Haven't drawn anything in far too long. Just haven't felt like it. I'd look at my old work, like it and wish there was some kind of spark of inspiration, motivation or both. A few pencil sketches I've started just sat unfinished as I just didn't feel like doing any more. Today I managed to get this out. It's not much but it's something. My inks are drying out and I can't find my #2 brush though I managed ok. I wish I did have something to say, something worth saying. Lately, I just don't. So, something.

I don't usually post photos though I really like to take them. Because of the loss of my mom, I hadn't gone through the images I'd taken during our cruise down the Danube last year til now. As it is, I think I have some pretty nice photos in there. I seem to like to get caught up in the details, very much interested in the little parts that make up a place. Italy was great for this as there were hitching rings, interesting doors, doorknobs, windows and gargoyles all over the place. The light in eastern Europe was totally amazing; but for one day, the sky was a nearly cloudless deep deep blue. It made a great backdrop for the amazing sculpture and architecture that was pretty much everywhere. These are just a few of the images I chose that will make up a photo book.

So this happened. The Lautrec thing. As soon as I did that last one, I knew I was going to do this and, once again, second guess myself. Thing is, this didn't really take any longer to do this kind of coloring than it did to render it in Illustrator. It's a very different aesthetic and, like the bunnies before this, I'm muddying things up by experimenting again. But I did it, and here it is.

Haven't uploaded anything here or anywhere in three weeks. That's not good. But I haven't really been inspired by much or motivated or whatever. Also had some good friends over for about a week from Boston which was nice. Was reading a book on Lautrec this morning and thought about trying to make PS function in his style of 'cross-hatched' oil paint. Scanning in the back of the drawing pad really helped, I think. Kept the pencil sketch layer in there as he seems to have done a lot of drawing, too. I didn't nail it, partially as I abstracted the form so much and hell, I'm no Lautrec but it was fun to do and I really should be creating more. My goal of having more posts each year in this blog won't happen if I don't make things. So, this.