I do hope you'll excuse my extended absence over the last few weeks. Between travel, conventions, recent illness, and preparing for upcoming surgery, I've been more than a bit distracted and have sadly neglected this journal. I am sorry, but now that the travel convention season is over for me, I can get back to regular sketching and updates.
That said, let's get started with this week's State of the Artist update.
Weekly Words
We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.
- Andre Berthiaume
Current Project
To be honest, my current project consists of trying to kick being sick in time for surgery... and splitting my time between 3 commissions so I can get them off my plate. However, since it has been 3 weeks since I posted anything to this journal, I should post some of the things I worked on at the recent conventions I attended.
Please forgive the camera phone!
Otakon:
AFO:
These are not all the at-con commission projects I took on at the last two conventions I attended, but they are the ones I could find the picture files for. *heh*
From The Archive
Chosen Blade
Completed: 4.2008
I'm rather fond of this piece, although I seem to be the only one. I like the arrangement and depth of field, and concept. Although, I do have to say, with markers, it's a bit harder to get that nice translucent fade that is easier to achieve with a wetter media like watercolors.
Original (A4, mixed media): $100
Prints (8x10" giclee): $12
*Please note if interested*
Near Future
As mentioned above, first thing on my plate is clearing off the booked commissions and trying to get rid of this Con Crud that has left me wiped out on my couch making friends with NyQuill and Kleenex for over a week now.
I will not be having artwork at AnimeFest or Anime Weekend Atlanta this year unless I can find agents willing to take my work for me, as I will not be able to make the mail-in deadlines. I'm rather sad and amazed by this seeing as it will be the first time in over 5 years that my art won't have a presence at either convention.
Hopefully, once the brain fog of being sick clears, I'll have a more coherent State of the Artist update next week!
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