Growing up I've looked at different artists that have had an impact on my artwork. People that really make me want to draw. I've had a hard time with that lately, which is the reason behind the Trainwrckt book. The other day I picked up the sketchbook by Joe Quesada for his Spider-man story "ONE MORE DAY". I 've followed his stuff since I first learned about him. HE's done alot for this business going from freelancer to Editor -in-chief at Marvel Comics. That's the bottom to the top in case you didn't know. I'm glad when I first got in this business that I got to hang out with him and Jimmy Palmiotti. That was a time ago though.
I started thinking about this "ONE MORE DAY" thing, and with evrything thats gone on recently it makes sense. What would you do with one more day? Take time for yourself? Family and friends? Someone you really care about? Listening to that in my head all day, I kind of at the moment wanted to think for awhile and sketch some stuff out. That old saying "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" came to mind. My relationship with my girl fell apart, and we've been hanging out still; but neither one of us really wants to break-up. So I've been taking everything all in...the way she smells, the way she feels, when she laughs.
We were talking about a sketch and my drawing yesterday and I'm racking my brain comes some of what I want to get out won't. I started thinking about that as well. If I push too hard I've lost the point I think. It's supposed to be fun. I don't have trouble with the paintings so much. Its the sitting down again and staying in one place that makes me restless. I'm hard to keep in one area. It looked better by the way (her idea over mine for the drawing). She knows the basics of the character and I haven't really gone into depth with her on it. That's good. Anyhow I don't know what I'd do with ONE MORE DAY. I look forward to the book though. Its a hard scary question. I'd want to be in the moment of what I'm doing or who I'm with though. I think I'll play it that way. Consequences? I've past that road a long time ago already, you should too. When I go to sleep I'll smile, wake up in the morning, look in the mirror and just say it to myself so that I know.......ONE MORE DAY.
