Substack | Aug 2026

Gray-toned photo of a figure in a foil helmet and wired white suit, one hand raised in fog

From Print Shop to Art School: How Drawing Saved Me

After working all day, alone and depressed in my room, I started to draw again. With weekly trips to the library, I found art books to study, copying Picasso and Van Gogh—determined to learn more. I developed a love for abstract art and began experimenting. I drew my little sister’s elementary school pictures, dogs, abstracts, and strange, distorted self-portraits.

No matter what—I wanted to BECOME an artist

 

Originally published on my Substack:

Source: Art Saved Me from Self-Destruction – Jay Mora-Shihadeh

 

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