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I remember October 23rd, 2013 specifically for a few reasons. First, I remember the music playing loudly from the living room of my friend Kenzie’s grandma’s house and Kenzie’s sister, Maddie, singing off-key and even louder than the music. I also remember the comforting smell of cookies in the oven and lavender and other flowers in the vase on the counter while I sat at the island in the kitchen. The third reason I remember that day is because it’s written in the corner of my first attempt at a drawing. I was staring at the “How To Draw” book on the counter in front of me, tapping my pencil against my cheek. I re-assessed my version of the girl from the book, wondering how one could screw up a picture so badly and contemplated giving up …show more content…

Her grandma told me there was a stack of translucent paper in her office so I grabbed a piece and put it over the original picture. The tracing idea worked out fine for the outline of the figure but when it came to the smaller details, it was too difficult to trace the right lines. They were so thick that some blended together. I took the paper off the book and tried drawing them in myself, looking from my marks to the actual picture. I remember the lines on my paper smearing when I unintentionally ran my hand over them, turning the paper gray and smooth. I didn’t look at the whole picture until I had finished the details and when they were done, the picture actually didn’t look so bad. I showed Kenzie and she suggested I try drawing something else that wasn’t in the book. I picked a stuffed animal next to the fireplace. Looking back on it now, it looks really strained compared to other things I’ve done since then because I was trying so hard to make it look accurate. I was just guessing and hoping that each line I made would actually turn into something recognizable but the more I drew, the easier it became. It didn’t turn out all that bad considering my lack of artistic ability up to

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