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Black and Blue Medieval Gown with Purple Roses and Silver Underskirt

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I’m sorry I haven’t been drawing lately: I’ve really been in a slump. I’m fine, just busy and anxious: we’re moving from Michigan to Washington State on the 27th. I’m really happy about it, but it’s just really all starting to hit me.

As you see, you do not really miss all that much when I am in a slump, because if my heart’s just not into it, whatever I produce looks lousy. Certainly my intention for this dress was not “Evil Queen’s May Day.” How’d it get to look so gloomy? I could understand it if I had been listening to gloomy music while I was drawing (the kind of music Brian calls “high-school-is-hard-music”) but I wasn’t, I promise…

I can’t really say when I’ll be drawing again. If the desire isn’t there, the results are worthless, as you see. (And you’re not even seeing my first stab at coloring tonight, the 30s black and white dress done in pink — it was hideous.) The desire kind of comes and goes, somehow. I expect that once we’re in Washington State, I’ll be more cheerful, and there’s no need to worry about me because I’m perfectly fine and very lucky to be moving, I’m just being a little temperamental, I guess ^^;; Please forgive me, I’ll be back, and I haven’t forgotten about the other contest winners — I especially don’t want to do a bad job on those, so it’s really better to wait a little while for them!

By Keegan, July 19, 2010 @ 10:14 pm

I do like this, to! Nicely gothic! :) You might like this state, it’s a bit odd… Eastern washington is hot in the summer (like 100’s) and snowy in the winter, where the western side of the mountains is rainy. Nicely rainy, and if you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes :) If you’re ever in the chehalis area (halfway, almost exactly, between seattle and portland), there’s some beautiful countryside that’s inspiring when it comes to art :) let me know and i can give you a mapquest map to the really pretty areas

By lys, July 19, 2010 @ 10:49 pm

I find this dress quite pretty as well. I’d wear it! But I’m an artist too and I understand how frustrating it is to force yourself to work on something when you’re really not in the mood for it. So take the time you need! I hope all goes smoothly with your move—you’re so lucky! West coast, I’m jealous!! I’m sad we won’t be sharing a state anymore (it’s always neat to find someone online and see, “Oh, they live in Michigan too!

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