day #365 - the end of an era

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I thought I was on top of it; I had finished early and was looking for a movie to watch already 3 hours ago. And I don't know how time went by. A phonecall, some networking studying, some online shopping and here we are, already past the time for an early movie. Regardless, today is a special day. The blog is over! I finished 365 days of daily painting and recording it, whatever that means. A big part of the process I will have to keep doing mainly for myself. Perhaps taking daily photos of my work and saving it on some folder. This has provem useful many times when I trying to date a piece I've been working on. Also making a small diary of today's achievements. It's still useful. But this will be done for my eyes only. I also don't know if I will be continuing my obsessively daily painting. How would life be if I had days off? Now for example that I'm moving out and I have to daily chores that until now were completely taken care of, perhaps I'll allow my

day #70 - Distracted


So let's see. I think I'm losing motivation. My motivation has shifted to not losing my streaks (and coincidentally improving my postures drawings) and there is a lack of interest for anything remotely creative.

If at the beginning of the period I was not worried, now I'm very worried. I'm also demotivated (of course, I've mentioned that again). I wonder what will it take to reignite my interest in actual painting. Come to think of it, I still haven't managed to paint outdoors in a long long time.

Anyway: My postures seem more consistent than they used to be (and even though the second sheet that is from imagination looks seriously more unnatural) I'm still happy that now the "unnatural" is of that level. I'm also trying to nail down the muscles of the legs and buttocks; no luck yet, but I enjoy the exploration. When I get bored trying to do it by myself, I might open Andrew Loomis' books, and aid myself.

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