Do-overs

I think everyone is in agreement that 2011 was a great, big flop. It had me thinking, "What is I could do the whole year over? Take the good throw-out the bad?" Obviously, I can not turn-back time, but I can. . . have some mad fun with my journal/sketchbook from last-year!

I'm pretty neurotic about my sketchbooks. I've gotten it in my head that they have to remain in some sort of sequential order, one day's work building upon the next and, when they are complete, they shall remain in whatever condition for all of eternity.

Screw that! Last-year sucked and why can I not reconstruct the stupid sketchbook??? Tear-out the pages, re-order them or throw them out! Who cares???

So that is what I am doing. I've taken the "best of" 2011, pasted them in random spots in a brand-new sketchbook and I'm doing them over.

I've been on this gigantic kick of "process" lately. Building-up my thoughts and my work, rather than jumping straight to the canvas. This new sketchbook has become a huge part of that. My thinking was, "The work I'm doing now, with little forethought or effort has gotten me into a gallery. . . What if I put a wee bit more effort into my work???"

I suspect we all already know the answer to that. ;-)

Anyway! This is my first "redo" of the year. . .