Introduction.

It is a well-known fact that in order to enter any Moscow Architectural Institute, it is necessary to pass a drawing exam. This is where the acquaintance with the craft of an architect begins. There are an infinite number of lessons and hours in which students learn graphic skills. In fact, I started drawing seriously at the age of 16. At first it was not easy - a lot of work and homework. However, I noticed that drawing for me has become not just a subject for compulsory study, but also a hobby. It has always been interesting for me to make a small sketch during my holidays or travels. Later, I became interested in sketchbooks in which I drew and collected a lot of subjects around me. Later, I recognized that this is not just a hobby, it is also a need, or rather a necessity. There were times when I didn’t draw because of some circumstances in my life, but then I felt bad, I was missing something. So the drawing became just a part of me.
There were many obstacles in the way of realizing that drawing is my business and part of my personality. One of them, I considered my work to be bad and not professional. I didn’t want to show them to anyone and I really didn’t like it when people around me tried to see what I was doing. It was something for myself, a personal interest. The next obstacle was spontaneity, there was no regularity. It happened that there was no drawing for several months.
My artist friends were a great help, they inspired me and helped me to understand this craft more deeply. Constant interest and communication with others simply set new goals and helped to achieve them. For example, one of the difficult moments was the fact that I was afraid to use color in my work. And indeed, it was both an obstacle and a desire to achieve something that is unattainable and difficult. Watercolor itself was also an object of interest and at the same time an object of fear. The more interested I became, the more I wanted to try something new.