Pinin' for the fjords?!?

Hey there. I just noticed today that Blogspot has a statistics feature now. I can keep track of how many hits per day I get, and what search terms have brought me visitors, that kind of thing. I've missed this function ever since I started this blog, and it surprised me a bit that there wasn't even a "new function" blurb or anything to make me aware of it. I'm reasonably sure I'm not dense enough to just not notice this for three years, so I guess it's brand new.

So that is partly why I'm writing this... I found out that I have a lot more readers than I thought! Therefore, I just thought I'd drop a quick note about what's going on. For those of you visiting more or less frequently, I haven't abandoned this blog. Life has been pulling me in about two dozen different directions lately, and blogging has been low on my list of priorities. But this blog is not dead, it's just resting. It's "pining for the fjords," to quote Monty Python.

Hopefully, I'll get my life in working order again soon, and post some new artwork up here. From what I can tell, the "Artists I Like" articles and the Scott Pilgrim review seem to be pretty popular posts, so there's going to be more of that kind of thing too.

So thank you for stopping by, dear readers! Your continuing patronage means a lot to me, so drive safely and please come back soon!

Minor update

As you may notice, I've added labels to all previous posts. When I started this blog, I didn't feel like it was really necessary, but with 100+ posts now, I needed some way to find anything specific I'm looking for, other than clicking through half a dozen pages. Also, I wasn't sure exactly what labels I wanted to use - general ones like "super-heroes" or "landscapes"; art-specific labels like "pencil sketch" or "inked sketch" or character-specific labels. I decided to go with the latter, making it very easy to find any given post. The downside to this is that you end up with an increasingly long list of labels. But I think I can live with that.

So, dear readers - any input? Labels I've missed, maybe?

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Another quick sketch I drew at work when I had nothing to do. Might explain why he looks so miserable.

So I've been thinking about repurposing this blog a bit. I started this thing as a way to exercise my drawing hand and to advertise my artwork. Now, I'm gonna try updating a little more often, but unfortunately I haven't drawn much lately. So, I figure, I'm going to give it a shot supplementing the occasional sketch or artwork with regular text posts without artwork. Revolutionary, I know.

So there it is. If you have any input, don't be shy, post a comment. Whether you think "this is great news, can't wait to read more" or "just shut the hell up and show us more purty pictures", now's the time to let me know.