Studio Log #2, Risk Positivity
Added 2025-06-18 12:52:43 +0000 UTCSo, Heavy Metal Portrait Drawing in Rome wrapped up last week and it was wicked/rad đ¤
Something very important occurred to me while teaching this course and that will be this month studio log entry:
Risk positivity is essential for sustaining a long-term, meaningful art practiceânot because risk guarantees success, but because it fuels inspiration. Simply learning to draw can produce competence, but not vision. The deeper work of the artistâand the educator guiding themâis to foster a temperament that welcomes uncertainty and finds energy in it. When risk becomes a companion rather than a threat, inspiration ceases to be accidental. It becomes a mode of engagement, renewed with each attempt.
What this means to you:
In daily practice, dedicate part of each session to drawing purely from emotional impulse. Instead of measuring proportions or perfecting form, focus on the energy of a pose, or the mood a texture evokes. Maybe don't ask not âDoes this look accurate?â but âDoes this feel vivid, personal, alive?â
Comments
Love the drawings. Looks like a great class.
Pamela Jayawardena
2025-09-16 19:13:07 +0000 UTCGreat advise! I need to get out of my âmaking sure itâs all perfect â! Thank you.
Linda L Capizano
2025-07-12 21:30:25 +0000 UTCEncouraging words.
Kei J. Constantinov
2025-06-23 00:19:48 +0000 UTC
