#46 POSITIVE THINKING

Obstajajo ljudje, ki vedno razmišljajo pozitivno in obstaja druga skupina, ki pogosto vse vidi negativno. Sama sebe žal precej pogosto najdem v tej drugi skupini. To ni dobro ne zame niti za ljudi okrog mene. Osebe z večinoma negativnim razmišljanjem, si predstavljajo težave tam, kjer jih ni ali pa si predstavljajo težave večje, kot so v resnici. Pogosto vidijo negativne razplete situacij.  Po poslušanju nekaj TEDx govorov sem prišla tudi do spoznanja, da je veliko težje spremeniti negativno mišljenje v pozitivnega kot obratno. Obstaja pa rešitev. Če vsak dan razmislimo ali še bolje zapišemo dogodke, ki so se nam zdeli dobri in smo hvaležni za njih, lahko spremenimo svoje mišljenje in postanemo bolj pozitivni. Razlika je samo v tem ali gledamo na svet skozi črna očala ali pa raje posežemo po roza. Želim ti lep dan in ne pozabi biti pozitiven, saj dobro privlači dobro.

// There are people who always think positive and there is another group of people, who often sees things negative. Unfortunately, I find myself quite often in the second group.  This is not good for me nor for people around me. People with mainly negative thinking, see problems anywhere and imagine problems bigger than they really are. They often see negative disentanglement of the situation.  After listening to a few TEDx Talks I realize it is much harder to change negative thinking into the positive than vice versa. But there is a solution. If we think about or even better to write down events every day, which we see as positive and we are grateful for them, we can change our thinking and become more positive. The difference is only in this whether  we are looking at the world through black glasses or pink one. Have a nice day and don't forget to be positive, because good attract good. 

#44 ROSES ARE GREY

Dolgo časa nisem nič objavila. Nekako nisem imela pravega obdobja za ustvarjanje. Včeraj pa sem ponovno prijela v roke svinčnik in razmišljala o tem, kaj naj narišem. Odločila sem se za nekaj drugačnega. Izbirala sem med orhidejo in vrtnico. Na koncu sem se odločila za cvet vrtnice, saj sem si jo lažje predstavljala v tehniki risanja s svinčnikom v primerjavi z nežnim cvetom orhideje. Za orhidejo imam nekako bolj v mislih nežno prelivanje vodenih barv. Senčenje mi je vzelo veliko časa, vendar mislim, da sta se trud in čas splačala. Opažam, da se zadnje čase več ukvarjam z rožami. V soboto sem si kupila in posadila v lončke različnih velikosti tri kaktuse. Lončki so pravzaprav pločevinke, ki so pobarvane z mat belo barvo. Zelo zelo so mi všeč. Preprosto in enostavno.

// Long time no see. Somehow I don't have creative period. I took pencil in my hand yesterday and started to think what should I draw. I decided to draw something different. I was deciding between orchid and rose. I opted for the rose bloom at the end, because I easier imagined this one draw with pencils than the tender bloom of orchid. Orchid looks better in watercolour techique. Shading took me a lot of time, but at the end I think that the time and effort have paid off. I am aware of my occupation with flowers last few days. I bought three cactuses Saturday. I planted them in three different sizes small pots. They are actually cans painted in matte white. I like them very very much. Easy and simple. 

#34 LAST DAY OF MAY

Danes je zadnji dan mojega najljubšega meseca. Ob koncu maja vedno čutim neke vrste žalost. Res je, da prihaja pravo poletje, pa vendar se končujejo dnevi, ki so meni najljubši. Samo v tem času je narava tako polna življenja. Zjutraj se oglašajo ptiči, čez dan in proti večeru je v ušesih glasba murenčkov, ponoči pa nastopi poseben mir. Ne znam povedati, vendar sem v tem času resnično zaljubljena vanjo in hkrati čutim veliko hvaležnost, da lahko živim v tem čudovitem prostoru. Včasih je težko opisati svoje občutke, ampak, ker so resnični, upam, da se jih čuti skozi zapisane besede. Zadnje čase pa mi daje veliko za misliti tudi dejstvo, da čas beži z neomejeno hitrostjo. Dnevi, tedni in meseci gredo mimo, za njimi pa ostajajo zgolj spomini. Težko je živeti v trenutku, ker le-ta mine tako hitro. Ravno zaradi tega se mi zdi pomembno, da preživljamo kakovosten čas. Pri tem imam posebej v mislih prosti čas. Včasih ga rada preživljam v samoti, včasih pa v ožji družbi, v družbi, ki mi pomeni največ – moji družini in ob nekaterih drugih ljudeh, ki so mi zelo blizu. Proste dni rada izkoristim od zgodnjega jutra naprej. Zjutraj mi paše biti sama s sabo, s svojimi mislimi in občutki. V tem času tudi rada začutim naravo okoli sebe, jo občudujem, ji prisluhnem in zgolj uživam v danem trenutku. Čez dan navadno postanem bolj družabna, saj se rada več pogovarjam. Prosti dnevi mi vlijejo veliko energije in me nekako izpolnjujejo. Najlepše je živeti mirne dni. Želim si, da bi jih bilo veliko.

