Why do I keep hanging on to this one idea? For whatever reason it just never seems to escape my mind so finally, I have given in and begun working on a series of drawings of cycling jerseys. They are all jerseys I have won or worn over the years from various teams, etc.
Superficially, jerseys are something near and dear to me and a good stand in for an object-as-self-portrait. So that explains the choice of subject matter.
In a desire to keep things simple, going black and white really reduces my choices and take away my favourite tool – colour.
I find myself fighting mostly between what my brain sees and desires and what my hand can produce. After a good ten years away from any consistent practice, my skills have atrophied. My chops will come back, no worries there, I just need to be patient with myself.
Surprisingly it took very little effort for me to get back into a daily practice.
