Rusted Soul

Man, I’ve been away for a while… But it’s good to be back. I’ve been suffering from a slump for that past few weeks, one that can be attributed to 1 part apathy, and 1 part creative block. While it hasn’t been troubling me on the surface, I’m sure a part of me missed that spark that comes along when art is running rampant throughout my life. It’s hard to say what pulled me out of this hiatus, or if it will last, but I’ll try to explain.

For the past week, I’ve been solo-sessioning at Caffe La Scala, which is only a few blocks away from my apartment. And much to my pleasant surprise, I’ve managed to get a good chunk of work done. I don’t think any of it is of particular importance for my career; a vector for a friend here, a sketch there… but little by little, I’ve felt “The Fire” return. I’d love to tell a romantic story about how the light shined down upon me from up above, and  struck me senseless into a creative explosion of art and awesomeness, but to be honest, I think just the process of going somewhere with the intention of getting work done, and surrounding myself with other productive people pays dividends.

As for the creative block, I’ve been given a couple projects by some friends of mine, nothing to intensive or mind spurring. Just some simple busy artwork. I think that just the act of doing some work, keeping my hands busy, and not having to force my brain to process a concept relieved me from whatever was blocking me in the first place.

I’m going to try hard to keep this going. If my past is any representation of how this will play out, you might not hear back from me until it’s time to come back and apologize. But who knows, I might have the winning formula.

Personal issues aside, Here’s some of the “busy work” I finished up last night. The piece was originally sketched by one of the people I look up to in the bay area art community, Chris De Leon. It all started out of no where when he suggested I color the sketch that he posted on his Instagram. I just kind of dove into it, and never stopped. Enjoy!

<3 NT

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