Obviously sketching is just like writing: you have to be willing to sketch badly before you can sketch well; just keep on going.
Sketch 104: Willa The Cat; Cat #4
A severe storm ran through central Texas May 14, 2008, much like the weather we are having now (May, again). I walked around the Texas Capitol on my break May 15th. On the north side, you could definitely tell a storm had come through by the broken branches. On the south side, it looked as if a tornado had hit. A tornado did not do this damage, but the winds were almost tornado strength. Old oak trees were uprooted and torn branches hung from many trees.
I do not know how long it will take me to learn to draw the eyes. And by that I mean, how long it will take me to learn to see the eyes as they are so I can draw them. The hard part for me is to see things as they are, not as the generic representation in my mind.
Sketch 102: Sally The Kitten.