Drawing

I’m cool about the art group. It’s just not for me just now. I’m going to play with my pencils and paints and have some food. I love drawing faces so I will enjoy learning some skills and techniques with that and right now, I’ll follow lessons from YouTube and books but I think I’ll probably follow your suggestion and get some books from the library first. I’m trying to limit my time on YouTube just now. 

I actually learned quite a lot in the few classes I had. I learned about mixing colours and drawing a room from a certain perspective. I learned some good tips and it’s given me something to be going on with and when I’m ready, I’ll take some lessons in one form or another. Maybe a drawing holiday somewhere lovely. 

I think I’ll start, as you suggested, with learning the pencil strokes and using different pencils and drawing shapes. I have been noticing that lots of pictures are made from similar shapes so yeah, that’s a good idea. Thank you. 

Enjoy the landscapes and city scapes. Have you got any work you’d like to share? 

It's a shame about the art group, I've been having a one 2 one helper with me, maybe that's an idea for you, I've slowly got to talk to people, although still having anxiety. We've been doing landscapes and most recently cityscapes, Which I was surprised how well I did in the lesson. I find drawing faces difficult, but I've only started in Autermn. The basic drawing skill is to learn different drawing strokes and then drawing shapes. If it's difficult to choose a book to buy, try the library, Youtube is awesome, I use it a lot. But most of all have fun with what you do

Lol! And yes, we are definitely richer. Who defined what poor was anyway? And why balance it only on financial wealth? Surely, life is not governed by money! Money comes and goes. When it needs to be here, it is, and when it’s not needed, it’s elsewhere, being needed somewhere else. We don’t have to hord it. Jeez, we’re aspire, we’ve been through far worse ;) 

No, No! You didn't say 'should', I was talking about the people around me at the time! There was a lot of, perhaps well-meaning, advice around at the time but, like you, I learned to listen to myself instead. I think we're both richer for it.    

Hey, I got food last week from what the food bank were giving away! But do you think I feel poor? Not on your life. I know I’m as rich as any man could be. Like you, I’m in this beautiful, sometimes sad, sometimes exhausting, sometimes wonderful, sometimes distressing, sometimes nothing and many more things, but the greatest thing of all, is I’m surrendering to who I am and that’s good enough.

I didn’t say you ‘should’ get back to art Endymion. If I did, I apologise. I’m all for just doing whatever we want right now. I’d say we deserve it, and if anybody were to challeng me on that, they’ll lose.

I feel like I’m washing away the past 50 years of walking in the desert, and sometimes I swear I can feel it leaving me. Even if I wanted to do more than I can right now, I couldn’t, because I really am so exhausted. And that’s ok. I need this rest.

Enjoy your rest. But if you are considering ever working again, be sure to get what you love doing in place first, otherwise we end up with a repeat of what got us here. We’re autistic. We do things differently. And I’m going to find my way, when I’m ready.

Thank you Former Member, you're right. I should get back to it again, it would be nice to lose myself like that again for a while. I've not been looking for work for the past three years either, since leaving a particularly stressful job that had taken it's toll on my health, but instead have been seeing this period as much-needed repair time. Instead of attending to what I 'should' be doing I've focused on what I need to be doing for my own health and peace of mind and, really, I wish I'd done it years ago! I'm very much financially poorer, of course, but I think I'm finally feeling mentally healthier than ever before. Like meeting the real me for the first time and realising that I actually like her :)   

Get to it Endymion. And you don’t have to be good at any of it, just enjoy it. I have decided I’m shaping my life around the things I enjoy, such as art, walking, writing, reading, learning a new language, doing some little writing courses, all the things I enjoy. Because if I get a job first and then think I’ll do any of these things, they won’t happen. I’ll be all exhausted from the job and trying to keep my balance in a world that moves too quick for me. But these things are important aspects of our lives that can’t be overlooked without consequences. 

They don’t have to be memories Robert, get ya books and pencils out. That’s what I’m doing. I do the adult colouring books as well but aim to improve my drawing skills. The better you get at something the more you enjoy it and it can provide a lot of relaxation. 

Yes, I've always found art relaxing and can lose myself in a project for hours. I miss spending the day looking around art galleries, there aren't any really good ones where I live now. I prefer making things to painting (which I'm not good at) but I quite enjoy drawing and design. 

I used to draw when I was younger 8,9,10,11 or there about.  And I have very fond memories.  I copied dozens of drawings from my collection of Enid Blyton books.  It relaxed me and gave me a great deal of pleasure.   Happy memories. ️

Zatanna said:

Does anyone like drawing or art on here?

Yes.

Yes, I love drawing and doing art. I’m about to purchase a table which will enable me to do my art work easier. I recently joined an art groups, which was good and I enjoyed it, but I wasn’t ready for it. I’m building up my collection of paints etc and I think I’m going to get a book, a simple guide to drawing or something and go from there. I love drawing faces, so want to learn more about drawing faces. I’m just going to have some fun with it.