Hi there,
If you have been wondering where have I been hiding ever since the last 2 months, then let me tell you, it was life happening right then and there. Between project deadlines, sick kids and me, term exams for kids- it was like juggling multiple balls in the air at the same time. Now that that's done and the scary part is crossed. Here's a big hug to being back.
Every evening I go for a walk outside. I love seeing the sky, smelling the flowers, greeted by honking sounds and zip-zapping cars. I feel alive, when I am out in the nature. But Yesterday was different. After all the chaotic Jan to March, I wanted to just unwind, have fun and create art just for myself. Something I wanted to make a mess. For the first time, I felt the urge to create only ugly art. I gave myself permission that I just wanted to make whatever I want without any judgement.
So as I walked, I picked a whole lot of sticks, which I then narrowed down and kept a few of them. I simply loved doing this. It felt like a little kid back again, bending down on the streets and picking up sticks.
Here's what I brought back home.
Then, I just took out my black acrylic paint, that was hard and almost dried. It was hard and wouldn't move on the page. Exactly how I wanted.
But why??? Simply because, I wanted to just make art without any judgement, I just wanted to make a mess and art wasn't perfect or right.
At our Kidlitnest This month, our theme is Cats and Dogs. So I thought let's draw some cats.
Here's how they came out.
They may not be beautiful, they may not be perfect. They may also not look like cats in many places. But what's important is that, I enjoyed. I had loads of fun, just being messy and letting go any intention to make them look good.
What do you do when you just wanna have fun?
I get out my oil pastels when I want to play! I love how messy and smooshy they are on my hands and paper