Just a quick post today… I’ll write a longer one soon and catch you up with the crazy month that July has been!
BLOG: My blog’s 30 Days of Drawing project has gone really well. My blog traffic has increased by a decent margin, and I’ve come to meet and find out about several interesting artists’ and writers’ work. So that’s been good. I’m beginning to wish I could find a way to monetize my blog, though I’m certainly grateful for the outlet and networking/frienship opportunities it has so far provided. To the end of making dollars, I’ve started reading Darren Rowse’s Problogger book, which details how he grew a blogging business of his own. Sounds like a hell of a lot of hard work, but it might just be worth it. After a year of funded graduate study, and a build up of freelance writing tasks that convince me I have what it takes to make this professionally, I hate the idea of working for someone else ever again! Down with office work!
DRAWING: I didn’t manage to draw every day, but I certainly drew much more in the month of July than I have for the past few months combined. I suppose a bit of accountability and time-management, and willingness to get a little tired and stressed in the process is helpful – at least in the short term. I will be doing another rethink of where I want to get to in life, and how an art practice might fit into that sometime soon. But I’m definitely grateful for the experience of incorporating drawing into my daily life. It hasn’t yet become a habit but maybe it will eventually. I’m ashamed to say that I didn’t work on my representational skills as much as I had wanted to, however, I learned a lot about the pleasure of working with line, pencil, paper and ink, in a way that I’m sure will continue to motivate me in the future.
ART HISTORY: is going really well… will update with more info later… Suffice to say that August will be much more of a stay-at-home, or in a cafe/bookshop, typing up dissertation and doing freelance writing assignments. Much, much less travel.
Phew!!
If you’re interested, see http://beckyhunter.co.uk for the entire 30 Days of Drawing project!
