Hello all,
I hope you are well. This is the point in summer when I am looking forward to autumn, my favorite season of the year. I’d like things to cool down a bit outside for starters.
After the big push to finish my sketchbook, I have been thinking about what I should take up next. I finished reading the book The Twelve Week Year, and it has inspired me to get some things done. I found it to be a genuinely good book, simple in concept and inspiring me to take action. It was an ebook that I read on the Kindle app on my phone, so it was a bit awkward to read, but I was able to get through the entire thing.
As I was reading, I began to really think about what I focus on, and all the time I let slip through the cracks. I know the things that I need to do, I just do not execute on them well. So this past week was the first of my first twelve week period with this system. I made a written plan just like the book recommends and I have tracked my progress daily.
Some of the things I am working on are projects that I don’t want to publish until they are completed, so you may see less new work from me for a bit. But rest assured, I am keeping busy.
Below, take a look at some iterations of the same drawing that I completed over a couple of years, most recently, last week. I always like to compare how different versions of the same drawing take on their own specific look.
Discipline is the result of an action, while refinement is a preparation of your calling. -Robin Bertram
A link for you:
I’ve realized that listening to YouTube videos/podcasts, etc can be a distraction when I am drawing and painting. In the past, I’d like to listen to music when I worked, so I’m starting to get back to that. I really like this YouTube channel full of soft, guitar ambient music (and no AI): cityvswoods.
Until next time,
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