Doug of Akkad
"I don't do it because I enjoy it. But because it's the only way I can understand things."
This is a quote from one of my favourite artists, Dennis Creffield. I've been pondering it for a while now and I still can't decide if it applies. I'm not sure if I enjoy the act or if I simply garner some satisfaction from making new things. If I've gone out and come back with a load of drawings I consider anodyne or "safe" I get disheartened. If I feel like I've pushed myself it feels like work, not fun, but I get a huge sense of elation afterwards.
Maybe there's only real satisfaction in newness.
This is a quote from one of my favourite artists, Dennis Creffield. I've been pondering it for a while now and I still can't decide if it applies. I'm not sure if I enjoy the act or if I simply garner some satisfaction from making new things. If I've gone out and come back with a load of drawings I consider anodyne or "safe" I get disheartened. If I feel like I've pushed myself it feels like work, not fun, but I get a huge sense of elation afterwards.
Maybe there's only real satisfaction in newness.
I understand you more than you'd think.
Due to several childhood things, I find it very hard to feel satisfies with what I do. "It's never perfect, and perfection is the only goal worth reaching. Persistance is the way to go."
I'm rather hard on myself, always. I get what you mean. Personally, I don't draw because I enjoy it. I draw because it's something I'm good at. Not drawing would be a waste of skill.
