I think it would be a fair criticism to say that I have allowed my blog to become a desolate wasteland over the past few months. Being a proactive illustrator has become less and less of a defining feature of my life recently – a fact that regularly irks me and leaves feeling of regret and guilt in equal measure.
I fear I have fallen into the routine of the average yuppy – that is operating an endless cycle of working the day job and then blowing out at the weekends. Behind this weekly grind, there exists a little-but-oh-so-potent voice at the back of my head urging me to rediscover my enthusiasm for my personal creativity and find the discipline required to realise my ambitions.
Despite the apparent lack of productivity, I have had a small victory fairly recently – that is the completion of my first professional commission. I have painted two posters for the poetry society designed to complement two very unique poems. Completing these commissions presented a fresh challenge for me, and it was certainly a very positive experience dealing with a client in a professional climate. Luckily for me, the client was relatively painless to work with, and seemed pleased with the end product. I will blog about this in full once I am allowed to publish the final posters.
In other news, I have recently started working towards a series of around 10 paintings for what I hope will double as a backbone to both a concrete portfolio and allow me to exhibit some of my work.
On a final note, in future I plan to start using my blog to review sources of interest and inspiration, rather than purely focus on my artwork alone. With this in mind, there are a couple of websites I’d like to mention that I have stumbled upon of late – firstly http://listen.grooveshark.com/ - a music site much akin to Spotify that includes a more niche range of music in its library as well as loses the irritating adverts.
Secondly I’d like to mention a musician I had the pleasure to see at a recent Leonard Cohen tribute night (run by my brother) which I attended. She is called Fiona Bevan and you can listen to her music at http://www.myspace.com/fionabevan - she plays an entertaining blend of acoustic indie folk that is perfectly complemented by her exciting vocals. If you like the music of Leslie Fiest, then you’re certain to enjoy what Fiona has to offer.
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