Growing up, doodling and drawing was a reaction to a highly challenging life, during which things weren't always stable. That's not to say boredom never visited me, but even then, it couldn't keep me from displaying that beautiful visual poetry of mine, which, I believe, was my way of allowing myself a certain level of self-approval.
Though I never attended art schools nor received any lessons, I always believed I could paint. I just didn't know how or when. I remember feeling the inspiration multiple times, which would lead me to buy all the necessary supplies, determined to display the beauty within, only to fail time and again. Needless to say, every canvas, paint, and brush would end up in the dumpster and I could care less about touching any of it for a few years, or however long it was before the next wave of inspiration hit me.
It wasn't until after I retired and started watching some online videos that I finally realized I did, in fact, have an awesome gift that had been so desperately wanting to surface. And that is exactly what I am in the process of doing at the moment. I have a lot of making up to do, since it took me so long to figure out the deeper yearnings with which I am purposed to challenge my boundaries.
Alis Cerrahyan
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