About

Have no fear of perfection; you'll never reach it. -- Salvador Dali

I've always had an interest in art, and I've recently taken an unshakeable interest in oil painting. However I found that, as a recent graduate who accrued a substantial amount of debt, I could live in a box to afford making oil paintings with logarithmic improvement, or I could develop my abilities with cheaper mediums first for an overall greater benefit. Wax on, wax off. And thus, this drawing blog was born.

I'm hoping to learn drawing not in the "follow these 7 steps to produce a picture with some resemblance to Mickey Mouse" sense of it, but rather with a deeper understanding of the vision, the mindset, and the technique that build the foundation for other forms of art as well.

I plan to use this space to keep track of new concepts and art forms I learn about (labeled learn) as well as drawings and projects I complete along the way (labeled do). As Dali more valiantly said, perfection can never be fully achieved. This blog will function under that assumption. There will be no end to it per say, but, once I get tired of graphite and charcoal, I will make the transition to oil painting (Once upon a: Wet Medium).

This information is primarily useful for me to learn from and chart my development over time. However, I have also made it publicly available on the off-chance that things I learn may be useful to others - even if just one person.