I have rediscovered my love of doodling after scrolling through Instagram this week.
I came across an account called @thecalmcreator. They create beautiful doodles and it reminded me of the Zentangles I used to draw a few years ago, so I dusted off a couple of books I have, and cut up some paper into 10cm squares ready to create something whenever I want.
It is a lovely practice to get into. You can decide how simple or complicated you want it to be, nothing is right or wrong. You can create your own designs or pick and choose from the many that already exist. You can add colour or shading. The list is endless and the lovely part is that there is no pressure so you can let your mind wander, listen to music or whatever you want.
It really requires very little thought and is a great way to warm-up and practice your drawing skills.
I’ve also just finished my first painting of Porto, which is a sketchy view of the harbour, painted on paper in acrylic paint and charcoal pencil, which you can see in my post all about our trip.