Can you draw whimsy?
#32
Rely on coloring books and kids' coloring pictures online to get your pictures. Have fun.
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#33
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Location: Sonoma County, CA
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I think you SHOULD try again! If you want to, anyway. That teacher flat out lied to you, there is no reason you can't draw or paint whatever the heck you want, and the more you draw and paint, the better you'll get at making your hands follow the creations in your mind.
Kind of how I'm trying to improve my FMQ-ing right now but my brain and my hands haven't yet come to an agreement on how that all goes together, LOL. I don't care if it's not perfect or even "right" in the meantime, and anybody who want to look at my work and tell me there's no point in trying to improve anymore deserves a slap. I'm not going to stop and if someone doesn't like it then they can just go look at something else. So there!
#34
I can't draw to save my life. I can't even do block lettering. Luckily for me all four of my best friends did at least a year of art school (one actually got an art degree) so if I am in need of something, I can almost always get them to draw something out for me. We actually do a lot of trading. The friend with the art degree wanted a quilt for her new home so I told her I would make it if she designed my Christmas cards for me this year.
My cards were the talk of the family and she loves her new quilt!
My cards were the talk of the family and she loves her new quilt!
#36
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Location: Small town in Northeast Oregon close to Washington and Idaho
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I was the cartoonist for the high school paper. I can draw and love to do it. My daughter is the same way. My father painted with oils. I love to doodle. I haven't used my ability in quilting yet, though. I took college art classes in high school. I still have all my cartoons from my high school paper. They were pretty good, not as good as I thought I was at that age, though. I am better now. I have drawing paper everywhere in the house. I am great at cartoons and still life. I don't like to oil paint. But I would love to incorporate my drawing into my quilting somehow. I love to applique, so maybe I'll try to use my own ideas and make a wall hanging.
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