click for larger image Detail from a picture I drew after seeing the movie Cabaret. I was thirteen. I still like that movie, especially how it juxtaposes onstage silliness with real life horrors.
Can you believe I never saw "Cabaret"? But the drawing is just wonderful. What did your parents think of your drawings? Were they delighted--Did they encourage you to draw?
My parents encouraged me to draw. In fact, this pic came from an old shirt box of pictures they saved. I was encouraged to draw up until my late teens, when parents and teachers (including a jaded art teacher) warned me that most people couldn't "make a living" with an art major. Were you encouraged to draw?
The drawing is great fun. I never saw "Cabaret," either! I was always encouraged to draw. My grandfather had done some painting in retirement. My dad used to always say: "Commercial artists can make a good living."
Hi Stray, You never saw Cabaret either? I may need to stage an intervention here. It's a well crafted film. I normally find Liza Minelli annoying, but she works great in this movie. I'm glad you were encouraged to draw yourself, and that your dog collection is taking off.
I never saw Cabaret but I LOVE this drawing. My mother is bothered that Dinah wants to be a veterinary surgeon when she had so much artistic potential at age 5.
Thanks Sally! When I was going through my old pictures I saw this it reminded me of your early animations. That's ironic that your mom is unhappy Dinah wants to be a vet when she could be an artist. Usually it's the other way around- the kid wants to be an artist and his family expects him/her to be a doctor.
Can you believe I never saw "Cabaret"? But the drawing is just wonderful. What did your parents think of your drawings? Were they delighted--Did they encourage you to draw?
ReplyDeleteMy parents encouraged me to draw. In fact, this pic came from an old shirt box of pictures they saved.
ReplyDeleteI was encouraged to draw up until my late teens, when parents and teachers (including a jaded art teacher) warned me that most people couldn't "make a living" with an art major.
Were you encouraged to draw?
The drawing is great fun. I never saw "Cabaret," either! I was always encouraged to draw. My grandfather had done some painting in retirement. My dad used to always say: "Commercial artists can make a good living."
ReplyDeleteHi Stray,
ReplyDeleteYou never saw Cabaret either? I may need to stage an intervention here. It's a well crafted film. I normally find Liza Minelli annoying, but she works great in this movie.
I'm glad you were encouraged to draw yourself, and that your dog collection is taking off.
I never saw Cabaret but I LOVE this drawing. My mother is bothered that Dinah wants to be a veterinary surgeon when she had so much artistic potential at age 5.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sally!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was going through my old pictures I saw this it reminded me of your early animations.
That's ironic that your mom is unhappy Dinah wants to be a vet when she could be an artist. Usually it's the other way around- the kid wants to be an artist and his family expects him/her to be a doctor.