Questions and Answers
What event led the speaker to acknowledge they had given up on art and feel guilty?
Their girlfriend discovering their old drawings
When did the speaker realize they had reached their drawing pinnacle and lost their desire to continue?
In their childhood
Why did the speaker feel humbled when they started drawing again?
Acknowledging they had given up on art and feeling guilty
What was the speaker's long-term aspiration regarding their art career?
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How did the speaker's girlfriend impact their return to drawing?
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Study Notes
- The speaker shares a childhood memory of discovering that pencils could be used for both drawing and writing.
- The speaker found meaning and purpose in drawing hyperrealism during their 20s.
- A period of nearly nine years passed where the speaker only drew one or two portraits per year.
- In 2010, the speaker drew Katy Perry, but felt they had reached their drawing pinnacle and lacked desire to continue.
- Three years ago, the speaker's girlfriend discovered their old drawings, leading them to acknowledge they had given up on art and feel guilty.
- Reignited by this realization, the speaker began drawing again, feeling humbled to start anew but quickly regaining skill and improvement.
- The speaker had long-term aspirations of being a professional artist and being recognized as a pencil artist in the hyperrealism genre.
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