In my last Crystal Tree post I had mentioned that I wanted to draw more landscapes. I had a bit of time today and desided to draw something different from the usual. It is inspired by something that MD said that had stuck with me and that may be usefull to others that come upon this post.

A few days ago, after an art stream someone mentioned drawing landscapes and how MD draws them. MD clarified that "it's mostly that I have no fear about destroying the stuff in front of it (on the canvas)". I saved what was said and had a think about what he meant.

The more I looked back into art footage of this and previous streams, the more I noticed that there was never inhibition in drawing over anything in the drawings that he makes. A rough sketch is turned into a sharp one at the spot or changed just like that, trees that don't match are drawn over until they do, shades redone on the spot on the same layer until they fit. It gives the drawing a certain "flow" that feels natural to look at. As if what is drawn had always belonged together. It left a genuine impression on me and how different that way of thinking about art is to mine.
Most of my drawings are calculated beforehand. Sometimes down to the shading. It's much more limiting in its execution and allows much less room for experimentation, exploration and mistakes. The first drawing I tried applying this new way of thought to was the previous Hornet Drawing. It was difficult at first, to allow myself to draw over what I considered the centerpiece of an artwork, but it got easier as the drawing progressed. This piece is the second one I've tried directly applying what MD said into art. Desided that I would not try to shape the landscape beforehand but let my hands loose to draw what "feels" right at that point in time. It helped enormously with the rock formations, not being concerned about how they would look at the end allowed me to "just" draw them and fix them up wherever I thought that was needed, the same goes for the trees. Plants are still difficult and it's something I'll draw more of in the future.

I've watched many of his streams, but never noticed my own inhibitions before it was directly mentioned to someone else like that. This fear of "destroying" what is in front of the canvas is not just something I do with art, but with life in general. And something I will need to work on.

As always enjoy!