Portrait drawing

Anatole France said that « To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. » And I believe my goal is achievable. I want to be able to draw a portrait in less than 3 hours. If I want this to happen soon, I still have many things to do.

First, I have to buy some new materials. I need a Kneadable eraser, an electric eraser and a soft vinyl eraser. Yes, I really need 3 different kind of eraser! I also need new pencils, from 6H to 9B, and a good sharpener to make sure my pencils are not ruined by a cheap one. It also is better if I get a green light to make sure my eyes won’t get tired too quickly.

Now, I am ready to begin. I know I have to practice a lot to make a portrait this fast, so I say I have to draw at least one each week. And also, I have to draw different people to get comfortable drawing any king of facial lines.

If a follow this plan, I think I should be able to draw a portrait in less than 3 hours in a month and a half. It means I would draw at least 6 portraits before the time runs out. With the right material and a realistic plan, it looks way more easy than it did before.

My playlist

My playlist of the moment:

Superstar - Jakarta

stand in the rain - Superchick

What Hurts the most - Rascal Flatts

Alien - Tokio Hotel

The world - nightmare

Let the record show - Emily Autumn

say it ain't so joe - Murray head

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Myself

Building a nation

The 35th president of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, said that “a nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.” Myths and Stories are the roots of our nation. They made us change, they made us think about ourselves and our lives in a new way. “The Handsomest Drowned Men in The World”, a tale written by Gabriel García Márquez, fabulously express this idea. We first visit a village where everything seems dead and grey next to the sea. Then, one day, a giant drowned men was found on the beach. Nobody knew that this event would be a turning point to their history. In front of the gorgeousness, handsomeness and giantess of the dead men, the whole village changed his appearance so that they can please the drowned men soul. We can see that a simple amplified event can influence the way a society develops. The legends of a nation are puissant tools to build the future through honor of those beliefs.

The story express how drastic and important was the change they created. The writer used a lot the hyperbole, the exaggeration, to show that feeling of importance. “But they also knew that everything would be different from then on […] because they were going to paint their house fronts gay colors to make Esteban's memory eternal and they were going to break their backs digging for springs among the stones and planting flowers on the cliffs so that in future years at dawn the passengers on great liners would awaken, suffocated by the smell of gardens on the high seas […]” Of course, people would not literally be suffocated by the smell of flowers, but saying it that way represent the relevance of the situation.

Simple events in each of our lives helped us build our personality, our fears and our opinions. For example, a children who doesn’t have parents can have a tendency to spend more time with older people during all his life. Also, he can have a fear of abandon. That just prove, again, that what happened in the past follows us in all of our actions. Remembering what we lived is a natural protection humans developed to have something explaining and justifying what they are doing in the present.

It is important to experience new things through time so we can evolve, having more than one souvenir to rely to. And a children will become a parent and will pass those beliefs and fears to his own children. This principle is also applicable in a nation.

Quebec bridge legend

We all heard legends about how the Quebec bridge is haunted. Two major accidents, hundreds of people killed.

What did we do to deserve that? Creepy historians asked themselves this question and they found an answer. It would be because the devil was taking lives from people trying to cross the river during winter and he did not want a bridge between him and the fresh souls. He did everything he could, but there was also an angel who had for mission to keep us safe. The devil got tired of trying and he almost died from using to much power. He now fully recovered and he is watching us, every moment of every day, waiting for the right moment to destroy us all.

I heard this story tons of times. And I am always questioning myself about one detail. Why would the devil take souls from people crossing the river? It would be much easier to make a building crash or to cut electricity so we would all die from freezing! The thing is, thinking of it that way, the story doesn’t make any sense. Maybe the real story is that some bad guy did not want the bridge to be done because he was making people pay to cross the river. That would make a lot more sense. Because it is often about money.

Anyway, I don’t think the devil really exists. He is just some fictive character to scare people from doing bad actions. And an angel protecting us? There are whole populations dying from hunger. Who is watching them? Nobody. And we were not so innocent that an angel had to keep an eye on us. We did some pretty bad stuff. So both the devil and the angel, principals actors of the myth, are not credible at all. Bad start to make the legend plausible!

Come back home!!

We all know somebody who is far away. A sister in South America or a friend in Europe, we miss them so much. Here are some tips so you can survive without them.

First of all, you have to do a lot of activities. Do some sport, sing, dance, draw, jump, or anything. As long as you don’t have anymore time to cry alone in your room, wanting to go back in time so you never meet them.

Second of all, it is a good idea to think of it as a limited period of time you offer yourself for a good mind and soul cleaning. Take a pause and help yourself.

Third of all, if you don’t feel like always be occupied or having a good talk with your feelings, you can always try to develop your spirituality. Listen to Buddhist masters, go to church, read about religion, etc. You can find answers. Maybe you won’t, but at least you will have tried.

In the end, these are just suggestions. Find your thing to forget what is painful. Maybe remember it is the best solution for you not to die of sadness, so do it. Do whatever it takes.