My first attempts, 2 yrs ago, at mixing in anything remotely removed from realistic in my drawings--I wanted to try it too--just didn't work. I tried to blame it on the serpent that posed for me by naming it Picasso. I know, I know; but I couldn't think of anything else.
I found out there's a technique called "bokeh" (Japanese for "blur"), used originally in photography; and artists and painters experimented with adapting elements into some of their works too. I tried it for a while, but I ended up opting to draw either the regular background or just fade it out.
Because when I made drawings like this--my sister, who is one of my biggest supporters, even asked me--"What are those shapes supposed to be?" No, she wasn't talking about the damselflies; she knew what they were. It was the other stuff I tried. That was kind of embarrassing.
Both of these are 2021 drawings; I just dared bring them out now and talk about them. I think anyone who does art dabbles in lots of stuff to find out what he really wants to do.
