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I was speaking to a fellow well-known artist the other day\u00a0\u2013\u00a0it was the first time I met him after conversing through email for the longest time. And it was just brilliant. I always love meeting new people \u2013\u00a0even though the relationship wasn’t technically new, the experience of meeting someone for the first time is something I treasure, because of the wonderful little surprises I know that lies in store.<\/p>\n
Whether it’s nuggets of advice and inspiration, or a forging of new bonds; my mind just buzzes with excitement at the thought of hands that are extended in friendship, and where a new thread becomes interwoven in the colorful fabric that has become my life.<\/p>\n
So we sat down and talked over lunch, and the more we talked, the more I was fascinated at his ideas. “All I wanted to do was draw<\/strong>,” said the man who turned to art after studying to be a mechanical engineer. “And now I can.” It was inspiring, and to which I thought was incredibly zen-like. My head was brimming with ideas on how he could take it further, and I told him what I was thinking of. He just shook his head and said “I’m happy at this point of my life \u2013\u00a0I am doing what I’ve always wanted to do. I’m drawing, and I’m earning a living for myself and my family. I don’t have to go big. I’m happy.”<\/p>\n If contentment had a face and a voice, it would be his.<\/p>\n His name? Lim Heng Swee of I Love Doodle<\/a>.<\/p>\n ============<\/p>\n You’ll be able to read more of our conversation through the\u00a0Work\/Art\/Play online course<\/a> that starts in September \u2013\u00a0sign up for more details when we launch in a couple of weeks!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"