Draw with ease

Art of any kind is a form of expression. The artist can display emotion and feelings in a piece of artwork, music, or writing. In this blog I am going to express how I feel about art and how it helped me with my mental health.

I have always been an artistic person whether I knew it or not, from a young age I would always doodle. I would doodle when I was happy, when I was sad, and when I was bored. For example when I struggled to complete a math test in secondary school I would feel low and anxious and instead of asking for help I would doodle. My doodles were weird and wonderful and took me on abstract journeys, enabling me to explore and create unique visual stories.

It wasn’t until adulthood I realised what a great coping mechanism it was. Drawing these intricate abstract patterns took time and concentration. I was able to zone out and clear my mind off negative intruding thoughts and at the end I had an interesting piece of a detailed art to be proud of. It was calming me down, making me less anxious as well as boosting my self-esteem and confidence.

I started to share my experience with other people and for some people it was great, and they were able to replicate what I was doing and reap the benefits. But for some people they just couldn’t create artwork they were proud of and would say they couldn’t draw and therefore this idea didn’t work for them. That’s when I created Zendrawn.

Zendrawn allows everyone to be an artist. You simply draw over the faded pre drawn patterns to create unique visual stories. You will experience a mild form of meditation from the concentration you hold whilst drawing. Its very relaxing and rewarding at the end when you see what you have created.

Being creative really allows you to express, offload and de-clutter the mind. Zendrawn allows you to draw with ease to ease the mind, hence why I call it mindful drawing.

Below is an example of a a pre drawn faded zendrawing and a completed zendrwing. As the artist to can choose what colour pens to use and you can colour in you drawing, adding to the fun.

I hope you will join the zendrawn community and draw yourself into mental wellness.