I did this pretty quick sketch and I struggled throughout it. But! The whole time I’m thinking to myself: you are listening in during a meeting with a topic that is also challenging, and you are making it work! You are doing the repetitions. The outcome is not the point. The outcome is never the point.
You just go with it. You share.
This is what you couldn’t do when you were younger; when you didn’t know it was okay to be you, AS YOU ARE.
What I did was use a random animal generator online. I wanted to have an animal to work with that was spontaneous and that would make it even more of a challenge.
I could worry about the end product and fix whatever is wrong or could be improved upon, or I can just try again tomorrow with another spontaneous challenge.
What can you do to help yourself stay on the move? If you can stop being so critical and just let go…. What would you do?
Give me some feedback about the emotion here. I’m curious about the energy. Please do share!
Fiesta Estrellas 
Interesting drawing Ka. there seems to be a protectiveness/caution to the adult and curious/caution in the child.
Thank you! That’s probably why it was easier for me to draw the child! 😆 more curious… 🧐 while also cautious and the youth of childhood is just inviting!
I agree with Brad’s assessment.
Thank, Alethea 🙂
As I said to Brad, this might have been why it was easier for me to express the child through the drawing much better than the parent! More curious and “light.”
As do I. Uncertainty from both faces, protectiveness from the mother, desire for security from the child.
More interesting is why. What in you has generated this, Ka? I’m not asking for an answer, unless you want to give it, but wonder if it is worth you pondering.
Of course, your interpretation of the image may be entirely different.
My father was an artist, by the way. He used to say, “a picture is always finished.”
Interesting thoughts, Simon. Thank you for sharing. I drew from an image that had those contents. I chose it as a study to relate to the subject and curious about inspiration and the random nature of spontaneous giving myself an assignment. I think my interpretation is pretty much what I wrote up there. I love your dad’s words and I’m gonna enjoy spending some time with that concept “a picture is always finished.” It says a lot about what makes a picture. Is it perceivable? Yes! Love this exploration! Thank you. 🙏🏻 😃
The random part of the assignment I gave myself: the animal. I used an online generator to give me an animal. I don’t have much experience drawing animals. It gave me gorilla 🦍 and when I looked, I thought the baby was super cute. I drew the mama first though, her lip, holding back. Maybe she was hyper aware of the photographer.
If you want to get quantum physics about it: there are so many observers here in the making of this. 😃
I’m adding more by eliciting comments 😉
Um…was it because you were ‘trying’ to do something instead of letting it flow. Ie When I’m doing something I love, it just comes through. If I am trying, which we all are in a teacher student environment, or any learning environment, we approach it differently. With a stress (and I mean a focus type stress), to achieve something. Just a thought Ka 🤗❤️🙏
Weeee I love your thoughts!
There was definitely ‘some’ trying but it was also just being with discomfort and having that be its own enjoyment! Learning is what we should be doing all the time. We never learn and then are like “okay, done.” But the picture might be done (See Simon’s comment?). I love your thoughts, Mark. I always, always do. Some stress is beautiful: like working out those muscles, or for example: I just got back on roller skates at age 44 (almost 45!) and you know what? My Tibialis Anterior was burning! 🔥 Then, I felt the flow. The work helps generate the structure for the flow. 😃🦍👁️💭🥰
Well said Ka, it is in poking our ‘bits’ that they ease up. And yes roller skate antics as well 🤣 All our bits need to begin somewhere to go through and attain ‘full function’ so to speak. A process.
And yes to Simon’s comment, it is ‘where’ we are at that also delivers ‘our’ attitude, our intent, our way of being into…well, anything we do. (As an example), psychologically you may have had difficulty with your mother and unintentionally put a harder face, meaner eyes etc, simply because that is you. Or you didn’t relate to her so blocked her out. But in doing your drawing found it difficult to then relate to that subject. Mind you, that is what makes us all so unique.
