New recent watercolor painting : Where there is hopePainting is meditation. Every time I paint, I realize that drawing is like meditating. Especially when teaching children, I often discover the effectiveness of ‘drawing pictures’. When students first start drawing in my class, I find that they don't have much concentration. They draw very hastily at first. As an artist, I think I need to draw more, but they say it's already done. This is because when drawing a picture for the first time, the meaning and effect of this meditation has not been applied, so they lack the ability to concentrate and think deeply to the point where they feel that they have completed the picture without actually completing it. So when I teach my students how to draw, I first try to teach them concentration and patience. And I suggest that you draw while thinking. Drawing does not necessarily mean drawing from what you see. You have to think and draw. And you have to think while drawing. The picture drawn in this way is of very high perfection. These paintings eventually become master pieces. I find that there is a lot to be gained from drawing, almost like meditation. And if you continue to draw pictures with different themes repeatedly and diligently, you will become more and more immersed in the deep world of pictures. If you first draw by looking at a photo or someone else's drawing, then you can draw images that come to you or things you imagine. The joy I feel at times like this is hard to explain. I always hope that my students can reach this level of joy. And when students come to my class and draw for about a year, I discover amazing effects. That means they become very calm. In the past, students who had difficulty concentrating for even 10 minutes and were unable to sit still in their chairs, moving around and talking, will soon be able to sit and draw for over an hour after learning to draw for about a year. As a year goes by, my students say no when I ask them, ‘Do you want to take a break now?’ They say they will keep painting. When I see these effects, I often discover the meditation and concentration benefits that paintings provide. And then almost two years later, my students start talking to me. “Teacher, what technique should I use to create a light effect here?” At this stage, I consider that student to be my best student. I am very happy and proud when my students ask me these questions. And watching them change is as much happiness as drawing pictures. I can think of no greater reward than when students become calm, patient, thoughtful, enjoy thinking deeply, and later have their eyes sparkling with accomplishment. I think I am happy as an artist just by being able to share the joy that painting brings. In this sense, I have recently been working on watercolor painting. The girl in my draft is sitting on her chest and reading the Bible with a match lit. This girl stands for meditation. And I focused on the moment in the past when our species drew pictures. I thought about the various mental energies they had, including curiosity, joy, and sometimes depression, anxiety, and fear. Their energy is reflected back to the past and into the present, just as the murals they left in the cave are reflected in the water. When I paint quietly in this moment, I can become one with what they felt at that time. And at this moment, I can once again discover the effect and authenticity of the painting. And as I polish my paintings like sculptures, I think back to the concept of art that mankind first created. This too is the amazing power of meditation for me.
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