August

What is it, to be in a rut? For me, it’s a lack of excitement for drawing, paired more sinisterly with a disinterest in synthesizing that excitement. A lack of focus or purpose. I’ve been so tired lately, napping in the early evening or sleeping later than I have in years. I’m drawing in my sketchbook, at least a little, but even that feels off at times.

I’m beginning to suspect that my priority should be regaining and nourishing my ability to focus. I grab my phone far more readily than a book or a comic, and I can’t remember the last time I read uninterrupted for an hour or more. The most common interruptions, of course, are just my own thoughts.

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Vision, Julia Gfrörer

Red Red Rock, Seiichi Hayashi