Herrickk

I've been gone for eons. More stuff is coming.
Hold on to your butts.

I got a mandolin.
Watch out, world.

Between waking up and falling back asleep, I always find myself in a neighborhood at dusk. The people who inhabit the neighborhood are memories and thoughts or people I personally know, or people I've met in dreams before. I run around the neighborhood trying to find something to do and every house looks exactly the same, except for what's inside. Dreams I've already had and dreams I've never had. Perhaps it's symbolic of my mind and how it works; it's an endless series of houses and new experiences, most of which I haven't discovered yet. Much like the inside of someone's house I haven't been in before. Or maybe it's simply the way my thoughts and dreams work, where I open a door and dive into another world not leaving until I've experienced it, only to be spat back out into the cul-de-sac of my mind. I'm never fully awake or fully asleep when I'm there, except for when I enter a house or leave the neighborhood. Entering a building will make me fall asleep, and leaving will wake me up.

On the other hand, it could just be a strange coincidence.

I have two more drawings coming, and then I'll try to do nothing but original artwork. I'm tired of replicating images and expecting the amount of feedback I want. It's time I do something different for once. I simply don't feel that rush anymore; the rush of months of hard work being lifted off of me. All I see is error and I'm tired of it. It's time I draw from my head. It's time I create sources rather than imitating them. I have worlds in my head I simply cannot bring to life, and I'm going to learn how.

I'm practicing a lot of figure drawing because I have yet to achieve the level of realism I want. I'm also going to school in the fall so I'll be drawing a lot more. I'll upload whatever looks good. I bought a sketchbook and I plan on filling it completely through the year. I'm not sure what exactly I'll learn, but it will help nevertheless. I'm drawing a lot at home so I'll have a jump-start/so I actually feel confident about myself again. Sure people are entertained by my charcoal drawings, and that's fine. Thank you for liking them (if you did). I just don't feel accomplished anymore, and I need to become an artist. Not some guy who draws as a hobby.

Wish me luck.

Progress:
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I made a YouTube account: www.youtube.com/user/mHerrickk

I'll upload videos whenever, yo.