My dog Ashby was the runt of the litter. She’s 11 kg, comparatively small for a Beagle. But her presence can fill a park. She suffers from separation anxiety, which is fairly inherent to this pack-oriented breed. I don’t think the anxiety comes from a place of fear for herself. It comes from constantly wanting to ensure the well-being of myself and the rest of her squad.
When the weather starts to get grim and your family goes through a bit of seasonal sickness and those days outside start to become less. I miss the moments spent strolling through parks, taking in the fresh air. This Winter I’m going to find time to get out off the comfortable couch and into the wild.
I’ve been thinking a bit about the nature of our roles in life, be it a father, husband, provider, creative.
Sometimes I think the different versions of ourself need to learn how to work together to keep the ship sailing it’s true North.
This week, I worked through a sketch of Josh. This is a concept I’ve been revisiting for a while now. Being lost in space, isn’t particularly sci fi in this regard. It’s more about a guy who’s building up the momentum to step out into the unknown and do something different. We all get a bit lost in the comforts of security and what we know, but sometimes you’ve got to put aside the distractions, plug in the space suit and drift off out the front door.
I spent a lot of time not drawing in my life. But now that I have started again. I feel kind of like an old friends come back to town.
I don’t intend to become a famous artist. I just want to have a space to place what comes to me.
This week, marks pretty much a year ago since our cat passed, I remember the months leading up to this being pretty miserable as we knew he was going to leave us soon, but at the same time it was the start of a new era because our child had just been born. I wanted this image to be a memento of reflection on the strength of Hyemi, as she’d journeyed through the waiting game for a long period of anticipation to have a child. I reflect on being so confident on how she’d grow into being a mother having seen the dedication she held to another life through the care of our three animals.