Fanime 2012

Back from Fanime!... and sick as a dog. Don't know if i picked up at con or from my parents, either way Ive been past out in bed for the past 30 or so hours.

Anyways, Fanime was fun, first time selling at the artist alley. Didn't sell much but did get to see a bunch of cosplays from behind my table. I'm thinking that next time i should try and pimp my stuff online before i con so people know ill be selling stuff there. Ill be posting stuff over the next few days after i recover.

27

So i guess im 27 now...

It feels like i was just 22 last year, nothing has really changed, nothing has really improved.

Ok you could argue that im no longer going to school and that i make slightly more money now. I still feel that i have not accomplished anything since then. The only difference that i noticed in the last 5 years(man, i feel old now) is that at 22 art was going to be my job and computer tech was my hobby. Now it is completely backwards, my corporate job now is tech and i hardly have any time to do any art.

I had an ambition once to be a freelance artist, a starving artist one would say.

I really wanted to be a starving artist, not only because that would be the only way i would really loose weight, but because i believe that the only way to really be and artist is to do it because you want to and not to make money from it. Now all i want is a carrier or job where i don't have to deal with bureaucratic bullshit.

I love creating thing, i crave the creative process and lust for that feeling of making something that i was proud of. now i just sit in an office and just go through the motions trying to to fuck up too much. I've lost my creative spark, or at least buried it under layer of procedures and protocol. I don't hate my job, but im getting close.

I feel the i need change, big change. At some point this year i will make change but first i need to lay down the foundation to support my change. years ago i had no responsibility so big change was easier to make, now im an "adult" and have responsibilities that i need to think about before completely turning my life upside down to try and do something i love.

Of course i don't expect me to change anything, curse my insecurities and fears!

eXtra life

Okay since it seams I forgot to pester people about donating to my eXtra Life marathon http://bit.ly/nZh0Dz I'm adding some incentives. If you donate before October 15 you get a print of your choice from my web site.
Besides helping kids and children's hospitals around the country you donations will also get you:
$15 - 4x6
$25 - framed and matted 5x7
$35 - framed and matted 6x8
$50 - framed and matted 8x12
$100 - framed and matted 11x14

If you already donated let me know if you would like a print. All prints are on high quality archival paper and inks.
You may also request a print of any other of my photos that have you in it for an extra $5.

Falling of the wagon

Bleh, seams like I miss a week or two of posting something he and I forget to post anything. Did this little doodle during jury duty a few weeks ago but I worked on it further but my Mac crashed and I lost the updated version. Made with sketchbook pro and a wacom tablet.

Jury duty

So yeah, on a jury for the next couple of weeks. You wouldnt think that sitting and paying attention would be so exausting but it really is. So i havent had much time to do any sketching when i get home, but i did manage to do a little during one of my launch breaks durning the week. This one was done in Sketchbook Pro with my Wacom tablet.