Migration zum Sun Belt
(graphite on paper, 15x21 cm)
A quick drawing done in smaller size in between commission work & commercial project (that mostly done in digital). I miss my tiny graphite leads.
Although it shared the same terms, "Migration zum Sun Belt" has no political/economic related to the terms migration to south or migration to Sun Belt in 1970s America. I am preparing myself to be more efficiently in working with graphites, that's what I think it got something similar with the "spirit" of the migration.
Sometimes I think spending too much times only working on one artwork for a copious of time, is a sign that we cannot manage ourselves properly. Not that I forbid the self-exploration or quality over quantity, but with paperworks, self-promotions or other personal stuff that happened, I have to divide my attentions too to these particular things.
For the last three months, I spent hours working on commercial works (half of it was non-related to drawing or arts) and this mini comic for a ska band (will post it later). As a result, I experienced creative burnouts, which I never knew I had it, not before my best friend pointed it out.
Burnout
(ink on paper, 2017)
I tried everything relaxing from watching movies, reading a book, eating favorite food, house cleaning. Eventually it loosened up a bit with a help of certain color scheme and proper sleep. "Burnout" is what I drew during that revelation morning, after watching Mimo Wo Sumaseba. Creative burnouts, please do not come any time soon (or forever).
