You can make them come alive
Posted: March 23rd, 2009 | Author: TorkianMan | Filed under: Thoughts | Tags: anavasthaa, dad, movement, past | No Comments »A long time ago when my parents were still together I was drawing at the dinner table one morning. I don’t remember the drawing, but it was most likely my standard guy with some armor and weaponry. I remember telling my dad that I wish my drawings could come alive and move. I remember being shocked when my dad said “You can” and explained that I could make a movie. I thought of this today while drawing for anavasthaa. My drawings are moving now.
Today was a very productive day. I did six new drawings, most of which I’m relatively pleased with. I did two drawings which apply to the 
These drawings are quite reflective and I enjoyed the flavor mix of nostalgia, discursiveness, and productivity. This is a drawing of a very good friend of mine jamming. Today was the first step towards stepping out of the female focused drawings to a wider range of influential people in my life.
Today I took an emotional blow, broke down, and cried for the first time in a long while. I don’t want to go into any details, but it involves my father and some very poor choices. I don’t know where he is, if he is ok, and very little about what has been going on with him. What little I do know really saddened me. Drawing this allowed me to vent a bit and I think for the first time I am truely understanding how and why artists express their personal lives. It is amazing the transitions in peoples lives, how far they can rise or fall within short spans of time. Wherever you are dad I will not (“do or do not there is no ‘try’”) make the mistakes you have made, but mostly I hope you are well.
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