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Heigh-ho, heigh-ho...
13 years ago
..it's off to work I go.
Meaning, my time to draw now is somewhat limited more.
The reason why I say "somewhat limited" is because even though, in terms of minutes, I don't have as much time to work on projects, every time I return home from a day at work I think of nothing better to do than draw.
It's kinda hard to describe, but what I do know is that ever since coming home, I feel alive and rejuvenated. Ironically, the two weeks I had off between the end of semester and the start of my summer job I had planned to be my most productive weeks and they ended up turning out to be the laziest two weeks I've had in a long time.
I dunno, maybe I did need a little break from the art (and in the process, I found out I love Ratchet and Clank games. Where have they been all my life!? xD) but the point is that I feel my artistic vibe returning. Perhaps it's simply because every day I can look forward to coming home and visualizing my thoughts and visions on the pages in my sketchpad. Don't get me wrong, I'm quite fond of my employment. Hell, they let me take a day off last season so I could draw up some designs and logos for them, but even though the job's great, it just doesn't have the magic that drawing gives me.
Some people think that I might consider drawing a chore, some may also think that I'm insane in giving out request sketches for free, and some more may even think that I must be absolutely insane to invite the chance of others who would seek to abuse my art for their personal gain, but what most people don't realize is just why I do these things. Sure, I love drawing, I want to improve myself as an artist, and if I can get paid doing so, bonus! In all seriousness though, I do these things because, well, it's basically my lifeblood. I consider what life would be like if I had forsaken the pencil, and honestly, it scares me. I may still have my whole life ahead of me, but I know without a doubt that when I die later on down the road doing what drives my soul, I can say that I would have no regrets.
I admit, this journal turned pretty heavy-handed rather quickly, especially when it started off as a simple notification that my drawing hours would be limited during the summer, but I've been meaning to get that off my chest for a while. I'm sure anyone would love to do what they love best to the very end, I suppose I was just one of those folks who decided to voice his opinion on the matter, to let his viewers know a little bit more about what makes him tick.
Well, I've still got improvements to learn, barricades to overcome, and most likely a whole myriad of other troubles along the way, but that's the life, ain't it? And I'm not just talking about the artist's life here, I'm talking about the good life.
A life worth sticking through to the very end.
I hope you all learned something by reading this, not just about me but about you. That said, I wish you all safe travels in your future endeavours.
Just don't forget where you started from along the way :)
Meaning, my time to draw now is somewhat limited more.
The reason why I say "somewhat limited" is because even though, in terms of minutes, I don't have as much time to work on projects, every time I return home from a day at work I think of nothing better to do than draw.
It's kinda hard to describe, but what I do know is that ever since coming home, I feel alive and rejuvenated. Ironically, the two weeks I had off between the end of semester and the start of my summer job I had planned to be my most productive weeks and they ended up turning out to be the laziest two weeks I've had in a long time.
I dunno, maybe I did need a little break from the art (and in the process, I found out I love Ratchet and Clank games. Where have they been all my life!? xD) but the point is that I feel my artistic vibe returning. Perhaps it's simply because every day I can look forward to coming home and visualizing my thoughts and visions on the pages in my sketchpad. Don't get me wrong, I'm quite fond of my employment. Hell, they let me take a day off last season so I could draw up some designs and logos for them, but even though the job's great, it just doesn't have the magic that drawing gives me.
Some people think that I might consider drawing a chore, some may also think that I'm insane in giving out request sketches for free, and some more may even think that I must be absolutely insane to invite the chance of others who would seek to abuse my art for their personal gain, but what most people don't realize is just why I do these things. Sure, I love drawing, I want to improve myself as an artist, and if I can get paid doing so, bonus! In all seriousness though, I do these things because, well, it's basically my lifeblood. I consider what life would be like if I had forsaken the pencil, and honestly, it scares me. I may still have my whole life ahead of me, but I know without a doubt that when I die later on down the road doing what drives my soul, I can say that I would have no regrets.
I admit, this journal turned pretty heavy-handed rather quickly, especially when it started off as a simple notification that my drawing hours would be limited during the summer, but I've been meaning to get that off my chest for a while. I'm sure anyone would love to do what they love best to the very end, I suppose I was just one of those folks who decided to voice his opinion on the matter, to let his viewers know a little bit more about what makes him tick.
Well, I've still got improvements to learn, barricades to overcome, and most likely a whole myriad of other troubles along the way, but that's the life, ain't it? And I'm not just talking about the artist's life here, I'm talking about the good life.
A life worth sticking through to the very end.
I hope you all learned something by reading this, not just about me but about you. That said, I wish you all safe travels in your future endeavours.
Just don't forget where you started from along the way :)
Reading your words about the importance that art has in your life was uplifting, honestly. I really should draw more, myself!
You draw because of almost the same reasonsas I do, because of fun and to relax but also to improve.
I'm so happy to know you not just as an artist but as a real close friend.