The 2011 Summer Wrap-Up!

I'M BACK! This summer has been pretty hectic so please excuse my extreme negligence of posting. The summer has been filled with work, vacations, visiting relatives and lots of sun. First, I was work as counselor at a day camp and it was a great experience. Of course, the children were hilarious and the experience allowed me to have fun and meet great people. I did have a lot of fun everyday, but after work I was very exhausted. Originally, I had planned to to work on my Art on the Belt line project after work. Now that I look back on it, I realized that wouldn't have worked out so well. Things just happen for a reason.

I did manage to go the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. The heat temperature down there is ridiculous. Atlanta simply cannot compete. We still had lots of fun. It is very easy to get wasted in the "Big Easy". Of course, alcohol is a dehydrating drug and it doesn't help that the size of the drinks are enormous.

Overall, this summer involved lots of fun and less art. Maybe a break was needed. I did manage to sketch out some stuff, but nothing really heavy. In my opinion, you cant just draw 14 hrs a day. You need some time to breathe, gather inspiration, or just to relax with some friends. You can drive yourself crazy just thinking about art and how the art world perceives you as an artist. Yes, I love being an Illustrator, but I'm going to try to take a break from it every once in awhile. It feels good.