File 13

Every artist has one:  the dreaded FILE THIRTEEN!  Where you get an idea in your head and you try to transfer it to that awful empty white page of drawing paper. As you can see from the drawing above.  See where it was folded and tossed into File 13?  I was working on just the initial concept, and, as often happens, when you draw freehand, something goes amiss. Look at the guy's head behind the injured front guy.  His head is too BIG!  This was a concept of a guardian angle catching someone and holding them up, but went awry and ended up in FILE 13. Sigh.  For every art piece that actually makes it past the toughest critic in the Universe:  ME, there are pieces like this one that get crumpled into a little ball and, hopefully, I get two points as I toss it in the trash. Uh-oh. I gave away the secret. File 13 is the trash can in my room.

But, take heart, all you beginning artists out there. Masterpieces await!  You just have to keep on trying and giving it your all. And the artist Muse will reward you.