The tentative first page of Anavasthaa is here. Above is a teaser. For those who make it through the link, enjoy. As always comments, criticisms, etc are welcome.
taking aim
The blog Anavasthaa is now online and actually has some interesting posts. And by interesting posts I mean there is artwork! Anavasthaa is the home of my latest collaborative art project; a graphic novel. The purpose of this blog (for me at least; my collaborator is co-authoring) is to create a visual time line where I can reference past ideas. The hope is that this will inspire richer art, like sifting for gold in a stream.
In addition, I hope people post comments and offer their opinions, critiques, critisisms, ideas, and first impressions. The blog is as much about learning from the viewer’s opinions as it is documenting the creator’s work. If people get interested it would in essense blur the lines between ‘viewer’ and ‘creator.’
In mental preparation for the Anavasthaa graphic novel I have begun doing an animation. This is a very new process for me, but from the meager 6 frames I completed last night I’m pretty excited. I’ve always tried to get a sense of movement in my work, a sense of life and speed. With the fourth dimension I can make my drawings dance and move. Perhaps I could even do the sound for my drawings, nothing is stopping me. I have no images to show now, but during the next few weeks the Anavasthaa blog will be complete with sketches and info on the graphic novel (but not too much) and perhaps even the first actual frame.
Spring is on its way, I can feel its warmth in the cold winds. This is a very good time. I’m adjusting my priorities in life (again) by trying to unplug a bit from the internet. After another 5 or so hours of struggling with web design I think I’m going to stick with the site I have. Spring is coming and I can’t be inside for it. This next year is a time for some brutal drawings for the graphic novel, a time for artistic collaboration, and technical growth. Its a time for music, an hour of guitar practice a day? Its time for metal, its time for physical exertion. Eating up pavement like a devourer on my cycle. This is a place for sweat and strain, for release. Its a time for doing. This post was inspired by Between the Buried and Me’salbum Colors which is fanflipintasticly filled with the energy of spring (or so I find):
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