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This is a bust commission for AstarMoc over on Twitter. It\’s the first and last one I am intending on doing this year. I did a lot of these last year and they were great fun to do and I enjoyed the challenge each one posed.
But, I have come to realize that drawing and art doesn\’t hold the spark for me that it once did. The enjoyment I once had in it is well and truly gone. After most pieces that I draw I find myself angry, upset and/or frustrated with what I create. It\’s not art-block. I\’ve worked through that before. It\’s something more than that. It\’s the realization that I wasn\’t drawing because it brought my joy anymore, it\’s due to habit. I\’ve been drawing for 16+ years now (I only know this cause I\’ve had my DeviantArt account that long and that\’s where I started) and over time my enjoyment of it has become less and less. So I think it\’s time to put the pencils down and move on, see what else I can do that might bring me a bit more happiness.
The support I have had for my art on here and on twitter has been mindblowing! And I am grateful to every, single person that has asked me to draw for them. It\’s been an honour.
What this does mean is that I can spend more time on a hobby that I enjoy and finally turn my blog to that properly. In the coming days/weeks I\’ll sort out my categories, links, menus, etc and make this place a bit more hobby-blog orientated.
In conclusion. Drawing. It\’s been fun, but I would like to do things that are more… funner!
Ann
January 13, 2020 - 7:41 pm ·Yeah, gotta do what you enjoy. What is the point of doing the kind of art that makes one unhappy?
Jenn
January 14, 2020 - 8:36 am ·Thanks for the encouraging comment.
I admit the comments to this news have been far more positive than I expected and I am grateful for that!
It gives me more time for enjoyable hobby things that’s for sure.
John@justneedsvarnish
January 13, 2020 - 9:34 pm ·Well, I’m looking forward to see what’s coming! But maybe not too much Nurgle for those of us of a sensitive disposition! 😉
Jenn
January 14, 2020 - 8:37 am ·Ugh! No chance. I’ve painted some Nurglings this century, that’s more than enough for me.
Thanks for commenting.
theimperfectmodeller
January 14, 2020 - 7:10 am ·Life is to short to spend time doing things which have lost there enjoyment.
Jenn
January 14, 2020 - 8:37 am ·I am glad to hear you agree.
Thanks for commenting and the reassurance I am doing the right thing.
Alex
January 14, 2020 - 8:40 am ·It’s good to take a break from things now and then – sometimes stuff just stops being fun!