68 Talk to Your Audience — Through Drawing

I have been trying to find a way of saying “drawing is mental.” I mentioned “positive thinking” a couple of times but received no feedback, so I figured that sounded a little too much like I was trying to sell a religious denomination or something. It is religion but only in the sense that it is a system of belief. Positive thinking comes in many forms.

Some years ago I took a modern painting class at Valley College. The instructor, Danielli, told the class on the first night: “Anyone who wants to paint dewdrops on roses, don’t bother to come back.” I accepted that as a challenge, painted a rose with a dewdrop on it, and brought it to the next session. He said, “That’s nice — very tasteful, but I don’t ...

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