// Today is the last day of my favorite month. Every year at the end of May I feel some kind of sadness. It is true that the summer is starting, but at the same time that means the end of my favorite days. The nature is so vivid and full of life only at this time of the year. At morning there are birds singing, during the day and at the afternoon we can listen to the songs of crickets and at the night time special peace occurs. I can't describe with words, but I am really in love with nature during that time and I feel a great gratitude that I can live in this beautiful space. Sometimes it is not easy to describe our own feelings, but because they are real, I hope you can feel them through the written words. I'm thinking recently a lot about the fact, that the time is passing by with unlimited speed. Days, weeks and months are passing by really fast leaving behind only the memories. It is hard to live in the moment when it is over so fast. Because of that I find it important to live a quality time. I mean especially  the free time. I like to be with my own sometimes and sometimes with my narrower company, in company who means the most to me – my family and some other people with who I am really close to. I like to make good use of free days from the morning ahead. At mornings I like to be on my own, with my thoughts and feelings. At that time I like to feel the nature around me, admire it, listen to it and just enjoy the given moment. During the day I become more sociable and usually I like to talk with others. Free days give me a lot of energy and make me whole again. The most beautiful are free days. I wish, there will be a lot of them.

#27 LIPS

Ustnice so zelo pomemben del telesa oziroma obraza. Preko njih izdajamo več kot bi hoteli. Rahel trzljaj ustnic lahko pomeni laž, droben posmeh, nejevero, strah … S pomočjo ustnic oblikujemo glasove, preko njih besede. Z ustnicami pletemo mrežo poljubov po drugi osebi. Z njihovo pomočjo oblikujemo krepke poljube ali pa povsem nežne in lahke kot sapica vetra. Z intenziteto zopet prenašamo neko sporočilo. Ustnice lahko naličimo, da še poudarimo njihovo moč. Ustnice so tako različne, kot smo različni ljudje. Niti dve osebi nimata enakih. Tudi risanje čim bolj realističnih ustnic ni preprosto opravilo. Vanje lahko vložiš veliko časa in truda. Pa vendar, ko jih pogledaš, ko misliš, da si že končal, bi jih lahko še popravljal v neskončnost.  

// Lips are an important part of the head and face. With them we show more than we want. Slight twitch of the lips can mean a lie, tiny derision, disbelieve, fear … With lips we are creating phonemes and with them words. With lips we are knitting a net of kisses on the other person. With the help of them we are creating vigorous kisses or entirely tender and soft kisses like breeze. With changing the intensity we are transmitting different messages. We can embellish them with a make up, to stress their power. Lips are as different as we are. Not even two people have the same lips.  To draw some realistic lips is not an easy task. You can put in a lot of time and effort. But yet, after a final gaze, when you think that you have finished it, you can still improve it to infinity. 

#15 SHADING

Tudi današnja slika je v sivinah, narisana zgolj s svinčniki. Lahko bi jo asociirali tudi z današnjim vremenom, ki je bilo prav podobno. Nebo je bilo večinoma sivo in manjkale niso niti dežne kaplje. Risbe, ki so nastale nekaj časa nazaj navadno nekoliko analiziram. To se mi sploh ne zdi slaba ideja, saj se tako lahko samo izboljšam. Na risbi sem se predvsem posvetila senčenju obraza. Če bi jo risala še enkrat, bi se zagotovo malo več časa zadržala pri risanju las. Kot celota pa vseeno deluje dobro. Mogoče kdo prepozna osebo na sliki?

// Today's illustration is only in shades of grey. Only pencils were used. We can asociate it with today's weather, because it was pretty much the same. The sky was almost entire in grey and there were also some rain drops. One thing I often do is that I analize my drawings, which were made some time ago. I find out that by doing so, I can become a better drawer. I spend a lot of time on face's shading. If I draw this once again, I will certainly dedicate a little more time on the hair part of the illustration. As a whole, it seems to me that it's well made. Maybe is there someone, who recognize this girl?

