I have a problem: when I draw, I take too long. Each line must be perfect, each measurement accurate, each shaded curve smooth. When I can’t match the composition on my paper to what is in my head or in the studio arrangement, it’s frustrating.

I’m learning though that it is not always essential for an illustration to be entirely accurate, and that actually, the drawings with the most charm and personality tend to be the ones with thrown proportions or shaky lines or generalized forms. Drawings that are created to look exactly realistic are amazing, but can sometimes read as cold or clinical, and don’t hold my attention for very long.

To that end, I took the time to doodle something tonight that would be neither accurate nor realistic. I did not edit out any erasures or stray marks. I scribbled it and posted it here, and it feels good to relinquish control and just make.