I have been trying to draw most of my life and even managed to squeak through a college BA in Fine Arts degree program. However I never feel satisfied that my drawings , still life snippets from nature, are art.
Part of my retirement hours are filled with watching birds at the many feeders in my backyard. Of course I occasionally try to draw these birds with little satisfaction with my results. These creatures move around a lot.
When I saw the introduction to this course I realized journaling might be an answer to my dissatisfaction. Why do I have to put pressure on myself to draw a finished piece of art. I realized what I enjoyed about drawing is being in the moment, observing nature and revisiting the drawing to enjoy the moment again.
Soon we will be traveling out west, USA through National Parks. Journaling seems like an excellent way to document our travels. I also want to learn more about nature and through observation and drawing what I see then researching and documenting with words in a journal I believe will be a good learning tool for me.