This is the first drawing and, mind you, it will positivitally not be the last! Mind you. I'm starting this blog right now because I feel like it's more than necessary. I'm an artist. I struggle with that fact, daily which I find ridiculously counterproductive to my artistry. I struggle with believing that it is in fact true, that I am an artist. "I do exist!"I have to keep telling myself. I think many artists fight this good fight as well, but in reality, let's be honest, it's a terrible fight, a really stupid, pointless, absurd battle. Of course, you, me, all us, are artists!
Okay, this may sound a bit naive and many would begin to argue and make very valid points to oppose, explaining that in actuality, not everyone is an artist, that some people simply do not make things, that they lack the "talent" or "skill". Well, I'm here to attest, that truth be told, we all create and we all have creative qualities. In some, they are not yet awakened or appreciated. In others, they are not labeled as creative. A mathematician is creative, come on they are. Watch how they rapidly derive equations and algorithms, that appear to non-mathers, like myself, to resemble writings found on the Rosetta Stone. Scientists are creative. They have to develop ways to study and learn and change the world with these studies. Think about the invention of flight, how creative is that?! And physicists, think chaos theory and string theory, pretty creative! Then there are doctors, lawyers, teachers, even police people, who all have to be creative to hold their jobs. They have to figure out how to deal with people, how to help them, protect them, affect their minds. This is all a form of creation and if we lacked creation, we wouldn't be here, well obviously. I mean we all were created, right, so my point is, don't you think that gene passes down, that creative gene, we all have it, we do. I mean, look back to the paleolithic era. Before our human ancestors created language, they painted images, symbols on the walls of caves to express, to be creative. It's innate. It's a part of us.
After language, we became very excited about language and ended up believing language was the main way to communicate and express. We started to believe if people used other forms of expression, they were special and gifted, and that form of expression was not meant for us. But, in reality, we all have something in us that words cannot express. Our consciousness is not verbal. It's not cognitive. It's a lot more and as artists, as creative beings, we all can express this in, really, any way. It doesn't have to be through painting a painting, or making a sculpture, but art is a great way to connect with that silent voice within, that may not even really understand itself.
So, with that being said, the difference between being an artist and creating is actually pretty tiny. The only difference between the two is that one (the artist) is titled as an artist and the other is not. But I'm laboriously trying to prove the point that, again, we are all artists. I should really listen to myself here, in my struggle to truly believe I am an artist. I don't want to be that person that says, "Do as I say, not as I do." So I'm writing this blog to hold myself accountable for being an artist like you, like everyone, and I'm parading proudly about it. I'm going to do a drawing a day, no matter how busy I am or how tired I am or how much I feel like my drawing is a piece of crap. Even if it is, I will still put it up to maintain the idea, that I am creating. I will create, damnit!! If anyone who is reading this wants to join me in this creative endeavor, (maybe we could even create a creative movement!), please draw with me, daily. Trust me, it's super therapeutic to draw if you can free your mind, and realize you are no better or worse than any other artist. You are just simply creating, which, quite frankly, is awesome!
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