start drawing again

I haven’t drawn as much in the past while as I should…. I think this is something I need to work on. Maybe make at least one sketch a week.

Today I knocked off a quick sketch of myself. It was good practice, and made me feel accomplished.

I don’t really know what my style is… I’ve been described as a cross between german expressionism and impressionism… but I dunno. There’s a lot of room for me to develop, and who knows in what direction that will lead me?

lack of supposed talent, tools, and motivation keeps me.

then i received your message:
last night i dreamt that you gave me a book that you made. each page was completely filled with bright images of landscapes and animals, which you had hand drawn with colored pencils. the most striking piece was a portrait of me, from the shoulders up, standing on the deck of a ship at sea. behind me, a wide staircase ascended to the upper deck, and you sat, very small, your face covered by your hair, writing or drawing something in a notebook. there was a random, long-haired guinea pig in the middle of the staircase, which i found very cute. you were quite the artist.

there’s so much to express. so much i see, but how do i see it? what are these patterns behind the image before me?

dragons and tigers, from all angles and sides, coming from both out and inside.