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Bird no. 364. GAWK
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You know I love a good rhyme.
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Today, I am reflecting on a year of bird drawing, and I am really surprised by how much emotion can be packed into a face on day 364!
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I often get asked if I’ve always drawn. When I was a kid, I remember asking my mom to draw horses for me because I REALLY wanted to have one on paper (😂) and they never looked quite right when I drew them.
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I used to think that everything I drew should look exactly like a photo when it was finished. As you can imagine, I could never be satisfied! Every time I tried, I felt so frustrated. I never did get good at horses. I must have moved on to something else instead.
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I still do that, even with birds 🤣 when I have to redraw a pose over and over because I can’t get it right, I just choose a different one 🤷‍♀️ #yolo. Not everything has to matter a whole lot.
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I think when you ask, “have you always drawn?”, maybe what you’re really asking is, “could I learn how?”… and my answer to that sweet question is a resounding YES.
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And truly, you already know how. If you were to draw me a bird, 99/100 times I’d be able to tell you it was a bird. Same for a pickle. Or a swingset. That’s like, the entire premise of Pictionary: you already know what stuff looks like (most of the time).
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Isn’t that awesome? ❤️

(at Montreal, Quebec)
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