I love chocolate but a friend can’t stand it. I’ve offered counseling but she is such a difficult patient 🤣❤️🙏
Hahah you are so funny! You have entertained me thoroughly. Thank you for playing 😃 it’s so interesting how the exploration of art is. Each person has their own “spin” on it. We can enjoy the process, and it’s gonna be fun to post more. Again, I think of the quantum physics and the layering of minds. There’s a reality out there but no one really has it. Joe Dispenza said this weekend, and I love this, “the probability that we are accurate about reality, using our 5 senses, is zero.” In the quantum field and with gorillas there’s also archetypes. Have a great day, Mark! 😃🤗💕
Haha, he was spot on Ka. Enjoy the journey regardless kind lady 🤣❤️🙏
Yes I am very much! 😃🤣🙃☺️
I think Brad nailed it Ka… Especially with the protective/caution .. I was going to say shyness too and insecurity. Learning to Trust..
We are often our own worst critics… learning to just be, in the moment, going with the flow of our creativity and accepting the outcomes..
I did an experimental watercolour using droplets of clear water today to fill them with colour…. I wasn’t happy with the outcome… But I will give it another go…
This is what comes to mind..
Life is learning to trust ourselves while we learn to trust others. As we learn to let go and not be over protective over the ones we love…
Sending much love Ka.. ❤
I love your adding your layering here too. There is a lot of interest in the way the mama is holding the baby gorilla. 🦍 I think the baby just was easier to draw. I think youth has less holding back. Still as gorillas they are both cautious because a photographer is in their midst! Haha! 🤣 thank you for sharing the love of letting go with more faith and not holding too tight a grasp. Reminds me of the Kahlil Gibran, “On Children” poem. If I add my own personal slant it would be: just that adorableness can keep us close and endeared to one another.
Best wishes with your experimental watercolor. I’m sure it’s marvelous and we will all enjoy your fairies and more!
Thanks for chiming in and being present! 🎁 😍😘 much loved returned! ☺️🤗💕
Thank you Ka…. I lost interest in the bubble droplets today and painted a fox instead.. 🙂 Just a quick sketch in watercolour.. Am I happy with it… Hummmm…. lol…. But it took half an hour of enjoying creating… The bubbles of water droplets I experimented making into flowers as the tutorial suggested..
I am in that in-between stage of wanting to create, finding something different, and yet sticking with what I know LOL….
But I love trying out new things and stretching myself… Patience was the lesson today 🙂 So I went back to reading my book on the swing outside as the sun shone today and the temps were 14C so warmer.. 🙂 xx
Sending HUGS your way Ka.. ❤
I read your reply with great delight! I felt a giggle when you said you lost interest in the bubble droplets and painted a fox 🦊 instead. Just that description tells me more than plain words. So much delight in your words, from patience, stretching, and to the sunlight on the swing. Thank you so very much for sharing! There was a moment yesterday when I was helping me daughter into her karate uniform while in the van and the warm sun shone on my back and it felt magnificent. Many many hugs back!
Yes the sun makes all the difference.. Even our cat today spend all day basking in it… And the temps today sored to 18 C… That to us is like Summer LOL 🙂
And I remember taking our Granddaughter to Jujitsu classes most weeks, as her parents worked different shifts.. she started at age 5.. And did it until she was 10… She is now 14..
She also started ballroom dancing aged 4… and still does that…. And has a bedroom of ribbons and medals and certificates…
Goodness and how time fly’s.. Make the most of those beautiful early years.. ❤
Big hugsxx
I love this Ka. I see a protective parent holding and hugging his precious child, while the child looks curious and secure. ❤
Thank you, friend, for contributing your take here!! Yes 🙌🏻 I can see the child now looking very secure through your eyes. 👀 In fact, I think the child always flowed easily for me. Haha! 🤣 yes this is love. Love. Love. 💗 Parent and Child love is so special from all angles. ☺️
Absolute! ❤ ❤
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Beautiful.
