Just a word about this process I'm experimenting with. Some of you have been asking about the introduction of colour to the images, but so far, I have only drawn two of these spirit guide pictures, one being for myself, so I as yet have no idea where this project is going to take me.
From the two images I have produced, the one I drew for myself never really seemed to come through with any distinct impression of colour, he never even seemed particularly demanding about being completed. He just seemed to want to show me his face and his shamanic stick, he felt that these were of the most importance. It seems that he can wait to be finished, he has a greatly patient energy. The Egyptian that I drew for my friend however, was more demanding, he wanted to be completed and I had to keep going. You can see how his picture has a much bolder vibe than the Iwa-nacha picture. With this Egyptian one, I also sensed colour strongly, gold, red and white. However, I am yet hesistant to introduce colour for fear of ruining what I have. Those of you who draw will know how sometimes making a bad choice in a colouring in process can often spoil a drawing that you were happy with. As I said to someone else, had I drawn this one as an abstract, the gold, red and white would have featured distinctly, as well as curved and rounded shapes.
As I've said, I've only drawn two guides as yet in this experimental process, already I've noticed distinctly different energies coming through for each one. I am glad that so many of you are taking an interest in letting me have a go at this for you, because by time I have got you all done I will probably be able to see my development, learn more and gather experience.
I'm in the process of drawing a guide for Cheekyminx right now. The energy of this guide differs from the previous two in that she has such a light, breezy and gentle energy, that she is almost too soft for me to get her onto paper. She keeps coming and going, so I'm having to stop and start and dilly-dally to get her out onto paper. Drawing this one is like trying to catch a butterfly in a net - and then it escapes again!
I feel that some of these pictures are going to take longer than others, so I hope you can all be patient to get these images. I am having to work in the limited time I have to get these done. What I wouldn't do for more time! I'd quite happily not go to work so I can sit all day and do these pictures, but getting the sack wouldn't benefit me in the long run! I've also never been a quick drawer even when going at my fastest pace. In school, I would always get a lower mark than I should have done, for never being able to get pieces of work completed within the alloted time!
Have patience, and I will work through these pictures one at a time.
xxx
