lonely yet lovely / 又寂寞又美好

一直很喜歡吉米的這個說法，畫畫的人有許多又寂寞又美好的時刻，我在朋友的陪伴下數天之後，再度回到趕畫冊的生活，雖然是獨自一人，但是書桌前的風景卻有無限想像。

I've always like the expression of Jimmy the Taiwanese illustrator. In drawing, there are many lonely yet lovely moments. After days of company of my friends, I have finally returned to my daily life of filling sketchbooks like mad. Though I am alone, the scenery in front of the desk varies without end.

謝謝大家的鼓勵，我現在是馬力加速往前衝的火車，來之前很擔心得畫圖畫到想吐，現在倒完全沒有顧慮了，反而因為看到身邊的人所具有的優點，我深切地覺得我只有現在，大部份早上起床不需要鬧鐘，睡覺其實要構思，除了在家畫畫冊，出門要速描，現在連搭公車也要一邊鬼畫符，我比之前工作的時候還要忙碌。

Thank you for your encouragement. Now I am a train speeding ahead. I was worried that I would eventually get sick and tired of drawing before I came, but now I have left that behind. Instead, because I have seen the strengths of different people around me, I am so aware that I have only the present moment. Most mornings I wake up before my alarm clock goes off. In my dream, I plan what I am about to draw. Besides doing the assignments at home, I have to sketch when going out. Now I even doodle during bus rides. In fact, I am busier than when I was working.

Tenderpixel Gallery / The Wonderful Line by INK Illustration 

快要被榨乾時得趕緊出門去看畫展，這個星期麥特推薦了三個皇家藝術學院畢業的插畫家展覽。

When I feel sucked dry, I have to visit galleries. This week Matt recommended an exhibition by three graduates of Royal College of Art. 

我和很多人說，來之後我的個性好像改變了，雖然我本來就是很開朗的人，但是我覺得要學到東西必須把姿態放很低，老是告訴自己要不停地裝滿東西，做不好時趕快學習，做得好時還是學習。

I've told many people that my personalities seem to have undergone change after I came. I was a very open-minded person, but since I believe that only when I am humble can I learn as much as possible. That helps to further broaden my mind. When I fail, I learn. When I do well, I still learn. 

把在藝廊看到的技法用力地記在心上，步出畫廊時天已經暗了，冬天似乎悄悄來到倫敦，但同一條街上有舊書店、二十世紀古畫店、童書店、甚至有玩具車行。我在短短的小街上晃晃，時間差不多時就回家繼續畫圖。

I tried to bear hard in mind the drawing techniques I saw in the gallery. When I stepped out, the sky had darkened. Winter has quietly arrived in London. On the same street Cecil Court, there are secondhand bookshops, print stores of 20th-century drawings and paintings, shop of etchings from different countries, children's bookstore and even a toy car shop. I strolled on the short street, and when it was time, I hopped on a bus to go home for more sketches. 

在你找到自己的夢想並且真的實現之前，我又寂寞又美好的日子先借你用吧！

Before you find your dream and live it out, you can borrow my lonely yet lovely days to warm your heart.