After my massive "work in progress" post, I haven't drawn one cartoon image, and while it's only been one week, it's very uncharacteristic of me. The benefit has been massive, and in many ways rejuvenating.
Cartooning is in many ways a form of handwriting, at certain times a persona, and in the very least a voice. It's also "everything you do wrong" as Chuck Jones would say. For the past 6 months every piece of new information had to be adapted to my cartooning style, because too much new info would betray my style. In a weird way, betray my place in the world.
Also, holding on to work that I financially can't finish, is a bit soul crushing. What I thought was only artistic blue balls was a self induced pressure which prevented me from moving on to the task at hand. The very simple sounding, but insanely difficult-quasi zen like task of learning to see.
Which causes my current work to look like exactly what it is: An art student trying to figure things out, and maybe it's always looked like that, but this week for the first time in years, it's how I perceive it. Without any style, and without any persona.
I feel like it's the only way I can fix it.
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