Over the last few months, I've been immersing myself in writing related activities. Writing workshops, author meetings, helping out at Blackpool's Wordpool Festival of Words, a little bit of networking when possible and ... two art classes a week.
Other than constantly doodling [do I really spend that much time on the phone?] colouring outside the lines in primary school and my one attempt at drawing a rabbit during a senior school art class, I have never sketched an object or person, coloured, painted with water-colour pencils, acrylics or been involved in artistic projects of the paint-brush sort other than painting emulsion on walls and satin on skirting-boards and doors.
So, here's one of my first offerings, a spin off from my first art class - 'Drawing and painting for the terrified' ... The weird thing is, when I draw, it seems to clear my mind. So, having given my brain a holiday, some 'brain off time', some chillin' out space, I'm ready to get going with the yukky paperwork tasks that always seem to need attending to.
So try it - try something new - something out of your comfort zone. Besides,you'll be subject to meeting some new, maybe wacky people - and that's gotta be fun !
Anyway, with a clear mind ... I'm off to finish the text edit for my real job.
Gillian
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