A time-consuming drawing and its childlike opposites.

Above is a drawing from my sketchbook that took a very long time to finish. This is the kind of thing I usually share, because the satisfaction I get from the art is directly linked to how much effort I put in. But making intricate complicated pictures is not my only means of expression. As well as having these books and big bits of paper that I carry around to slowly chip away at while challenging my artistic skills, I will also have little sketchbooks that I truly do not give a fuck about. In these I will doodle quickly and carelessly with no intent to polish the pages into something grand.

It is within these doodle journals that I can easily overcome creative ruts created by the self imposed pressure to continually better myself artistically. I remind myself of the joy of a spontaneous mind, let the childlike freedom shine through. No thought is too silly or uncool. It doesn't take long before I'm inspired again to dive into a longer project. I can then take the rediscovered sense of limitlessness to its most detailed and fully realised conclusion, i.e. the first drawing you saw.

Hope you've found it interesting to the see two different ends of my pen and ink spectrum!

Peace and Love.