Karudden's Blog

Here is a “try not to pick up your pen” style drawing I added some watercolor to (done on cardboard scrap, obviously), and then I put a note and a stamp on the other side and sent it to my friend, Barb.

I could have added more to it, but I’m glad I stopped and didn’t mess with it to try and add details it doesn’t need. Knowing when to stop is a big part of making art, and it only comes with repeated trial and error and practice and experience.

Let this cat be a lesson to me! Don’t overdo it and stop overthinking it! The more you do, the more natural it starts to feel to know where to put marks on page and when to say, that’s good (enough)!

And let this cat be a lesson to relax and play some calming music, and slow down. Take a mindfulness drawing break where you aren’t trying to do anything but breathe, and follow the lines as they appear.

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