Do you make better work at the same level of consciousness?

I’ve been running into an artist I know and every time I see him out and about, he make’s a piece. He’s been making finished works with a travel watercolor palette and some pre-torn paper.

I’ve always wanted to be able to do field sketching well and draw people in public. Seeing this artist grow with his watercolors has been inspiring me.

I can draw well, I just consider myself slow at the moment. I get self conscious around people when I draw new stuff, easy to show people finished drawings.

But lately I’ve cared less, just being able make art in most capacities creates some sense of relief. Getting outside and being around others while taking photos and drawing is dope. I can get over those initial feelings of being self conscious and then I can flow more. Expression. When you watch certain artists paint or draw, the movement becomes just as interesting as the art. I thought Keith Haring was interesting to watch paint. I know several people that are fascinating to watch draw.

I’d like to get to that point where I’m using more of my body to draw. And that just comes from doing the reps and using pockets of time to practice.

A lot of my work goes down in pre-planed stages. Making things on the fly strengthens different kinds of art muscles and decision making abilities. The consciousness and perspective of how I draw will change as I make more stuff. My intention is that I can get faster too and just make pieces with a few simple tools, anywhere.

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