasons. Art isn't a competition, nor should it involve comparisons. Viewing other artist's work should provide inspiration, not a benchmark for how you are doing.
My whole purpose for Discovering Doreen and participating in projects like ICAD is to find my own style and to develop my skills. There were moments when I felt a style starting to emerge. Some of my drawings have a distinct look to them. At first I thought they were childish, but I kind of like the illustration quality of them. I would like to develop my skill in that area further. I need to work on perspective for sure. I did discover I like the immediacy of watercolors a lot. With Acrylics I don't like opening and closing tubes and worrying about drying paint (maybe just an issue in the desert southwest?) and having to wait a long period between layers. Watercolor moves at my pace. Swish the brush in water and pan paints and go. Rinse and repeat. Need to dry it fast? Iron! I love the look of watercolor with black in.
This quote sums up how I feel. Somedays I feel like I have progressed in my skills and other days I feel like I am still at square one. But I'll going to keep chugging along because the journey sure is fun!
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