“That’s what you should blog about,” my first customer said. “How your life has changed in 50 days of drawing!” “She’s right,” I thought. To think, it all started with COVID-19. I was in a drawing class when COVID-19 hit. Our teacher gave us our virtual assignment, a drawing a day. For extra credit, we could draw the alphabet. So that is what I did!
I’m a big Brene’ Brown fan. Reading her books gave me the confidence to come out about my mental illness. So, what did I do? I posted my drawings on Facebook. My friends responded with likes, loves, wows, and even a share! That gave me the confidence I needed to keep going. So, I started through the alphabet and started posting it on the Brene’ Brown Discussion Group as something positive and constructive I could do during this extraordinary time.
Each day was a challenge. Each day I wondered if I could do it. Each day in the middle of drawing, I thought my picture sucked. Each day, I posted it on Facebook. To rave reviews! “Your drawings remind me of your father’s woodburnings,” one relative said. Yes, that’s true. My father was a self-taught artist. When my asked one friend about my drawing her response was, “Danei, you’ve doodled your entire life. It’s no big surprise that you can draw!”
So, during a global pandemic, I am in the process of perhaps a burgeoning new career as an artist! See what you think!
Mental Health Warrior 