Week 1: Well, at least everyone knows I'm actually a beginner

 So, it officially begins. Here’s what the week looked like: 

Thursday:

Do I like this drawing? No. Do I care? Yes. I do. This disappoints me. If this is how the rest of them turn out, I’m going to be an extraordinarily unhappy artist. In all fairness, I only looked at the reference once and then did my own thing.  

I’m fairly certain that this is a Double Delight Rose. Take every single ‘official’ flower name with a grain of salt. I probably don’t know what I’m talking about. 

Friday: 

I found a picture of some pretty weeds I had seen a while ago. Apparently, the simpler the flower is, the harder it is to make it look right. Once again, I’m fairly disappointed. 

                                                       
                                      

Saturday:

On Saturday, I had the pleasure of working as an election judge. Through the swarms of individuals rushing to vote early (7 people. In 4 hours there were around 7 people), I somehow managed to find time to sketch some flowers. Am I proud of them? Eh, not really. Was I able to use any references? Well, no. In order to appear engaged and ready-to-register, I refrained from staring at my phone. 

I remember in elementary school this was pretty much the most advanced flower anyone could draw. Anyways, let this be a friendly reminder to go vote if you can.

Sunday:

I spent the vast majority of Sunday worrying about college applications. Was it productive? Yeah, I think so.

Monday: 

After submitting the last of my college applications, guess what I did? Well, it wasn’t drawing plants.

Tuesday:

For the first time, I let myself watch the entire season of Derry Girls on Netflix in an attempt to recover from college applications. For the most part, it worked. So, I found a picture of plants in my grandparents’ garden which come together to vaguely resemble a llama. 

As you can see, I can draw plants just as well as I can draw animal topiaries.

Wednesday:

As I wrapped up the second and third season of Derry Girls, I came to the realization that I hadn’t attempted to draw a plant. Thankfully, my phone reminded me of a hike I had gone on with my cousins in Chicago. We came across a pond, covered in pretty lily pads. The turtles were a bonus. 

So, here you have an attempt at a lily pad which perfectly demonstrates my inability to draw basic shapes.

Endnotes: Am I surprised at my lack of artistic ability? No. Does every single image I created this week make me cringe? Yes. Am I going to continue with this topic? Yes. I sort of like looking back at all my plant pictures.

Let’s hope next week goes better.

-Safa