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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.
It was bound to happen sometime, but I skipped sketchbook 84 last week thanks to a bunch of personal commitments and generally being too busy. The up side is that part of the distraction was related to a big art project, so I figure it all balances out in the end. I'm still not keen on skipping weeks, so here's hoping it's a rare occurrence either way.
Sometimes it's easy to forget that the world is a constant mass of writhing organisms, constantly changing and evolving into different forms. I suppose it's what people mean when they say "back in my day", as their 'day' felt a lot different to the now. Of course there are tangible changes being made at all times, but I had the pleasure this week of experiencing a more ethereal form of nostalgia.
This week I spent a bit more time on a digital sketch, so it's not really a doodle per se, but I've included it on purpose. In comparison to the limitations of pen on paper, I was reminded that digital sketching offers a lot of nuance and detail. I was also reminded that I don't suck as much as I thought I did.
The monstrous offspring of Pasiphae and the white bull, the Minotaur was sentenced to by Minos to the gigantic Labyrinth near Knossos. Later, Theseus would venture through the labyrinth with the aid of Ariadne's thread. The journey would see Theseus battle the Minotaur, and ultimately slay it with the sword of Aegeus, before abandoning Ariadne on the island of Noxos.
Lately it's been a bit hard to find the words to put to these posts, but that's just the rolling nature of life. It's bound to happen in a long term cross section of experience, as we can't make them all winners. I suppose the best we can ever do is implicit in the doing, thanks to all the aspects intrinsically linked to one's ability to do.
Just a couple of visualisations this week. Mainly because my mind and body have been elsewhere lately, and I've been doing other things.
Going to keep the words super short this week, as I'm soaking up some time away and enjoying the view.
I'm pleased to say that 'operation quantity' is going quite well. In fact, I present to you another set of doodles that continues to grow. There aren't any digital doodles this week, but they're only a sometimes bonus either way. It's all pens and paper, which is right where I like to be.
Last time I mentioned that I'll be changing things up a little to try and up the quantity of doodles in each post. So this week I'm pleased to say that I have twelve new doodles, as well as a little bit of discussion on how they came about.
Sometimes you need to take a moment to reassess a project and use the experiences you’ve had along the way to improve on the initial brief. It helps avoid any unnecessary complications, as well as breathing new life into something. The latter is especially important for long-form projects, like these weekly doodles and posts.
