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Life changes and everything that goes with it....

I have long admired much of the work here on Deviant art but have quietly stayed on the sidelines.  There is so much inspiration to view!  Today I made the decision to jump into the pool and start swimming....

A little about me - I started drawing a little over 2 years ago (yes, late in life so to speak).  I have always doodled but nothing serious.  I finally decided to give B/W pencil portrait drawing a try and found that I didn't do too bad.

I kept drawing and got better with each picture, enough so that I was comfortable showing off my work to friends and family.  I even received a couple commissions from people at my work which helped me to gain even more confidence.  I quickly decided to try branching into color pencil and have found a medium which I quickly fell in love with.

My family finally coaxed me into placing one of my pictures into the local county fair and I won Best in Show (Big ego boost!!).

And now were are to today - I made the decision to leave my current employer and move my family out of state (actually we made the decision a while ago, today was my last day at my old job though).  I had to say goodbye to some good people and good friends.   I would often print out my drawings and tape them up on my office wall for people to see as they came in - and I always received praises.

Today I decided to make an active deviantart page so that I can continue to share my pictures with my friends. Make sure to check back as I will continue to add pictures and try to write here to let people know how life is going.  

Till later - Thanks for viewing and wish me luck!

Mike