Character Faith
Character 1: I will do the noble thing. Character 2: Yeah, about that? You don't know this writer like I do. You're just asking for him to bump you off. Character 1: I want to be noble, and noble characters do noble things. He will be awed by my nobility. Character 2: Seriously, come back now and we'll think of something else. Please.... Character 1: You should have more faith. Writer: Uh, you know, you should probably listen to Character 2. Character 1: Pish. And tosh. (See how nobly I did that?) You will not forsake me. I'm more than some plot device to be easily discarded. I'll prove it to you! Writer: sigh
New Art A’comin’
We've turned the page to another year and with that there is always the hope that art will soon bloom anew. I have several WIPs (work in progress) in place as the new year begins. They cover a variety of media and subjects which definitely ensures that things aren't going to get boring around here any time soon. The one I'm most looking forward to finishing uses the Declaration of Independence as a base. Since I didn't want to simply print out a copy of the document to serve as the piece's foundation, I've been practicing the text's mostly roundhand script for quite a few months (minus November for NaNoWriMo, and December for the holidays) to write it up myself. Hope the end product is worth the effort. A few people have seen the test piece I did, and their response was favorable. So, there's hope. There's an airbrush work sitting on the easel waiting for the temperature to get a [...]
