The Artist in Me…
May 25, 2008 by lambertjjl
Remember when I told you about that feeling of excitement and inspiration that I seemed to have lost when it comes to art? I have written about it recently, please click here to read about it.
I thought I had totally lost it.
Then right after my birthday this year (May), having been to the Lake District, I felt a sudden rush of inspiration. For some reason, having seen illustrations and works of Beatrix Potter (Beatrix Potter is an English author and Illustrator who created Peter Rabbit, to learn more about her, please click here) gave me a sudden flow of excitement to draw again, to do what I love to do. No, I do not dream of being a famous painter. I just love art. Full stop. I don’t paint perfectly and I think sometimes my sketches suck big time. But to be able to do it again makes me happier and makes me enjoy life even more. I believe that inside each of us is an artist waiting to come out. It just takes that tiny bit of inspiration, that flow of excitement, that feeling that makes your imagination run wild. I believe with my whole heart that each person can look up in the sky, see the clouds and imagine those shapes that resemble life on earth. I sometimes look at the patterns of a flooring at work or our carpet in the lounge at home and those tiny lines that look invisible without close examination come to life. Somehow I get them connected and in my mind make a picture of a face of a woman or a child or a man. Sometimes the curves become a tree or a beautiful farmhouse. My imagination is weird, I know, but I love it that way.
I don’t know what just happened to me at the Lake District, but this reminds me of what Rheuben (my husband’s best friend who lives in Preston) said to me about the beautiful place. He said, ‘Len, that will be the most beautiful place you will ever visit. It is a magical place. I don’t know how to describe it to you but I think it’s magic being there.’
I think I’ve experienced just that.
Magic.
But even that is an understatement.
My Wonderboy’s eyes inspired by his lovely photograph which I copied, or should i say, tried to copy.
A glimpse of my bedroom…
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i am TOO EXCITED for you, len!! it is definitely coming back!:) your talent in drawing - i can see it in the 2 samples you shared with us- is returning to you!! somehow, i believe what Rheuben said. you were touched by the MAGIC of Lake District … its beauty struck that artist’s cord deep within you, and it slowly came alive. and here you are now … slowly, but surely, starting again. CONGRATULATIONS!! i love Wonderboy’s eyes!! so haunting … so intense. and you definitely captured the lines and structure of your bed post, right down to the flowery design on the bedcover. what can i say, but- KEEP IT UP, len!! you are on the right track. don’t lose that MAGIC that woke the artist in you on your trip to Lake District. keep it going. share more drawings with us. i can hardly wait to see more!! good luck ..