Finally drawing again and gaining some insight. Also bringing up some unresolved issue with my bro who allowed my award-winning, first color drawing which was framed under glass to be destroyed. The frame fell apart and he just put the artwork in a drawer. I asked him for it but he couldn't find it. I didn't know what I thought about that but violation. Now I have a word - disrespect.
I am still at a loss with this because he never really apologized. My artwork was treated like trash or a piece of paper to file away in some drawer. And this by a bro who is also creatively talented. I am still shocked.
Drawing again has been good too. And I've realized that this type of controlled drawing style is not for me. I like the entire process from beginning to end: finding the object
to draw, staging them and drawing them. I may or may not finish this project because I've got another already to go which is a still life. Here is the beginning of Tiger Eyes:
