Welcome to week two, and another amazing week in the land of Draw What You Love. Absolutely amazing pictures, very inspiring. Thank you for sharing more of what you love, just what we all need to get us through January.
There are many ways to practice drawing mindfully. One way is to have a go at what is known as ‘continuous line drawing’ whilst looking only at the object you are drawing and not at the paper.
To do this, first choose your subject matter. Then put your drawing implement on your paper and draw your subject matter without taking your pencil or pen off the paper and without looking at the paper. Look only at the object that you are drawing. Really enjoy looking at it. Don’t worry about what your drawing will look like. Really be there with what you are drawing. Try to imagine what it might feel like to be that object. Remember to breathe! You can do this for five or ten minutes, or for however long you like. You can set a timer. After you have finished you can look at your mindful drawing. You will see your drawing is full of life and you will have captured some of the essence of your subject matter. You can do another one, just for fun! There are some examples of continuous line drawings of birds from the first week.
