Many new artists who are on the journey of learning how to draw have asked me, time and again, how to start?
Of course, you would immediately realize that there are many possibilities that we can explore here.
But one very useful way of deciding where to start is to think about how useful is our art.
As artists, we don’t create art for ourselves alone. In fact, it serves us not to think of art as something that’s separate from the rest of this world. To keep ourselves grounded, and manifest our ideas in reality, we may want to consciously choose to think about what our art is, relative to the rest of this world.
For example, all commissioned artists cannot sell their art if they create art only for themselves. It is when their customers see that their art is of some value that they purchase anything from the artists. Here, anyone would recognize that different people see value differently. One person could buy a piece of art because he sees it as an abstract beauty, while another could buy the same piece of art but not for it’s abstract beauty but for it’s perfect fit into his home’s deco. You see, it’s all a matter of relativity.
So how useful is your art? I’m sure, by now, some ideas are swimming around in your head. Explore the possibilities, then make a conscious choice.
I’m writing this entry at 2:45am in the morning. The Home Study Course is on track to be launched at the end of this month. I’ll be broadcasting to all the members to inform everyone on the official launch date soon.
But I want to quickly add this entry because I just happen to be thinking about this. It’s about the laziness in all of us. You see, when I launch Vol.2 of the Home Study Course, I know I’m going to have to write a “sales letter”. I know some of you absolutely resist that and all your alarms go off and you’re going, “What?!? You’re going to sell something to me? No way!”
Well, to be honest, I hate selling as much as you do. But unfortunately, that’s how the world works. To be able to continue doing what I love on this website, I have to sell because just like you, I’ve got to eat and I’ve bills to pay.
Plus, I know I’ve put in the effort to solve your problems and earn the right to offer you a top notch product. So if you think you need a little help with drawing or painting, and can afford the 100 bucks of so, kindly show your support. I’ll be really appreciative of it. I promise
But I was just talking about the sales letter. You know, I believe there’s always a hint of that tiny bit of laziness in all of us. It’s just human nature. Knowing that, I can write my sales letter to make use of this little known fact to acquire more sales.
And I would write something like, “You don’t have to do anything more. Just sit back and relax, and I’ll present all the solutions to you and you don’t have to even lift a finger to improve your drawing skills.”
But if you know me, you know I’m not going to do that. Instead, I’ll just do the direct opposite and probably say something like, “Yes, you have to do something. You have to digest the information, use it and practice your drawing. Then you have to read the course again to see if you miss out anything and then practice some more!”
Now if I say something like that, chances are some people are not going to buy from me. Just because there’s that little bit of laziness in all of us.
But you know what. Even though it’ll cost me some sales, I’m still going to stick to my gun and say it anyway. Who cares about a few lousy lost sales. I’ll always stick to my principle of always acting in the best interest of my customers no matter what happens so I can’t imagine not telling the truth.
And the truth is, the course is not a magic pill (sounds familiar?). All the problems have been defined, properly researched, and the solutions presented as clearly as I can. BUT, if you’re not willing to play your part and put in some effort, there’ll be no fruits for you to enjoy at the end of the day.
So if you are REALLY serious about learning how to paint or draw, drown the word “laziness” or kick it out of the window or do whatever you have to do and embark on the never ending journey of learning how to draw and paint.
I look forward to speaking with you in the Home Study Course.
I just used Feedburner to burn the feed for this blog today. Feeds are a good way to distribute content. If you see at the footer of this blog, there’re a couple of links called “Entries (RSS)” and “Comments(RSS)”.
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I’m talking about Enya here. If you need to find some great music to get into that festive mood, check out this great video….what a voice! Close your eyes,…just let your mind drift…and enjoy…
Today is a very special day. It’s the wedding anniversary of me and Sandy. We were registered for marriage exactly one year ago.
Last year, after the ROM ceremony, we went to a nice little place called New York, New York for dinner. The cafe served a wide variety of western food, and Sandy just adores western food.
It was the first time we got had a meal there, and it was really enjoyable.
Today, we went there again to celebrate our wedding anniversary. I ordered a dish called Jiggy Piggy. It had two generous portions of pork chops, layered with a coat of black pepper sauch.
Sandy had something more interesting. She ordered a dish called Big, big breakfast. No, that wasn’t a typo. It’s really a big big breakfast. You get giant portions of everything! 2 sasuages, 2 eggs, 4 slices of bacon, 1/2 of a huge roasted tomato, and 2 thick pancakes with lots of maple syrup.
The meal was delicious but I kept myself entertained by observing the way Sandy consumed her big big breakfast. She used the knife to make thin cuts across the entire pancake, and then poured the maple syrup on it and let it sipped into the thin slits.
Then she caught me looking at her, and asked me what I was looking at. I laughed and asked her why she had to do that. She said it’d make the pancakes taste all nice and sweet on the inside. Haha, which 28 year old married woman still does that to their pancakes? Precious.
It was obvious that she was enjoying every bit of her big big breakfast. And that totally enhances the whole experience. In my mind, I took a couple of seconds to remind myself how important Sandy is in my life. With a smile on my face, I continued attacking my 2 pieces of lean pork chops.
1 simple meal, 1 anniversary. I’m the luckiest man alive.
