It's been two and a bit years of doing weekly art posts, but I'm kind of ready to stop.

The time has finally come where I can share some more about this large project that I've been working on for almost a year. It's still a little early, but there are a few things happening this week that require the cat to be let out of the bag. While I intend to provide a bunch of details about the project, this is also going to be a bit more candid than most of the public facing details will be. It's a blog after all isn't it?

I've really been dropping the ball lately when it comes to being a bloggy kind of person. However, there's good reason and I'll be back on track eventually, which I've no doubt mentioned too often already. In the absence of something more interesting to talk about, this week will be about future plans for this thing you're reading.

Settle in because after missing last week's Sunday, I'm feeling all introspective and there's bound to be a tangent on the horizon. It's going to be a bit messy over the next month or so, until I make some big changed to everything going forward.

Sorry to say that another week has gone by without any gaming posts, and it's entirely because I've been spending so much time on other things. So let's take a little stock, as I have a few thoughts and developments to share.

No words this week, just scribbles.

This week's entry will be pretty short. I don't have a lot to show for the time and I don't have much to rant on about like usual. Instead I figured I'd just show some before and after shots to illustrate some more of the process.

It's no secret that we're all a little crap at something, in the same way that each and every one of us excel at something else. At times it might be hard to know what's what, but the best we can do is try. After all, there's no escaping the incapability of existence, so we might as well have some fun with it along the way.

This might be a bit of a boring subject to a lot of people, but I find it interesting so we're pressing on. This week I kind of want to talk about working with a lot of large canvases, as I've recently discovered just how much of a pain in the butt it can be. So maybe skip this one if storage and baking paper aren't really your kind of thing.

After approximately two years of sketchbook doodles, it's time for a change.

For the longest time, I hated the very notion of calling myself an 'artist'. It always seemed like the kind of thing clueless wankers said about themselves in an effort to sound more interesting than they actually are. Perhaps it's because I've always been around musicians and artists, and there have always been a cohort that take themselves way too seriously.

I've often talked about tools and constraints and how limitations can help drive creativity, but sometimes it's good to remember that it's a balance after all. This week I bought some new pens and as reminded just how nice it is to use a pen that's full of ink and hasn't had its nib damaged from use. Turns out there's value to be found on every point of the spectrum.

It's that time again, when I'm gearing up for a full week of painting and creating. I spent the last week or so organising my spaces and bringing in equipment, so now I'm prepped and enabled to let loose and be productive. I can't wait.

It's funny how time can take its time sometimes. It feels like time doesn't have the time to let time pass in a timely manner. Instead sticking to time frame that's dense with readable ticks of time that's terrible when all you want to witness is the passing of time.

Whenever tragedy strikes, it leaves us with a mixed bag of emotions and thought. Of course there's the sadness of loss, but this week I think I'd like to look at the creative inspiration we can draw from personal tragedy.

There's still a lot that I want to talk about when the time is right, but we're not quite there yet. I still need to confirm one large part of the project I'm working on before I can really start blabbing. Until then, let's try and talk about some practical painting experiences.

It's funny how every time I sit down to write this weekly post, I always want to focus on things that have no relevance. What I mean is that I'm trying to keep this particular series focused on creativity and everything related to it. The hard part is that sometimes it feels like everything informs our creative output without question.

I just spent the weekend painting pictures and watching movies. Honestly, I can't think of a better way to completely lose track of time and have so much fun. So far 2019 has been an excellent time, which I'm sure has more to do with perspective than anything else.

I'm going to blame the holiday season for my lack of content this week. However, I do have a couple of photos to show y'all, so let's have a look and a chat about that instead.

Let's talk resolutions, because why not? I don't usually go in for the whole New Year thing very much, as it's just as arbitrary as anything else, but change it always good in my book. Why not use the calendar to mark an occasion for change… maybe it can do some good.

We don't do Thanksgiving in Australia, because… well it's irrelevant here. Although, I do like the idea of taking some time out in the year to actively engage in some positivity and express what we're thankful for. There are so many random circumstances we could all find ourselves in, so let's take a moment to appreciate the good things that have come our way.

'Tis the holiday season, which I'm now going to use as an excuse for the relatively light posts as of late. I just haven't felt like there's been much to say, but the funk is nearly over and we'll be back to regular programming eventually. So why not focus on a bit of positive reinforcement this week.

Honestly, I almost forgot to write and post this week's sketchbook, but not for any reason that will sound impressive. In fact, I was too busy finishing off a game, and watching a movie. I was actually super prepared and already have my doodles scanned and ready to post; it's just the written part that slipped my mind.

The doodles went a little weird this week, but I'm kind of digging it. After all, I was going to talk about why I choose to focus on certain subjects, so it's the perfect time to change. I usually avoid trying to justify anything I draw simply for the sake of it, but hopefully we can avoid any amount of artist wank-speak along the way.

This one's being posted late, because I always write these posts right before they're posted, and this weekend has been busy. Honestly though, I don't think it really matters at the end of the day though; these deadlines should be considered to be a little more fluid.

Straight up, there's not a whole lot to show this week, but what I do have is kind of exciting. I didn't doodle much, and what I doodled is really of no consequence, which probably says something given my usual low quality. Anyway, I thought it might be fun to show some paintings instead.

It's not often that I get to be happy about a lack of content, but when it's the result of being productive in other ways, I'm cool with it. So this week there's only a few doodles to show, as I've been spending more and more time putting paint on canvas.

Even though I've been quite productive lately, this week is a bit of a short one. What's more, there's a distinct lack of doodles and drawings, because I have very little to show for my time as of late. Thankfully though, it's all on account of focusing more intently on a much larger project that we can talk about a little instead.

I can't remember if I've talked about confidence much in the past, but it's definitely been on my mind this week. The usual theme might be how to overcome a lack of confidence, which is important to learn, although too much can be a curse. In fact, there have been many times in life that an overabundance of confidence managed to lead certain folks astray.

For a fleeting moment this week, I thought I might focus on doodles that aren't faces. Then I realised that I've yet to exhaust my interest in faces, and I'm not sure I ever will. Nevertheless, there's something to be said for forced diversity, as it keeps the juices flowing… or so they say.