Thank you, Cindy! 😃
The more we express and explore through creativity the more we learn about ourselves and understand what is possible! I love the picture Ka. So many ways to interpret this, just like life! 🥰💞🥰
Yes Karen, so well said! I crave the depth of living on that edge of pulling the Self out into the world. The inner journey is thee journey. Thank you for loving my picture ☺️ and reading my post. I’m glad you can see so many different perspectives! To me, the multitude is the spice of life! What is possible? Let’s go and find out. Let’s sit and listen and find out. Let’s be and share. 🙏🏻🌠
Amen 🙏🏻💞💞💞
I love that you are doing these drawings and challenging yourself to be spontaneous! I had an art teacher who used to give us all kinds of strange challenges with time limits, just to help us let go of perfectionism and the inner critic. It was super fun! And I agree with Brad on the emotions. I saw the same. Wonderful.
Yes, Diana,
I once had a sculpting teacher get our whole class invested in what he was working on for the demo, and then he smashed it onto the floor all of a sudden. It was a beautiful bust, a gorgeous male face. Smashed. He told us he didn’t want us to stop pushing ourselves because of the appearance of thoughts around fear of “not wanting to mess this or that part up.”
He wanted us to push past our current levels.
Yes, the inner critic goes away when we say “hah! I have power over you.” That’s why I did it. Because I can. Because I will.
Yes, interesting about the emotions and the intrinsic nature of securing our loved ones: as with parent and child. After all, there was a photographer photographing these gorillas. I was curious about how people received the emotional part, and if there was an energy beyond the emotion. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for visiting.
Just keep doing….and loving. :)xx
Thank you so much. I am motivated by love! 🙂 xo and the doing, is… happening. Sometimes to my surprise, and also with effort. It’s a good combo 🙂
An excellent combo…:)xx
This is a beautiful post, Ka. I love what you say here. I just want to say that having a buddy like you makes it all the more easy to be me. You bring out the goodness in people.
You are total artist. There is so much creative energy in you .. it spills over to us. I love the openness of this post. The genuineness that is you is soul stirring.
Thank you , Ka. I enjoyed your drawing too. Very expressive piece of artwork.
Your words cross the cosmos and touch my heart in such a unique way. You make me feel seen and heard and you also make it easier for me to be me. That’s the greatest compliment you have given me: “having a buddy like you makes it all the more easy to be me. You bring out the goodness in people.” Thank you, dear Yassy! Being very aware of my openness helps me feel well-received. That you see that (and it’s not outright easy) It’s an offering from my spirit to reveal my process. It helps my creativity flow…
What a gift 🎁 is your friendship and deep understanding . You are a diamond 💎 and your own talents and creativity encourages me further. Thank you ❤️🔥
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Thank you for being there, for being you and for making it easy for us to be us .. your openness and kindness helps bind the WordPress community in a warm and positive manner .. encompassing all of us in a most unique way. Be well. I send soul embraces to my soul sibling 🥰🤗😘..
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Beautifully written! I just let to go without thinking more .
Thanks, Priti! Yes, that’s just the thing…. Let it flow. Thank you for visiting 🙂
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Hi Priti what a great story about an underdog who came around to make such a contribution. My favorite line “
He became a Banyan tree with a comfortable shade. Lots of children made their future in his shadow.” Great job I added a few comments and 50 points. Have a great weekend!
I would probably do more art if I would let go and not be so critical. It would be more fun. Maybe background music would help. I love that you sketch which would be good for me to do more often. The gorillas’ faces are very expressive.
I love the idea of you adding some background music. I am basically looking forward to seeing more of your angels. They always feel so fluid and free to me. What if you really didn’t care about the outcome and really went for all your inspirations? That is, even if you didn’t have the full time to commit to a project, what could you do with 5-10min? I wonder what would show up for you? I have so much curiosity about the little ways we can prevent procrastination and just make our mark and be in conversation with ourselves! Thank you for visiting! I felt like the gorillas were very expressive too! I think they are so cute, honestly. They don’t have that very intense gorilla 🦍 energy I’m accustomed to.
