Welcome to the very first *official* entry to my art blog. I think I'm gonna try to do this once a week, if you have any suggestions for entries, or if you want me to talk about something specific, please do not hesitate to let me know by commenting here, by DMing me on my instagram (here) or emailing me (here)
Patience
noun- the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
- an ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay: to have patience with a slow learner.
- quiet, steady perseverance; even-tempered care; diligence: to work with patience.
I think my favorite of those definitions is the third one, because it reminds me of what I try to aim for when I'm drawing: steady perseverance and even-tempered care.
This is not to say that I achieve it immediately, because often when I start a drawing how accurate it looks right from the beginning and how quickly I can finish are things that make me very anxious, but accuracy and productivity also require patience and practice.
Wanting our drawing to be accurate from the very first line is almost delusional. There has to be something on the paper which we can then make into an accurate drawing (if, of course, accuracy is even what we're aiming for cuz I sure as shit don't necessarily go for that every time).
So going from a blank piece of paper to a finished drawing is a journey during which we are constantly trying to find our way, and I put it this way because for me it feels as though I'm always making small corrections and looking for something.
I must remind myself of the search and being patient really quite often while I'm drawing. Once I'm able to draw for several sessions (I work in intervals of 20min work - 10min break, this btw is loosely based on the Pomodoro Technique), I can get into a groove where I feel more focused and rather studious. It's super satisfying for me to "find" the nuance in a portrait or in a figure, with a slightly darker mark or a sharper transition, and dealing with the entirety of the landscape the portrait or human figure is.
Feel free to let me know what you think about being patient in the context of art or in any other situation. Sometimes it's not easy!
