April 2017

I don't think I have a huge amount to say about this month to be honest - it's been more or less the same as March was.

The job situation is still the same - still looking, and I'm still doing the side job twice a month (although this month it was three times). Admittedly it's been a bit stressful, and on one of the days I felt like everything that could go wrong went wrong, some of which was out of my hands, some of which was me not handling stuff as good as I should've. Days like that are what make me nervous about having a regular job, and I really hope I can get past that someday. However, it is still a job, and at the end of the day it's experience, and it gets me out of the house.

I've also been wondering if some of what I said in my last blog post might've turned some people away from my artwork, and if they have, then I'm sorry that it made you feel that way. I still stand by what I said however, and with that said I'm still going to carry on making my artworks regardless. As the saying goes, to each their own.

I mentioned getting out of the house before, and with the weather becoming warmer and drier, I've started my bike rides again, and a few months of not bike riding certainly does make a big difference, but as exhausting as it can be, it's always good to just get out there and ride like the wind. It's also strange looking back to a year ago, when I was very reluctant to venture out onto the Connecticut roads by myself for the first time. Now it's just second nature.

On the artwork front, I can't say I've really been motivated to do much digital artwork lately, and that's because I've been working on the first Fyfe & Sparkplug comic. The inking phase is nearing completion, so hopefully soon I'll be able to move onto the colouring phase. I'm still trying to figure out how to go about releasing it - upload it to Tapas, or publish it in book form, or even both? I still have a while to go before I reach that stage though.

This month was also a very special someone's birthday - April 23rd was my lovely wife's birthday, and we celebrated it with a weekend away in guess where, Rhode Island. There were casinos, hotel pools, a restaurant meal, some shopping, and watching the sunset over the Atlantic. Did I mention lots of together time too? (There's your mushy moment for this month.)

I can't end this blog without mentioning Easter - hope you had a good one if you celebrated it. And as always, I'll leave you with some artwork - my wife's birthday falls on the same day as St. George's Day, and I couldn't resist making a scene with a certain knight and a certain dragon duo.

There was one last thing that i forgot to mention last month - me and my wife are finally going on our honeymoon. We would've gone last year, but for circumstances - and as for where we're going, I'll leave that until the comes. (Hint: we've been there once before, and no, it's not Rhode Island.)

You'll get to hear all about it in a month's time - peace out.