What a world of difference good paper can make! I kept trying to do these charcoal exercises on regular drawing paper, but the charcoal wouldn't blend at all and I could see lots of paper wasn't even picking up any charcoal. While cleaning out my art closet, I found a few pieces of Stonehenge paper I'd bought a long time ago. Now I'm having much better results.
I need to do a lot more work on this drawing, but in the meantime it made me wonder how much of what we think of as talent is talent and how much is having access to good materials. I'm sure there are so many people around the world that would excel in different fields if they had the right training or supplies.
My daughters and I like to discuss talent a lot. Is it just an intense interest in something, so you practice a lot? Or are some people born with biological advantages and are able to master something easily because of it? We all know about people like Mozart, but if his father hadn't pushed him so hard, would we be listening to his music today? 🤔
#art #artist #charcoal #stonehenge #portrait #classical #face #paper #drawings #drawing #thoughts
