Sunday, September 19, 2010

Starving Artist: Third Entry

I have met some really amazing people in the last 4 years that have challenged and inspired me. I feel it necessary to take a moment to thank all the friends and family that have supported me in any way. I have been very blessed that so many people have given me places to crash, rides, food, money... If it weren't for all of those people I wouldn't be here right now. Thank you so much!
That being said, a few years ago I stopped really worrying about things like 'where am I going to get my next meal'? etc... it makes me realize that I am on the right path... so, no matter how hard things get, or how down on myself I am I know that everything will work out in the end and that I just have to keep pushing.
I haven't really drawn much of anything lately... maybe it's been sort of a break for me, so when the cartoon starts up again I will be ready to draw a ton. we are almost finished with the first mini episode, but a lot of things are happening in our lives, so we have been busy... one of which is Wiley's wedding :) it's coming up next weekend. Wiley is such a great guy and I'm glad he met Hannah, I haven't met her yet but she seems like an amazing girl.
I'm hoping that soon I will be getting paid to work soley on the cartoon and can leave retail FOREVER!!!
I definitely have found little inspirations in retail these past years... the random encounters with people on a daily basis can lead to character ideas or plots, sometimes better or worse...
I just finished reading "Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" by Haruki Murakami, who was introduced to me by my friend Jay (thanks Jay!!) He is currently my favorite author, and I'd have to say that so far, that is my favorite of his books. I have also read: "The Elephant Vanishes", "Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman", "A Wild Sheep Chase", "After Dark", "Kafka on the Shore" and "Sputnik Sweetheart" .... his stories take you to another world, a dream state. It is so amazing, and when they are drawing to an end I get this deep sorrow in the pit of my gut, as if I have to now leave this new world I've become accustomed to... I just ordered "Norwegian Wood" on Amazon (get used books for cheap! Or, if you don't have any money, just get a library card!! FREEEEEE) I wasn't much of a reader until a few years ago... I buy the books I read so I can start working on my little library... when I'm an old man I will have a huge library filled with all the books I've ever read :)
Murakami really inspires me and gets me into a creative dreamy state... as well as some really amazing music. I am so lucky to have those things around me... other artists work to look at. Rejuvinate me and prepare me to bust out some more of my own stuff :)
I don't reall have much to say, just thought I should post something new, to the one reader that might see this :) and I will try to post some new pictures SOON!!
So close, yet so far away... just keep pushing ahead....... almost there!!