I did promise myself last year, that this would be the year I'd at least get some comic pages of SOMETHING out there. But when someone feeds into your doubts to not continue, and you've gained some new perspectives, ie having to give up on dreams for the sake of providing for someone you now care about and for... it's really difficult.

I didn't stop completely, I just retracted to doing things in secret again because this is important to me. It is the last thing I'm able to physically do. It's the last dream on my list of dreams I can complete. I didn't want to be yelled at or reminded to "work on my novel because you don't have the ability to do art".

Here's to continuing to try! That shitlord's voice is becoming quiet now, being surrounded by his skilled art students who were far skilled before he ever became their teacher has helped immensely. And making friends in the creative community has been just so rewarding in the friendships made and the experiences had. I'm truly thankful to them for helping me develop this far.

January of 2023

December 2023:

Lots of progress was made. I'm hoping to continue the trend onwards into 2024. So, see ya next year sometime folks!

Got a BUNCH of character and environment references to make as I get these old thumbnails revamped and turned into pages.