I am a physician by profession..But my nimble fingers not only perform accurately skillful surgical procedures, they also manage to play musical instruments, sketch some original stuff and do some great knitting and embroidery.
Coming back to when i first signed up on twitter> I decided that instead of just mentioning that i was an artist , why not showcase one of my favorite sketches of all time?
You know, Much like, PROOF OF THE PUDDING..
When people get to see samples of your work , they believe you more .More than just believing my word for it .
My page background on twitter has been changed many times since then, but for the longest time, this sketch sat there-in all its sweet glory -almost for 4 or 5 months I think!
Here goes the sketch
THE STORY BEHIND THE EINSTEIN SKETCH
While I was in med school, I often would sit there in the TV room with my study books .
Yeah.I have this bad lil habit of studying WHILE watching TV..with the TV on mute for most part..or very loud..Kinda helps me focus more for some reason.
As i study the tough principles and classifications from my med textbooks, I take a 10 min breather every hour, wherein i watch TV uninterrupted.A mini diversion break, so that I don't go all mad with the med school study sessions.
It is during one of those 10 min breaks that I sketched this.
Since i only had a refill pen on hand and no pencil,I drew this sketch with an Ink pen.The kind of pen that we all usually use to write out study notes .
Why Einstein you ask?
The thing is, there was a newspaper lying around there in the living room.During my 10 min break I picked up the Science and Technology page and there staring in my face was a beautiful black and white picture of Einstein.
WHAT AN AUSTERE LOOKING FACE WITH A SMART PERSON'S HALO!
Sudden inspiration strikes and I quickly set out to sketch his face .
Within 10 minutes..Voila !
Very satisfied with the end result.
As a matter of fact, this sketch happens to me my favorite of all times-Out of all the sketches i have ever sketched..
WHY?
Because i sketched it with a pen--no use of eraser and that would mean..ZERO SCOPE FOR MISTAKES .
So, unless you are a good sketcher(cough cough-self praise meter just burst to max) you can't accomplish a sketch in pen within 10 min..
These days.. I seriously don't indulge in the joy of sketching and painting as much as i would like to..I am trying to get back to the golden form of yester-years..LOL
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