To better myself as an artist, I decided to set a daily goal: speed painting! These will be done each day for 30 minutes, so they will appear rough… which definitely takes me out of my comfort zone 😬! But that just means that it’ll help me focus on lighting and color.
Many thanks to @goro.fujita and his insightful guest lecture at the SHM Club a few weeks back; I’m motivated to get back to speed painting! This will be a long rigorous journey, but I’m sure it’ll be worth it 🔥 Here’s my pieces from Day 1-9
Learning to let go, Learning to let things be, Learning to loosen the grip, Learning to trust in the process. Connections will happen, They won’t feel like opposing magnets trying to stick, A thousand knots to the stomach, Or added baggage on your already tired shoulders. True connections will simply flow, Comfortably intertwined. ---- Revisiting an old piece with a lesson that took me a long time to learn. And still learning 🤍
just you and me
Day 15: Relax
Because I enjoy completing these and it'll help me get ready for the one this year, I'm going to finish the prompts for Inktober back in 2016! I might not be able to ink one daily, but I'll get there 💪
Day 01: Fast
恭喜发财! 兔年快乐! 🐰🧧✨
Wishing you all a healthy, refreshed new year ❤️
"Carry me!" Inspired by this interesting looking tree I saw during a hike a while back. I'm sure it gives nice hugs 👋
Drawings from the donation run! Thank you to those who have been donating and supporting this good cause ☺️
Resting and reflecting
Lately I've been focusing on other parts of my life and finding what truly brings me joy.
Despite the uncertainties, I'm thankful for these years of reflecting and facing head on my inner turmoils. I'm grateful for the love and support that surrounds me, be it at home or virtual. I'm especially grateful that, one of the reasons that I've been feeling at peace is I finally got the help of medication. I'm acknowledging that I needed more help than just therapy and meditation (although these are just as powerful resources), and that's completely okay. It's been helping greatly, and I'm relieved to feel more like myself again -- kinda like relaxing your jaw and realizing now that you've been tightening it this whole time.
It's only been a few weeks into the new year, but I hope you've all been well. Thanks for reading and sticking around, it's been a journey ❤️
Day 23: Slow
Revisiting one of my old inktober pieces ✨🦥
And relating to the prompt - can time just slow down a bit? January's almost over!
Finding comfort in the dark ✨🌘✨ Personal blog: nappingfatbirds
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