By Leah Herman
I will be posting one drawing per day for three hundred and sixty five days. Today is January 20, 2010 and this is officially post number 1. I am doing this for two reasons. First and foremost, I need the practice. Drawing is something you lose if you don’t do it every day. Second, I want to demystify the process of making art. People think that I pull this shit out of my ass. Oh, Leah, you’re so talented. Oh, I could never do that, I’m just not creative.
I’ll tell you what. I don’t pull this shit out of my ass. I work. The only way to get better is to practice. And this will be a document of me. Practicing. Art is a unique combination of concept and skill – you have to have both, and if you lack one or the other, you will suck, and you will suck hard.
I don’t have a grand vision of people lining up to ask me for advice, because I feel like I still have a hell of a lot left to learn. But here’s some for free anyway, because I think that ending with the phrase “suck hard” sounds too naughty: Nothing good in life comes easy, but practice and preparation will help get you there.
Tags: 1 • art • graphite • ink