To 12-year-old Joe Whale, mistakes are not problems. They are good 1 to have fun making art. And making art is what Joe has been doing since he was a kid. He was very 2 in drawing and spent a lot of time practicing his painting skills. "I would draw and 3 art pieces at every chance," he said. He made his specialty（特长） , black-and-white doodles（涂鸦） , at the age of six.
At school, Joe would finish his work 4 and then he could doodle. He 5 drew many funny pictures everywhere, on his math workbook, on his table and on the paper. 6 his doodles gave people a bright feeling, his teachers were not always 7 to find his doodles in unexpected places!
However, Joe's parents supported him and signed him up for after-school art classes. His art teacher 8 him a big wall to doodle on. It was really the 9 gift for Joe. Besides, he also posted his 10 on social media, and at last he became known as "The Doodle Boy". Soon Joe had his first real show. At the age of nine, he doodled on an 8-foot-by-8-foot 11 of a restaurant in his hometown. Joe used his favorite drawing: a black brush. He drew while he was 12 on his knees and standing on a chair. It took him twelve hours to fill the wall.
Joe doesn't always make plans for his art ahead. He just draws 13 what he meets or what he thinks in his daily life. If he meets 14 , he just looks around. "For example, when I'm hungry, I draw food", he said. Joe also gives a useful 15 to other creative kids: Find what you truly love and don't let anything stop you.