                          (Skener žal popači sivine. //Scanner distorts shades.)

#14 RAINY SPRING SUNDAY

Sem oseba, ki ljubi poletje, sonce in dolge dni. Ljubim vonj sveže pokošene trave (še posebej tiste prvič), zvoke ptic in žuželk, ki neutrudljivo izvajajo svoj vrhunski koncert. Vesela sem, da je pomlad, saj to pomeni, da se bližamo najlepšemu delu leta. Pravzaprav smo že skoraj tu, saj mi je tudi ta, uvodni del močno pri srcu. Rada imam pomladansko sonce, zavedam pa se, da mora biti na vsake toliko časa tudi deževno vreme, tako kot danes. Včasih se mi zdi, da dež izvabi iz nas posebne občutke. Sama sem ob takem vremenu pogosto polna navdihov in idej, kaj vse bi lahko naredila. In ne ostane vedno samo pri idejah. Ko sem doma, mi daje dež občutek umirjenosti in sprostitve. In ker nas dež pogosto asociira na sivo barvo, sem za današnjo objavo izbrala risbo, ki je ustvarjena samo s svinčniki. Uporabila sem svinčnike različne trdote – različni H-ji, B-ji in HB. Ugotavljam, da se rada posvetim ustvarjanju oblik samo s svinčniki. Seveda pa se še učim, kar pomeni, da se bodo tudi moje risbe še izboljšale. Upam!

// I am one of the people, who loves summer, the hot sun and the long summer days. I love the smell of the freshly cut grass (especialy when it is mowed for the first time in a season), sound of birds and insects, which tirelessly perform their topmost concert. I am happy, that spring is here, because that means, that the most beautiful time of the year is coming. We are already here, actually, because I love this "introductive" time as well.  I love the spring's sun, but at the same time I am aware that there will be some rainy days, too, like the one today. Sometimes I think, that the rainy weather elicitis some special feelings from us. During that kind of weather I have a lot of inspiration and ideas. It doesn't always stay with only the idea. When I am at home, rain gives me a feeling of calmness and relaxation. And because most of us associate rain with the grey colour, I used only pencils for today's sketch. I used pencils in different hardness – different H's, B's and HB. I actually found out, that I like to draw and create various forms with only pencils. I am still learning, which means that my drawing's skills should be slowly improving each time. So I hope!

#8 JUST A LITTLE GRATITUDE

Ljudje imamo veliko napak. Mislim, da so se te napake v nas oblikovale skozi čas in niso prisotne že od vsega začetka. Ena izmed napak je zagotovo tudi negativnost in pomanjkanje hvaležnosti. Hvaležni smo lahko za življenje, ki ga imamo. Marsikdo izmed nas bi lahko bil hvaležen. Izogibati se moramo razmišljanja, kaj vse nam manjka in bi radi imeli. Če pomisliš bolje, na ta način pogosto razmišljamo predvsem okrog materialnih dobrin. Hvaležni smo lahko za čudovito naravo, kjer živimo, za dogodke, ki so se nam zgodili v življenju. Verjamem, da so se marsikomu zgodile stvari, za katere bi na prvi pogled z gotovostjo lahko trdili, da smo za to težko hvaležni. Navadno pa kasneje pridemo do spoznanja, da so tudi nekoliko bolj negativni dogodki pravzaprav pozitivno vplivali na naše življenje. Spremenili smo se sami, prišli do kakšnega pomembnega spoznanja ali pa na sploh zaživeli boljše in bolj polno življenje. Zanimivo pa je tudi to, da ko se zaveš hvaležnosti, odrineš stran negativne misli. Vsi bi potrebovali več pozitivnega mišljenja in več hvaležnosti za vsakdanje malenkosti.

// People have a lot of mistakes. I believe, that all those mistakes develop in us through time and are not there from the very beginning. One of those is certainly negativity and lack of gratitude. We should have gratitude for the life we have. Many of us should be thankfulness. We should avoid thinking about what we don't have and what we want to have. We often think in that way about material goods. We can be grateful for the beautiful nature that we live in, for the events that have happened in our life. I believe that each of us at some point went through some events that at first sight didn't seem very positive but we should be grateful for them. We often become aware of those negative events later on, discovering that they were actually positive. We have changed ourselves, came to some important cognition or just started to live better and a more fulfilling life. What is interesting is that when you start to be conscious about gratitude, you stop being so negative. We all need to be more positive thinking and more thankfulness for everyday trifles.