Does anyone here know what are these flowers below? It’s really popular in Vietnam, especially in summer time (a.k.a graduational season, because it’s time everyone finish their study or graduate from schools ). Not very sure sure how do people call it in English, but in Vietnamese we call “Phuong” flower. There is even a city which is named by this flowers, because it is planted all over that city. Summer time is usually hot, but the red color from those flowers make the summer even hotter.
Surprisingly, since I moved to this city in the Middle East, I have seen it too, YES, I can’t even imagine. I’m surprised, I’m shocked when the first time I was riding in a metro and saw it in every meters in the city. It has been made me homesick everytime when summer comes. Red, and beautiful.
When I was somewhere in secondary school, I loved, I mean I was SO passionate about drawing. I draw anime’s characters, cartoons, pokemons, super heroes da da da almost everything. My brother and my dad they were good at drawing too, even their handwriting look amazing. And me, well, like father, like son. HAHA
So, I drew when I was in class, I drew for a girl that I liked, I drew when I was doing homework…I loved it so much. I even dreamt of becoming a architecture or industrial designer when I was in those silly years.
Eventually, one day a teacher called my parents and said I didn’t study well, my marks were terrible, I drew too much in class and I need to stop. They got so angry, shouting. I was scared and weak and not able to defend to what I love. And my dream was burnt into ashes from that day.
Few days back I saw @shortcut and his amazing post about sketching, click to that link and you will see my comment at the bottom. And he said that he exercises to sketch everyday? I got a weird feelings in my mind: sketching, drawing, art, dream…
Then I got to know a contest, that I can feel free to use anything to create a clipart about a basket of flowers. I don’t know, I didn’t think. I gave it a shot. There you go, my first exhibition online:
You know, what you don’t see behind this silly sketching, I’ve done it for the first time since ages. I felt accomplished, I feel something more, I want to do it again. I lit my dream a little bit, again after I don’t know how long it was.
But I guess art doesn’t relate to age. It was a good start, and probably, it’s a good time to start another tiny dream from the scratch again.
If you like art - there are a lot of contests
Here is one woman who host some on a regular basis
https://steemit.com/artstorm/@deemarshall/artstorm-contest-25-day-2-the-daily-winners-are
Also, do you know about @thundercurator? I would use them instead of a bit bot. Qustodian is good, but on many others, you might lose money...
I tried to like as I did before :-D Everyday here I tried to experience different things on Steemit, engage and talk to different people, like today luckily I meet you :-) Great advices. I checked @thundercurator and I'll give it a try :) Thanks again and Have a good day!
You too :)
Good advice @mariannewest. I have been debating getting into the art contests but am torn about it.
Do it!!! It is all about trying, not perfection :)
@adam.tran, I wish the best for you. I will check in to see how your art journey is going. Don't give up on something you have a passion for.
Thank you for your beautiful words. Even thought the road ahead is still so foggy but if this makes me feel alive I definitely work hard to be back to the art journey! Thank you! Thank you! :-)
:) I have also struggled with my art journey. I have been waiting for a year and a half to get into an art school and it feels like I hung up my whole practice waiting for that to happen. I enjoy it so much, so I don't know why picking it up again feels so... hard.
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một bài viết về ulog tuyệt vời <3
Viết mau >,,< Rủ thầy e viết luôn :D
haha để e gọi thầy e join nhóm discord đã
Lovely @adam.tran. I think you are going to be the source for some of photos going forward. I will definitely attribute you. Lol.
Those flowers are beautiful on the ground. It would be a beautiful sight to witness first hand.
I think you have talent and join those contests suggested by @mariannewest, she knows what she is talking about.
LOL Thanks...I will try to figure out how to join the art journey in proper way :)
Great to see, that you catch up with your dream again. I had some similar experiences when I joined Steemit. I received so much cool feedback regarding my old artworks, that I had the confidence to create new ones and be an artist again (something, that always had been my dream).
That is why I love this platform, and get surrounded with like minded people like you, @warpedpoetic, mariannewest, katysavage and even more...to come later. You did a good inspiration. My hand just started with this so still feeling a little awkward, but it should be fine later :)
I hate it when any of my teachers snitch on me to my parents ; "I don't study well" oh boy!
Best of dreams beloved.
Here I come with a final thought. I realized the decade that I missed not drawing anything make me realize how important it was to me and remind me that so life gave me some 100 years moment to think carefully if I should follow my dream or not.
Man oh man would I love to print this photo @adam.tran and have it signed by you. Lol. Am at Cong Caphe and the couple next to me are sketching. Vietnamese are really artistic. By the way in the Philippines we call that tree "Fire Tree" blooms beautifully in the summer.
I’m glad to hear what you shared. I guess Cong Caphe will give you way tooooooo many great moments to shoot. And you can I started ulog as suggested by you. I went to research and read some articles about it. So I decided to give it a try :-D but still in the learning process tho.
Have a caffeinated day!
I am glad to see your dream is coming true .
I think it still needs to take tens of thousands of light-year to be true Lol
Wow!!!! We have the same feelings, @adam.tran. We were talking about this earlier with @kpreddy I miss to draw. I bet you can relate with me while I was talking to both of you.this is really inspiring adam. I'm gona show my first one again to you guys after more than a decade that i havent done it. il show it to you once i finally be able to do it! You inspired me adam. Thank you!
Relax, take your time and show us the best one :)
I will for sure! It may take time though. :)
P.S. My first dream profession was to be an architect hehe so I can totally relate with your post!