I have been bouncing off the walls of my skin for days... weeks now... vibrating with the urge to create something. It's the most frustrating thing in the world, this all-consuming need without the inspiration to temper it. To make it useful. To make it more than just this paralyzing itch that is always moving just ahead of where I'm trying to scratch with fingers I have no control over.
I've started several pieces mostly just as busywork to keep my hands occupied, if not my mind. Even finished a few.
I did these figures months and months ago, but couldn't decide what to do for the background so I just stuck it in a box and left it for a while. I'm still not sure if I finally figured out that this was enough or if I just gave up and did what I could to correct previous missteps:
Having such a simple background, on one hand feels like sort of a cop-out, since I didn't really even think about what to do, I just did the first/easiest/simplest thing that popped into my head just to get it finished. But I think it keeps it from being too cluttered.
There's still a few things I want to do to it, more highlights/shadows on the rocks, shading on the leaves... strengthen a few outlines... Need to find a title too.
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