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To bastardize a line by Lloyd Bridges from the hilarious movie Airplane, "I picked the wrong time to start a Funk Free Weekend". Every possible obstacle that could come up, did. It's just the usual crap life throws at you when you think you have every base covered. The good news is: several people have sent notes about ordering portraits for hard currency. :woohoo: And I got 10 points in my donation pool! ~cheerplz (https://www.deviantart.com/cheerplz) My weekend isn't over; but I think my case of the blues is on life support. Some times I forget how little encouragement it takes for me to find my optimism again. :highfive:

I'm coming to the end of a long stretch of the blues. This weekend I'm going to start things off on a high note by drawing as many portraits as I can. . While I'm on my "funk free weekend", please let me know if any of you have a photo of yourself that's designated as stock; supply a link to it in a comment below.   I'll draw the first ten people who cam meet my simple terms. 1. Your photo must be a stock photo on DeviantArt. 2. Your photo must be of you & only you. 3. You must state in your comment below that I have your permission use my drawing of your likeness only on DeviantArt and in accordance with DeviantArt rules. 4. You must s

  I lost track of 2012 along with other things. Where does a year go when no one's looking? Mine wandered off because of neglect. More than half a year into 2013 I found it in me to write the following. I lost at love. It was never a game to me. I lost my sanity. It was already sitting in the bottom of a pocket that had more holes in it than fabric. I lost my way home. I'm still not sure where I am some times. I lost my faith. Belief has become an inconvenient necessity. Still, it keeps me from taking more drastic measures at pain management. I lost my inspiration to create art. Without even an imaginary muse I am left to a fate reserved for