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I kind of like starting with a vision in mind and ending up in a completely different place. I almost scrapped this about ten minutes in but I kept going.

I'm filing it under "work in progress" but, honestly, the stuff I put in that metaphorical bin usually stays there. So, goodbye for now little Meerkat fellow. Maybe one day I'll give you some whiskers and a neater paint job.

In other news I'm headed to Seattle the day after tomorrow, after more than a year's absence. I miss the weather up there, and the delicious north-westerly cuisine. Maybe I will draw a big cedar tree while I am there. I miss those trees, and the way it smells like dirt and salt and heady, drippy hot cedar bark when it rains. Here it only smells like wet concrete and car exhaust (not that it ever rains).

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I enjoy drawing birds. No matter what I set out to do, I almost always end up with a bird. They are so pretty and fluffy. This is a Lesser Flamingo. They aren't as pink as other flamingos, but they have the best beaks.

An Introduction

Once upon time, before college and love and work and life got in the way, I used to think of myself as an artist.

As it is, I haven't drawn much of anything in nearly three years. A doodle here and there, sure - but my heart stopped being in it. Distractions abound.

Lately I've found myself thinking that it's going to go away - if I don't put pencil to paper NOW, than I'm not going to be able to do it later. This is what this blog is for. Motivation. If I have a spot to share this stuff and eyes to watch and know and judge when I stop doing so, maybe I won't let whatever semblance of talent I have slip away.

I want to decorate my walls. I want my kids to look at something I create and say "Wow." But I can't do that if all I do is think about it.

"Ghost" August - 2012

So here you go! This is Ghost, my little furry companion. He gets to start the show.