For Christmas, I bought myself a Wacom – a drawing tablet that attaches to my computer. Sort of like a high-tech Etch-A-Sketch. I have been wanting to do some art work that I can showcase online and this seemed like the best outlet for that. To the left here is my first real doodle – it depicts a dream I had a few weeks ago about standing at the very edge of a cliff and shouting out into a valley. And when I woke up, I felt like a tremendous release had occurred.
I was a little clumsy with the Wacom for the first month that I’ve been trying it out. I would draw a shape and then try to use the paint bucket icon to fill it in. It took me a while to realize that doesn’t work. I actually had to color in a shape myself, just like I would with a paintbrush. I laughed at myself. It’s been so long since I’ve created any visual art that I almost forgot how to do it. I really do need to be doing more art.
I tried to think of a way to write about the experience of my dream, of that release, but no words came to mind. The dream was so visual, that I felt a drawing, albeit not a very sophisticated one, would be a better reflection of it. So here it is – me on the edge, shouting dreams into a valley. My first doodle of the year – what do you think?
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Christa Avampato 