My friend Steve is half my age. We met in advertising and he too is an artist. He picked up drawing as a hobby to be taken seriously from me. We recently went to Natural History Museum. Steve selected this water buffalo to sketch. I wouldn’t have chosen this one because the diorama was very dark. Sitting below at a weird angle, I felt this illustration would be a real struggle. Turns out I surprised myself. I always think I know best but I found out when I keep my mouth shut and follow someone else’s lead, magic might appear. I may have to start listening to my inner voice less and do the opposite of what it says.
