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Another year passed, and I begin to feel that indeed years start flying by as you age. I am getting older and more tired, but that's fine - I don't wanna stay in this place forever, do I. Meanwhile, it feels nice to fill my time with creativity and growing modestly better at what I do, since this is, after all, only one of now many things I devote my energy to. One thing I can say about these summaries, they get tangibly better in my eyes, my skills grow and I enjoy the art I accomplish more and more, with the confidence and pride that I have skills to trust to do the job for me and just sit back and enjoy the inspiration. That's on the best days anyway.

This year has been marked by some definite progress. Using references creatively and paying more attention to light pays off in a way I really love. I can sum up my personal progress with one realization: reflecting on my methods and how I do things - including as advice and "tutorials" for others - is a very effective way to advance. That would be my end-of-the-year advice for my fellow artists who yearn to learn more and become better. Observe, heed, think, reflect. Creativity is, after all, a function of intelligence.

This time I won't add contemplations on individual pieces. A lot of memorable events and feelings are linked to most of these drawings, but if you want to see what those are, just browse the links below.

January - Brotherly moments
February - Winterlight
March - Drast'Kaarn del'Eryth
April - Lucifer Divine
May - Shara
June - Ryssandra
July - In Bloodlight
August - Eryth The First
September - The Ancient Dragon
October - Blue Moon Madness
November - Jellyfish
December - The Priest

At the end of the year, after a rather heavy work period and sadly, in a way, heavier vacation, I feel tired, with little energy left for things right now. Of course, things don't stop coming on me just because I can't handle them. Ha. And so I keep floating like a dead log on the river of insanity that the timeline of this world has become. I will keep floating along as the year proceeds too. Then again, while so many are drowning below me, unaware that what they swallow is poison, I keep my head on top of all that, and this, I dare say, is at least something.

Getting a little dark, eh? Get used.

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Another year passed, and I begin to feel that indeed years start flying by as you age. I am getting older and more tired, but that's fine - I don't wanna stay in this place forever, do I. Meanwhile, it feels nice to fill my time with creativity and growing modestly better at what I do, since this is, after all, only one of now many things I devote my energy to. One thing I can say about these summaries, they get tangibly better in my eyes, my skills grow and I enjoy the art I accomplish more and more, with the confidence and pride that I have skills to trust to do the job for me and just sit back and enjoy the inspiration. That's on the best days anyway.

This year has been marked by some definite progress. Using references creatively and paying more attention to light pays off in a way I really love. I can sum up my personal progress with one realization: reflecting on my methods and how I do things - including as advice and "tutorials" for others - is a very effective way to advance. That would be my end-of-the-year advice for my fellow artists who yearn to learn more and become better. Observe, heed, think, reflect. Creativity is, after all, a function of intelligence.

This time I won't add contemplations on individual pieces. A lot of memorable events and feelings are linked to most of these drawings, but if you want to see what those are, just browse the links below.

January - Brotherly moments
February - Winterlight
March - Drast'Kaarn del'Eryth
April - Lucifer Divine
May - Shara
June - Ryssandra
July - In Bloodlight
August - Eryth The First
September - The Ancient Dragon
October - Blue Moon Madness
November - Jellyfish
December - The Priest

At the end of the year, after a rather heavy work period and sadly, in a way, heavier vacation, I feel tired, with little energy left for things right now. Of course, things don't stop coming on me just because I can't handle them. Ha. And so I keep floating like a dead log on the river of insanity that the timeline of this world has become. I will keep floating along as the year proceeds too. Then again, while so many are drowning below me, unaware that what they swallow is poison, I keep my head on top of all that, and this, I dare say, is at least something.

Getting a little dark, eh? Get used.