a product of procrastination at some point this winter
Detailed and nuanced visual work is really, truly the best. It’s the most satisfying to me, as I can work through practice to insert more and more complexity to a visual moment.
I’ve focused on the details so much in the past, but with access to an iPad and thus removal of financial barriers to trying new things out, I’ve really loved more simplistic and bluntly communicative images. They allow for a different kind of humor, which inherently appeals to the many dry takes and quips buzzing around my brain at any given moment — now they can exist in the outside world with the aid of imagery.
sabiki rigs on the mind as smelt start running
I’ts been super fun, and now I think these simple buddies will become a regular way to pay homage to the smaller-and-still-significant parts of existence. Furthermore, they provide a less-involved way to actually implement stress management through artistic practice without taking a full day to reset; instead, I can blow off steam as needed with quick drawings.
As writing practice also picks up in 2020, expect to see more of these buddies as we go.
a little valentine — love can even bring spin casters and fly fishers together!
simple illustration created for a blog post on Confluence Collective’s website