This morning, as I settled down with my drawing paraphernalia, I had a thought in my mind. Why not, for a day, shun the idea of attaining perfection but draw simply aimlessly, for the fun of it, like a child does?
I decided to not use tools like pencils or charcoal that I am confident with and tried dabbling with watercolors today. To begin with, I simply mixed a couple of colors and kept brushing randomly like a child playing with his first set of color pencils. As the day progressed I drew water and sun, two of my most favorite elements in nature. With no necessity to make my lines and strokes perfect I felt absolute fun splashing the colors on paper.
When I ended the ‘drawing’ I decided to name it 'Wilderness of Vrindavan'. An hour or so after I had left the paper to dry, I got this idea of adding the serpent and the Dancer to the view. And, here it is. What began as a simple act of fun ended up as an act of producing the image of that one person who epitomized love and bliss, both of which are essential ingredients to any art form!
As I grow further in art, this picture may not even appear in the list of my perfect artworks. But this shabby and ordinary picture will remain my favorite till the end, because it taught me the purpose of art - to love what one does, take pleasure from it, without worrying about perfection and acceptance from others. After all, what else is art, if not the expression of bliss and love that dwells deep inside one's heart?! :-)
I decided to not use tools like pencils or charcoal that I am confident with and tried dabbling with watercolors today. To begin with, I simply mixed a couple of colors and kept brushing randomly like a child playing with his first set of color pencils. As the day progressed I drew water and sun, two of my most favorite elements in nature. With no necessity to make my lines and strokes perfect I felt absolute fun splashing the colors on paper.
When I ended the ‘drawing’ I decided to name it 'Wilderness of Vrindavan'. An hour or so after I had left the paper to dry, I got this idea of adding the serpent and the Dancer to the view. And, here it is. What began as a simple act of fun ended up as an act of producing the image of that one person who epitomized love and bliss, both of which are essential ingredients to any art form!
As I grow further in art, this picture may not even appear in the list of my perfect artworks. But this shabby and ordinary picture will remain my favorite till the end, because it taught me the purpose of art - to love what one does, take pleasure from it, without worrying about perfection and acceptance from others. After all, what else is art, if not the expression of bliss and love that dwells deep inside one's heart?! :-)
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