MellieJ13

Lately I have been sssoooo fricken busy that I havent been able to just sit down and draw something that has some meaning behind it. Tonight I was actually able to relax enough to let my minds ideas just flow onto the page and have something turn out the way I wanted it to. It is such a good stress reliever for me to be able to draw or doodle the random things that bounce around my mind all day.
Working two jobs and dealing with people non-stop at both of them makes me want to pull my hair out at times but once I can sit down, listen to some dubstep/skrillex/techno/dance music and draw/paint I feel like I can handle all this working and running around like a BOSS.
Haha and yes I do say "like a BOSS" in a deeper voice like everyone else does because when I do it makes me laugh.
The one thing that I really want to work on is refining the way that I translate the picture that I have in my minds eye onto the paper/canvas in front of me. Usually what happens is while Im trying to do something one way it turns out a completely different way that I hadnt intended and I just let it go in that direction and then improvise the rest of whatever Im drawing/painting around that. I want to have a little more control over how the things that I draw/paint turn out.

So I have been feeling VERY artsy lately and I absolutely LOVE it!! Im usually so busy with work and other random crap going on OR Im so stressed out from both of those things that when I sit down and TRY to draw something or even doodle something small, either nothing comes to me or whatever Im trying to draw doesnt turn out right. Being able to sit at my desk, plug my headphones into my laptop, turn on Pandora and be able to just let whatever comes to mind flow out onto the paper in front of me via pen or pencil FEELS SSOOO GOOD!! XD

I bought acrylic paint and a few small canvases to experiment with. My sister does amazing things with paint and its inspired me to try it out for myself. So far Ive only done two paintings that turned out a bit more childish than I had originally planned but my mom and sister both liked them so Ill take that as meaning that Im not THAT bad at it. I do enjoy using paint but it is something that Im definitely going to have to really apply myself to and really work at it and learn it. Using a pen/pencil and any paper I can get my hands on is what Im WAY more used to but I want to go outside my box and try something totally different and new. Definitely looking forward to the challenge of it. >: ) Bring it on!!!

Recently I purchased a book called Wreck This Journal. Its kind of a destructive yet helpful book. Its supposed to open your mind up to being more wreckless with your creativity and help you be able to find inspiration in anything that you happen to come across. A few of the things it prompts you to do WITH the journal make me grit my teeth and cry a little on the inside because I am VERY anal about the condition of all of the books that I have. Example: Tie a string to the book, go for a walk, drag the book on the ground.
Example 2: Rub the book on a very dirty car/truck.
Things like that make me want to run in the opposite direction and keep the book clean. BUT I am going to grin and bear it and Im hoping that the end results show through in my creativity and drawings and artwork. This experiment shall be interesting. x>.<x *fingers crossed*

So my little sister bought me a calligraphy pen about a month ago. She said she bought it because she thought I would be interested in doing some of my drawings/doodles with a calligraphy pen. Her reasoning was that my drawings/doodles remind her of stuff that falls under the calligraphy category. I can say that I agree with her. BUT... I also have no clue what is considered calligraphy and whats considered just regular drawings. Ive looked into the definition of what calligraphy is and it says that its just the shape/form of letters and the artwork/designs around it. I had always thought that calligraphy was more fancy and more intricate than that. But i guess not. Now I want to learn all the different ways to write/draw letters and I also REALLY want to learn how to make different designs that will flow with and around the words I draw. Now the only question is; WHERE DO I LOOK FOR INSPIRATIONS AND EXAMPLES????

So Im going to try and keep a "sketch-a-day" journal. I have no idea if I will be able to stick to it or how well it will turn out. I really want to improve and refine my drawing skill and Im hoping that this experiment is successful and works. (x>.<x) *fingers-crossed*