Thank you so much for this encouragement and understanding. I will get my sketch pad back on the coffee table where it was a while back and look forward to having conversations with myself and the angels! 🙂 ❤
This is my greatest pleasure ever, to gentle nudge in the direction you always wish to go in! Your angels are lovely and your conversations with yourself are sure to be full of wisdom! What I love so much about blogging with creatives and such warm-hearted individuals is that we are always inspiring one another. Vital in these times! 🤗❤️
❤ ❤ ❤ I am so thankful for you!
I know when I get bogged down in the mental side of things I can lose the spontaneity of creation. It’s funny…my post today was about moving…whichever way. Life is movement…not standing still. And so I would say …just keep moving…just keep drawing…juts keep pushing yourself!
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Hi Lorrie, yesterday I was writing a longish reply to you and it deleted. The app just quit and the words completely disappeared. It upset me and I was busy with my family and wrote to you while my husband was driving. Our weekends are usually packed full of kid time. Anyways, I was unable to recapture what I wrote. So, I did the best thing I could do at the time, and left it go.
I think I was gonna say: my whole life I’ve always lived outside of my comfort zone. Sometimes it’s about whether or not I am pushing myself to try something new or even just to share it. I wanted readers to get the message that it’s best to just not be so self critical and just present what you do, where you are at on any given day, even if it’s still in the works, even if it’s not the best thing you’ve ever done. Even if you are having a “bad” day.
I read your post and also wanted to reply yesterday but the fact that I lost all the text, well, it just changed everything.
Yes, be spontaneous. Just keep swimming, too. I wrote this blog post to encourage others. I also wanted some feedback on the sense of energy and/of emotion in the image and wanted to see if people could differentiate between the two.
Thank you for visiting. I’ll hop over to your blog very soon this morning! You are so right that when we get caught up in our thoughts we can lose the spontaneity (and I’d say intuition) of creation.
Love and hugs, Ka 😍
Oh…I’ve had that happen numerous times, Ka. It is always disconcerting because it always seems it happens when you are in the middle of pouring your heart and soul onto the screen!
Thank you for writing again today…we have to believe that whatever the reason things go POUF…into the ethers…it was meant to be.
It’s funny…if you look closely, our posts are of a similar idea…not surprising 😉
Sending all kinds of love and light 😊💜
Skepticism? Fear? Apes have higher cognitive processes so it’s possible, right?!
Hi Pam! It’s entirely possible. In fact I think the limbic system being the oldest part of the brain includes the amygdala which processes fear. Your comment makes me think, for some reason, about how to retrain the amygdala through breathing 😮💨 practices. The neuroplasticity applies to even the older parts of the brain. For example the hippocampus has been shown to grow new neurons especially with increased exercise.
When I see these gorillas today, I think the mama gorilla looks sad. Maybe it’s because she’s unsure about the humans in her environment. The baby looks comfy in her mamas arms, to me. The mama also looks tired and a bit weary.
Just like all mamas, Ka!😘🤗
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Btw your book arrived just yesterday! I won’t be ready to dive in yet, but this brings it up higher on the queue!
Oooo, fun! Thank you!
Yes, it should be a fun read. I read all of the blurbs people
wrote about the book. Did you co-write this book?
I did co-write the book. Four years of effort, BTDubs. The writer’s life! ✍️
I guess more appropriately my question would have been “how do you co-write a novel”?!
Well, it’s not for the feint I’d heart, I’ll say that. I basically wrote the story and created the characters and my co-author explained the science to me and made sure that was all good. We bit dis the editing. Long process. 😎
Awesome! Well I can tell already that the attention to the language in the prose is wonderfully descriptive. I’ll be looking forward to reading and getting to know the characters and the plot. Thanks for sharing that. I was indeed curious. 🧐 I did realize it’s a big endeavor, but I also wanted to know if the other writer constructed any of the plot or characters so you have helped me understand. Thanks 🙏🏻 🙂xx
It’s loosely based on a true story so the event of a failed clinical trial was the true part and the rest was made up. 🙏
Thank you also for answering the other question I had but didn’t manage to articulate! 🙂🙏🏻
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