THE DEAL WITH DRAWING

The deal with drawing is that...

it is the first thing I ever remember being good at.
it makes me feel lucky to have the skill.
it all started with a fairy. I used to only draw fairies in kindergarten and I still remember her wings resembling the shape of mangoes.
though I found it so tiring and exhausting, I found immense joy in it.
once I started drawing something, I would leave the side of my sketchbook only for bathroom breaks; I have sat 3 to 5 hours continuously to finish a drawing piece.
it was all I remember doing in two years at boarding school (I even failed in two subjects :p)
I never got formal training except for a junior diploma in Indian art (which I was quite bad at)
it reminds of all the fun and gentle talented art teachers I have met in school.
I never really bothered painting. Most of my sketches were never filled with color. Most of them came from an existing piece of work and seldom from imagination.
it involves creating something from nothing, leaving me with immense joy.
I loved the attention and compliments it attracted me.
I thought I'd always be at it, I never bothered to retain my creations since I was a kid. Now when I look back, I'm sorry that I did not build a collection of my drawings.
I seldom do it. Work. Time. Life. The usual suspects.
I still can't wait to get my hands on my pencils and crayons!

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