Selfie of my evening at home with my red cowboy boots.
I decided to take a Selfie of me and what I’m doing tonight. The two of us – me and what I’m doing. Or, it’s more like a Selfie of me and my red cowboy boots. The red cowboy boots have become my new obsession, my new Mr. Right. I realize how content I am to be home on a rainy evening just drawing and working on my latest “jobs”, really—real jobs are here for me now. I’m glad I didn’t throw out the baby with the bath water. Now I am even doing WordPress websites for new clients. But, I’m happy to say that I have kept the art-part alive which was what I got back into nearly two years ago when I said to myself “I don’t ever what to do another website” — I just wanted to be an artist. Now I’m on the Don’t throw out the Art side of the equation. The unexpected bonus is I’m finding a place for my art and my websites. Yes!
Classic Hammer
Lately I’ve gotten curious about why it is so important for me to do realistic pencil drawings. It’s always been my favorite kind of drawing but I remember it being very important when I got back into my art last year. Drawing only hammers kept me focused and I could see my progress. Progress toward realistic—Accurate. The drawings had to really look like hammers. Now I’m using the same approach with Drawing my Red Cowboy Boots. The more the drawings look like my boots the better I feel. I’ve had a thought that I might be trying to find some kind of reality in my life and the drawings help me get closer or clearer. I know they will never look like photographs. If they ever do it won’t be the same for me.