Over the years I've had different fantasies about getting a new drafting table to work on, about different types of projects I'd like to try and even the feeling of spending time creating. I haven't actually done much of anything in the past 18 years though.
I don't know if I'm any good or if I just like doing it, but I feel like it is finally time I got back to doing something. I've decided to start small with a really small sketchbook and a couple of pencils -- one hard, and one soft. I'd like to say I'd spend time on one sketch a day, but given my current schedule I think that would be setting myself up for failure so I am going to try for one sketch a week. I'm even going to post the sketch here and that will be doubly good.
The first sketch I'm posting is actually from this past summer. It is an idea I had to paint on our back fence. I had hoped to translate it into actual paint on the fence, but my ridiculous health issues and a new job got in the way so I put it on hold. However, I am really going to try to get it done this summer as I think it will look really cool. I plan to sketch it a few more times with some actual fence so it will be more clear on how it lays out, but this is my first draft.
