The image above is an in-progress painting I've been working on. This one is different than others for a variety of reasons and is taking me longer to complete because I'm trying some new things. I can't speak to other artists, but I'm always trying to challenge myself and try out new ways of accomplishing my art. It is a constant process. This piece may end up being something or it might just be practice. We'll just have to wait and see.
The last week or so I've been busy on another project and haven't had as much time to work on my art. Which is another reason I've been noodling on the painting above. This has also taken more time away from writing this blog and keeping up with other things. I hadn't noticed the new mystery until yesterday - for some unknown reason Eveoganda has become insanely popular. In the past month this little corner of the community has garnered almost 300k unique visitors - almost 3x our highest previous mark of around 125k back in March, 2013. That was the month I left the Tuskers and formed Stay Frosty. I don't monetize this blog, never have, so I don't use complex third-party tracking - so I have no way of knowing why we've become so popular. So I'm going to choose to believe it is all real and a result of quality writing and art.
To be honest I suspect it is a confluence of several factors involving the Board Game shipping, the recent YouTube partnership, the launch of the new store, and other factors that all just sort of happened at the same time. So I'll leave it at that and keep it positive. Either way, I appreciate the visits and for those of you reading for the first time - welcome aboard. The archives are insane. Enjoy!
Originally this post wandered into more esoteric territory and become a maudlin expression of life and entropy. So I deleted that post and wrote this one instead. This happens from time to time, I sit down with a general idea and just let the words flow. And often they flow in some weird directions.
Now to get back to work.
More soon.