New Year, Restarts

 Looking back over the past handful of years, I see that I haven't been as busy and productive as I'd like to have been. After looking at my different accounts--Tumblr, Instagram, this blog--I realized I haven't posted much of anything since 2019. Since I enjoying sharing my WIPs and finished pieces of all types, that reflects how I haven't really finished anything that was share-worthy enough to post.

Understandable. Life happens. I think I started working on and managing my depression around that time. For me, I tend to express it through procrastination, which leads to a bad loop of not drawing or painting for long periods, getting frustrated at my attempts to resume the habit, not feeling motivated, and then continuing not to draw.

However, I can often break that loop with a more positive loop. Look at the marker project I did for a year! Once I get going the mental inertia keeps me going, a positive version of the negative procrastination loop. So I'm going to go into 2024 with some goals.

• Create a finished piece of some sort every week.
• Attempt a month-long challenge in March with markers.
• Complete a number of art lessons I have (online and offline).
• Create at least one short comic/zine project.

And a number of other things. I just want to do so much that I'm able to see improvement for myself and grow more confident. I really want to move my rusty art skills beyond this quick and dirty piece I did a few weeks ago: