Drawing Contest for the Non-Artist #1: The Power of Our Words

My friend, @iamjadeline came across this contest and she encouraged me to join. I know I can't draw well and I think I am born without the creative sense, or rather lesser in that sense, because I can't draw, sing, dance or play music. So for me, I have always been searching for my talent, which I yet to find much Hahaha. I'm also a less confident person, so for this challenge, I deliberately move out of my "shell" of being a non-artistic person, or so my brain has told me all these years, because I have failed many arts assignment in high school. Maybe that's why my brain told me I'm not meant for art, and I took up science stream instead.

The simple tools or stationaries I used to produce this picture

Below are my warm up exercises #1 and #2:

I have tried to draw many other ideas out, but because they really do not look like what I had in mind, I had to just move on till I thought maybe I can draw a brain. I'm a science student so I did learnt how to draw it as I was studying it: cereburum, cerebellum, hypothalamus etc.

This is how this piece is produced.

A closer look of the picture I drew

Next, a thought came to my mind about how we guard our words and thought life. For:

Out of the abundance of our hearts, our mouths speak.

Life and death lies in the power of the tongue.

These two quotes or verses are the guards of my life. I can still be careless with my words and thoughts but these two would remind me that I can be better. I need not be mediocre, rude, and cold-hearted. I can think and speak things of life like encouragements, supports and love. The words I speak to myself are also important. In times of difficult times, I want to think that I can motivate and encourage myself too. I strive to make this world a better place for those around me. STRIVE is the word because I can sink in my feelings if I want and be swallowed by them. However, I want to be above my feelings and not let my feelings rule me, so I can still do good in hurtful and disappointed times. I truly believe I can be empowered to rise above situations, even when I am weak. I have Jesus who is strong in me and has faith in me more than I can have faith in Him.

I feel very tired at the end of the drawing. Haha it felt like I have exhausted almost all of my brain juice, especially in thinking of the patterns. As you can see, I used most of the patterns suggested by @jacinta.sevilla. Hence, thank you @jacinta.sevilla for organizing this contest. It is therapeutic, like what she mentioned. It literally quiet down my whole world, my inner world.