🚨Community Challenge Announcement🚨 30 Days Drawing Together! 💘
https://marinaesmeraldo.substack.com/p/challenge-announcement-30-days-drawing
After years of enjoying the beautiful benefits of doing a daily drawing challenge and sharing the results here, I thought it could be really fun AND productive to do it as a community.
We kick off on October 15th! All you need to do is subscribe to my Substack (link in my bio — it’s free) and you will get notified when we start, and also before as we gear up, with tips for a fun and productive time.
The idea is to host conversations around the challenge here on Substack, and you can share your drawings wherever you wish, including on Instagram with the hashtag hashtag#30daysdrawingtogether.
Every once in a while I get stuck in cycles of procrastination and/or perfectionism, and the best antidote has always been to set myself the accountability of these challenges.
Now that I’m a new mother to a very sweet and active 7.5 month old baby and have very scarce time, the need and desire to do an activity like this has been a lifeline for my creativity and wellbeing.
Here are some of the benefits that I’ve experienced from drawing everyday:
✔️ Improved wellbeing, happiness levels and mental health
✔️ Quantum-leap expansion in my creativity and ideas
✔️ Connection to self and source
✔️ A big portfolio of new work to share with potential clients or to sell online
✔️ Career opportunities like invitations to exhibit, to collaborate, licensing opportunities, paid commissions and press features
Paradoxally, the key is to make room for only for PLAY in this. No perfectionism. No procrastination. No overthinking. Just showing up to draw, every day.
I’ve witnessed friends and peers express frustration about getting stuck in similar cycles of procrastination and perfectionism about their work, so I think this will be an awesome way to just loosen up and PLAY for a bit!
Join me on my next 30-day daily drawing challenge, starting next October 15th! Subscribe to the challenge Substack and you can receive our drawing prompts, tips and best practices, and participate in the community chat. 😉🎨
https://marinaesmeraldo.substack.com/
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- It's really a lovely challenge. I'm enjoying it, it definitively boosts my skill level. Thanks @Marina Esmeraldo for offering and hosting it.
- Love this so much, thanks for sharing @Marina Esmeraldo :-)
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