15/09/2026
Something I heard quite a few times during Sketch Up was:
“I’m just a beginner.”
“Mine isn’t nice.”
“I don’t think I want to show it.”
And it made me think about how much courage it can actually take to share something you’ve made.
Somewhere along the way, we start feeling like our art has to be “good enough” before other people are allowed to see it. That if we’re beginners, or if there are mistakes, perhaps we should keep it to ourselves.
But I really hope art can be a space where we allow ourselves to be where we are.
We might not have the skills you want yet. We might look at someone else’s sketch and think theirs is much better. We might make something today that we’ll look back on in a few years and realise how much we’ve grown. And that’s okay.
The sketch I shared? I made a mistake. I painted the skyscrapers in the background much bigger than I intended. But it was watercolour (there was no Ctrl+Z 😂) so I just went with it.
I pointed it out to some of the people with me that day and their response was
“Where?”
“I didn’t even notice.”
“If you didn’t tell me, I wouldn’t have known.”
We notice our own mistakes far more than anyone else does.
A sketch doesn’t have to be perfect to be worth sharing. It doesn’t even have to be “good”. Sometimes it can simply be a record of what we noticed, where we were, and what we were capable of making at that particular moment.
And perhaps seeing your imperfect sketch might make someone else feel a little less afraid to pick up a brush themselves.
So if you’ve been hesitating to upload your sketch because you think it isn’t nice enough, share it anyway. ❤️
Let’s make this a space where beginners, experienced artists, wonky buildings, strange perspectives, happy accidents and all are welcome.
There is room for all of it
Arts House Group Civic District
Photo by talented wyn •ᴗ•
