Sathya and Amy – replying to your messages together – because you both interpreted the drawing as hopeful! How interesting. I was wondering if it was because the snaky shapes are all in some way questing and curious? Not (apparently) dangerous? Plus, they’re attached to the central [plant], not roaming loose – not a threat.
Also, right at the top, there’s a small bird. Its position and pose suggest that it’s free, unafraid and capable of flying away in an instant. I am always surprised to notice the bird! I do not consciously remember drawing it. It seems to me that it expresses a quality of hope and adventure.
The drawing is still incomplete. I hope to finish it soon and will post it too!
In Christian mythology serpents have been demonized; many others celebrate them as life-giving forces. That said, I have no desire to run into the squirming mass of your Medusa crown.😂
Wow! Great job! I know you are going to hate this but if you fed your own posts into DALL-E and said this is my style can you see it... Eg feed it something like a Dali or Picasso and say show me how you would fuse these... and play with that approach... you might be quite amazed. You got to converse with DALL-E and go through several steps back and forth.......I like it but do it in black and white or do it with a market image of cows in an Indian village or of elon musk taking a whizz on mars... can be quite revealatory!
Right you are – AI graphic recreations are not my scene!
It’s not hate. More like … why bother? If I wanted to (for instance) make a drawing of a village scene in this style, I would just do it. But I don’t want to. I mean, it’s not distaste or disapproval but a non-desire, a zero-dimensional thing.
Because the act of drawing is complete in itself, for me. The physical effort of creation, the faint, pleasurable edge of challenge – the uncertainty and the constant possibility of somehow ruining the whole composition with an awkward line – that’s part of the process. That’s “why” I draw, or part of the reason. I like seeing what flows through me and onto paper.
It’s may sound funny to say this, but I spend a fair amount of time just looking at what’s emerged, thinking, “mmm! Nice. I like that … and that ... And that there? Maybe I should add a couple more patches of …?” And so on.
Even while acknowledging this internal dialogue, I don’t feel a strong sense of personal authority. I think of what I do as enabling an image to develop on paper (or canvas or whatever) via my personal tools, ie, my hands, my eyes, my drawing equipment.
I’m more or less satisfied with what I get. If I’m not satisfied then I know I can try again. To some extent I can see variations inside my head and I choose what I will release into the world. All the million alternative possibilities collapse moment by moment as I continue working on the physical drawing on paper.
*ta-daaa* And once it’s done, I’ll lose interest and move on.
how beautiful! i am reminded of michelangelo ...' The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material.'
Like riding a bicycle or being able to swim … maybe it’s a skill that doesn’t wear out? The same as doodling. Yes, the mild distraction of listening to something while scribbling is useful. Then again, there are some portions of this drawing for which I preferred not to be listening. For instance, that large blob at the top, that looks a bit like a bird’s head and beak? I turned off the audio to complete it.
Sathya and Amy – replying to your messages together – because you both interpreted the drawing as hopeful! How interesting. I was wondering if it was because the snaky shapes are all in some way questing and curious? Not (apparently) dangerous? Plus, they’re attached to the central [plant], not roaming loose – not a threat.
Also, right at the top, there’s a small bird. Its position and pose suggest that it’s free, unafraid and capable of flying away in an instant. I am always surprised to notice the bird! I do not consciously remember drawing it. It seems to me that it expresses a quality of hope and adventure.
The drawing is still incomplete. I hope to finish it soon and will post it too!
In Christian mythology serpents have been demonized; many others celebrate them as life-giving forces. That said, I have no desire to run into the squirming mass of your Medusa crown.😂
Okay Kim! No Medusa Crown for you!
Wow! Great job! I know you are going to hate this but if you fed your own posts into DALL-E and said this is my style can you see it... Eg feed it something like a Dali or Picasso and say show me how you would fuse these... and play with that approach... you might be quite amazed. You got to converse with DALL-E and go through several steps back and forth.......I like it but do it in black and white or do it with a market image of cows in an Indian village or of elon musk taking a whizz on mars... can be quite revealatory!
Right you are – AI graphic recreations are not my scene!
It’s not hate. More like … why bother? If I wanted to (for instance) make a drawing of a village scene in this style, I would just do it. But I don’t want to. I mean, it’s not distaste or disapproval but a non-desire, a zero-dimensional thing.
Because the act of drawing is complete in itself, for me. The physical effort of creation, the faint, pleasurable edge of challenge – the uncertainty and the constant possibility of somehow ruining the whole composition with an awkward line – that’s part of the process. That’s “why” I draw, or part of the reason. I like seeing what flows through me and onto paper.
It’s may sound funny to say this, but I spend a fair amount of time just looking at what’s emerged, thinking, “mmm! Nice. I like that … and that ... And that there? Maybe I should add a couple more patches of …?” And so on.
Even while acknowledging this internal dialogue, I don’t feel a strong sense of personal authority. I think of what I do as enabling an image to develop on paper (or canvas or whatever) via my personal tools, ie, my hands, my eyes, my drawing equipment.
I’m more or less satisfied with what I get. If I’m not satisfied then I know I can try again. To some extent I can see variations inside my head and I choose what I will release into the world. All the million alternative possibilities collapse moment by moment as I continue working on the physical drawing on paper.
*ta-daaa* And once it’s done, I’ll lose interest and move on.
how beautiful! i am reminded of michelangelo ...' The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material.'
Both feel Medusa-like, yet less monstrous. Softer, more feminine, and yes, as your other commentor said, hopeful.
Really like what you did with it. Any symbolic for me of hope… i’m also starting to return to a 30-year-old draft of a novel.
Like riding a bicycle or being able to swim … maybe it’s a skill that doesn’t wear out? The same as doodling. Yes, the mild distraction of listening to something while scribbling is useful. Then again, there are some portions of this drawing for which I preferred not to be listening. For instance, that large blob at the top, that looks a bit like a bird’s head and beak? I turned off the audio to complete it.