A small news post.

For those of you still following I'm realizing that I've been kind of slacking behind on the updates in this particular sphere. Hopefully soon I'll be able to fix up this particular site with a slightly better layout that will be productive for future plans. Though I do have a page where I put up every piece of art that I finish. Just kind of trying to reorganize things. don't mind me.

Violinist Dance.

I meant to post this awhile ago, but I've been caught up working on other things. Drawing such a dance, such a motion was really run. I hope to try to do something similar in the future. 

Never stop trying.

I've been working on more stuff again this week, including a design for a character I've had running about for a little over two years now. It seems like sometimes, the best mark of improvement is on things that are still around to work on. On the left is a portrait I did while I was still in college. In theory (and ideally) what I thought was one of my best pieces at the time. I thing about December or so.

The one on the right is the piece I'm working on right now. While I am still working with a (more) subdued palette than what's pictured, I wanted to try with what I've learned about faces to color it in. It's encouraging to see how much I've progressed in such a relatively short time.

Self-Portrait 2013

I was nervous yesterday about the job interview I had today, so I started working on a small self-portrait.

Postponed Ghost Entry

I had originally intended for this piece to be a part of a collection of ghost-themed pictures. Unfortunately, time and my procrastination skills (and sudden fixation with my boyfriend's birthday gift) ended up shelving this. I just recently came back to this today so I could get it to a spot where I actually liked it.

I know I said I would get back to updating.

And I've meant to. I really have. But you know how the holidays are. Plus I wanted to show you guys something actually worthwhile. You'll have to stick with this for the time being.

Recently between tutoring and the part-time seasonality, I mentioned working on a comic. At the moment I've got one chapter scripted and thumbed out, so now it's down to actually making the characters on the page. I decided to help myself out with different issues I've had, I'd work on doing a character turnaround. For easy costume reference, and because once I end up getting into newer items, the clothing might change. I've got another piece for this character I haven't even started yet. I'm still trying to figure out the seams.

Anyway, thanks for staying patient, and here's something to (slightly) hold you over in the meantime.

From the Artist, Life Happens.

So yes, it's been a little over a month or so since I updated. I had gotten really good at keeping this posted with a bunch of stuff I've been working on, but a few things have happened in the meantime. Mostly part-time jobs and one hell of a recovery timeframe. I am glad to start updating this once again because of a few ideas that I've come up with, that I hope will work. Sad to say a lot of my self-publishing ideas usually fall through, but I think it's a matter of finding something that sticks.

Lately I've been working in my spare time (re: those boring moments where no customers show up) and writing together a little idea for a comic. I hope to use this as a springboard mostly to try to help my skills expand with completing backgrounds, writing, and composition. Plus I'm a sucker for trying to craft new characters and my brain has suffered a woeful drought as of late.

This is a rare text post among pictures, so I will gather up my mess from the last month and have at it!