Was looking at Puma (orange Pom) while making dinner. Just sitting there, tail wagging waiting for me to drop a little snack for him. It's funny how he slowly backs up to sit when I just stare at him. All for a treat.
I thought about how other dogs are bred to be pets and, if they're the last in their line and have no siblings or pups, how much struggle and pain their ancestors went through just to get them to this point - domestication. Was that really the goal? Is 'comfort' the goal of survival? Or its enemy?
He snaps at MJ, barks when the door opens, barks at squirrels. Eh, souvenirs. He has a diet his distant relatives lack the brain power to fathom, but is for the most part confined - the house, the cage, the yard. He's very protective of it, though. I think most people believe their pets love them, but if they were shrunk down to 1/20th their size what would their pets do to them?
I've been thinking about the types of treats I've sat for, though they aren't many. I've barked a long time, protective of my goals and ambitions. Every now and then I have to stop and ask if they've robbed me of something greater or wonder why I couldn't just be content with the things most people are happy with.
What's the use of having the loudest bark in the neighborhood if you can't escape the yard. You aren't protecting anything, the fence is. One day the gate is going to be left open. Or you're going to dig a hole under it. What then? Do you 'woof'? Or 'wolf'?
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| I found pictures of an Asaro head online (about 16 angles?). The planes of the head (and body) are a current focus of mine. I feel like I'm being ushered into Perspective, but I may equip ZBrush or Max before battling it. In the future, I want to try a hybrid approach to figure drawing/character creation. Instead of guessing/calculating perspective, I'll sculpt a basic figure (leaving gaps for articulation) and use it as a starting point. |
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| So, I forgot to cancel my New Masters Academy subscription and they billed me for another month. Thought I'd make use of it and just when I found something really valuable (the 3D planar head model with custom lighting) I reach the end of my term again. These are just freehand doodles, but the lighting of the heads on the left was referenced from me playing with different light setups on the 3D model. |
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| Not much gesture drawing in January. The month started with turbulence (emotional, mental), but my ability to coach myself out of dark spots has improved. I need to get off my 'mad scientist' soon and rejoin the online art communities. |
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| Top two figures reflect how I felt early this year (excluding that guy's head). The one on the top right could represent me getting back up. The heads on the lower left were drawn from the NMA planar head. Different angles/lighting. |
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| Ha, here he is himself. Mr. Poomshley T. Poomshdee aka Puma bka Puma Dooma. He'd look good in a StarFox costume. Persia's somewhere jealous ... or indifferent. Anyway, I've been haunted by restless reflection. I feel like something has to happen this year. Back on my gym routine and I'm seeing results on Athlean-X. My weight is about the same, but my body composition is changing. I may add a sixth day of exercise (conditioning/cardio/metabolic training) to try and lean out more. |
