Drawing Good and Bad

I always like to draw, but sometimes I really don't know what to draw. Looking at others piece always seem to do more harm than good. I felt inferior and ended up questioning my own decision. I believe you reader had quite a similar narrative to mine, as its just so happen to be both our generation’s gift and curse (as an early gen z).

After swimming head-on with my emotions, I find it easier to just draw what I had experienced before, a memory. Sometimes it’s a landscape I saw on a hike, random objects on my table, or people sitting across me on the train. Photograph usually helps me to be more confident in my drawing, because it turns out that I’m good at covering up myself and imitating others, it seems. ha-ha. All bad jokes aside, I think it is still my heartfelt attempt to express myself.

This world doesn’t give us a pause button permit. Sometimes our desire is just to be in that moment. Like when the sunray seeps through the damp forest, or when the city suddenly feels enjoyable to walk in, or even when a ghibli scene appeared before our very eyes. I can describe 10 lines more. Sadly, I’m no Dr. Strange or Hayao Miyazaki, time just unapologetically moves forward, leaving me forward.

Nowadays, our gen z survival instinct is to take out our phone and take a picture or video of that passing moment, just to keep it in the cloud or erased it when the phone memory is full. I find it better to put those moments on paper, without rulers. But who am I to say amidst all those artwork with heartwarming stories, motivating quotes, and aesthetically-pleasing visuals that feels like it's made in heaven??

I always remind myself to not be such a grump. So, let’s start scribbling away with me, shall we? Laugh at my attempt here.

06–28–2021, 0.07–0.43