I'm not quite sure where to start with this entry. I've been pretty happy recently. I moved in with my best friend (envisionbeauty here on DA) and it's been awesome. It's definitely different from most of my recent and not-so-recent memories. Time is truly a mind blowing and strange thing to wrap your mind around.

But most importantly, I've been painting, drawing, cultivating ideas, and working together with my alter ego to come up with some stuff I'm pretty proud of. It's great to be able to do the things I want to do, especially considering my complete frustration with the idea of teaching art unless it is self-teaching.

I've been working on painting and tattoo designs recently. I'm building a portfolio for tattoo designs for the future when I decide to look for an apprenticeship, so please let me know if youre thinking about getting a tattoo! I'd love to design one for you!

But ultimately, I feel like I'm traveling through time. Life is a strange and ultimately pointless adventure. That's a comfort to me.

Ok. I know I haven't written a journal entry in over a year so here it goes...

I have decided to try a new take on my art. Though I am very proud of the things I did in High School, I feel like it was very cookie-cutter, processed stuff. I didn't have to put that much thought into it. And I kept doing the same thing over and over again. So I've decided to try and be very honest with myself and draw more of what I'm about.

So, if you have looked at the charcoal portraits from high school and my new surreal, self portraits and you have an opinion,anything good or bad about either type, please let me know. I would love feedback so I can figure out how to grow more as an artist.

Hi! Just wanted to update and let everyone know that I've decided to submit some of my pieces into the DA Shop to be sold as prints. I've only picked a couple because I'm still not quite sure how successful this will be but if there's a piece you want to be printed then just let me know! I really appreciate it! Right now I have 4 pieces in the shop so check them out!

1. Confidence
2. Behind the Veil
3. Wonderment
4. Compensation

So please check them out and I appreciate everyone's support!
~sinclair

We had our AP Art Show today and it went amazingly! I was happy everyone important to me was able to be there and see the things that I've been working on so hard. So yay! And my frustration's subsided. Now I just have to finish my commission and shooting slides for my AP Portfolio (STRESS).

I'll get my new stuff up soon that was at the show. I just need to take a few pictures!

I don't know why I wanted to post this but I did.

PS. I'm SO excited because I'm going to see Fightstar on the 11th and I can't contain my happiness. I got the tickets after the show so that's how that connects.

I'm sorry I havent posted in awhile... I've been working, I promise, actually more than usual, but this damned picture is taking me forever.. ill get some stuff up soon.

but the main reason for this post is because I feel incredibly frustrated right now with my art. I try so hard and draw my heart out and i often find that people just dont get it. im very frustrated that the things i draw arent very universal and its tough for me to get anything out of anyone except, oh youre a good drawer. I know that people are generally attracted to colors and when you put a face in a drawing, it makes it less universal, but i feel like even people at school, who see me draw these pictures, dont appreciate it and dont take the time to get something out of it..

ive talked to my sister about this too, and shes on the same page as me but i would love to know what yall think about this.. whether good or bad or whatever. I guess im just attracted to the stuff no one else is.. this seems to be a trend in the books and the music i like as well.. haha, whatever. let me know what yall think!