I can see that a big part of this project is going to be finding things to draw that I feel excited about. Tonight I was in a quandary again about my subject matter, WHAT to draw. That darn blank canvas! This will wear on me quickly. I finally decided to do a piece of silverware, from my childhood. Then I realized I would need more than one item. A setting ended up filling the page and then a few peas moved in. I used some old oil pastels so they were a little dry and now my finger hurts from blending. Not an overly exciting process or result today. And I was exhausted when done. (Might have something to do with being up so late last night…) And, it got done, so I can claim day 5.
What to do about subject matter? For years I did my blind contour face drawings becuas I just drew how I felt or what I was working on in the moment, maybe I could do that again, and, I want to try new and different. I want to push myself, go outside my comfort zone. I could go back to my found objects (my last 365 Days of Art project that I finished in May) and draw a found object each day? One thing is clear, I can’t spend so much time on the “what to draw” or I won’t be getting past day nine. Maybe I could have someone else decide what I draw? It needs to be fun or it won't be happening.
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