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My Art Journey Begins Now

So let me fill you in on my art journey prior to this. Apart from those mandatory art classes in high school that I always scored so poorly in, and that one sip and paint class, I really never thought I had an artistic bone in my body.  In fact my high school art teacher was very mean and a little bit of a nightmare back then, so I picked up squat from those days. Truth be told, I honestly thought I had zero talent so I never pursued it.

Today, enter the world of online tutorials and my discovery of a painting of two cats; one in daylight and one in the dark of night. Thoughts of "I can do this," filled my head; a simple thought that would eventually be the beginning of my art journey. Thanks to the discovery of the Art Sherpa, I have come to realise that art can be a learnt skill. I do not proclaim to be Michelangelo or Van Gogh. Heck, I still can't get shadows and light right yet. I am a beginner if ever there was a beginner. But it is never too late to acquire new skills.

My medium is acrylic. And like people who know nothing about the art world, I had no idea why I even chose acrylic other than the fact that the sip and paint I went to utilised acrylics. I would later learn that oils have a longer drying time than acrylics. In fact if I am not mistaken, a layer of oil paint takes an entire day to dry. I have zero patience so I am happy that I didn't choose oils to start off with, especially given that I did no research before hand. Acrylics take minutes to dry. You live and you learn.

I learnt a couple more things since then too, but I am in need of sleep and there will be more posts to come. I leave you with my very first painting. It needs so much improvement but it is cute so I think I will keep it. I have yet to do the painting of both cats if anyone was wondering.

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