Drawing out the Fear.

The actions of James Holmes were so devastating that I couldn't get it out of my head. It made me wonder about the fears that may keep some people from driving down a street in the ghettos, to walking down a dark alley, to getting on a plane... to going to the movies? FEARS. I can't quite judge those who are cautious about getting on planes, or now going to the movies, some are just more thick skinned then others. Some people are more sensitive and cautious, while others more care-free and out going. For me personally, it depends. But I realized that once I had studied James's face and sketched it out on paper, some sort of pressure was immediately lifted. I'm thinking of drawing all the faces of those who scare me.

Mixing it Up.

These couple of pages have some celebrity drawings whose birthdays are in February. I still have the goal of drawing a celebrity birthday for everyday in a calendar year. Sometimes these will pop up randomly in my sketchbook. I like to have my sketchbook to be intermixed with personal items, events in my life, a continuing array of personal goals, and whatever else might pop up. The idea is that one day far from now I can look back on these books and think, "Oh yeah, I was working on this goal back then!", but then a moment later, flip a page and think, "Hey I remember that day at the beach!".

Whole Pages

Whole pages are fun. Why break down each illustration piece by piece? I feel it ruins the whole "Sketchbook" feel. I mean, a whole lot more goes into sketchbooking than the drawing itself. There's layout and design, and composition. Perhaps a sketch blog should feel more like a sketchbook, and less like a picture-to-picture slideshow. Plus, this is a much more efficient way to post multiple days' work into one single post.

"Just Do it."

I kept putting drawing off today, just out of general fatigue. I find myself doing this a lot. I also get in "theres nothing to draw" funks. I finally decided to blow these thoughts out by just drawing ANYTHING. I thought, "Dont even move. Just draw whats in front of you." So I did. This is the living room, as I see it from the reading chair.

Crow and Tea

Tonight I decided to start an Art Blog, under my own name.  I have a website which showcases a lot of my art, but its Not maintained very well. I made this site a while back as to have an 'online art portfolio'.  While I was out with an artist friend for coffee today, he mentioned that a great way to get your art out there, and to show your dedication, is to have a blog.  And building up a portfolio is good too.  My main problem with all these things is going the distance with dedication: to stay on track, to keep creating, to be committed.  The only way to know how this will go is to begin somewhere, though.  "There is nothing to fear but fear itself".
My first posting is a drawing of a crow my friend John and I watched pillage a garbage can for a McDonalds bag... and I drew my Hibiscus Iced Tea :).