First off, I've been surprised at how much people seem to be enjoying the daily drawings I've made and posted on Facebook. I guess I've always thought social media that showed what a person is doing or thinking was an ego trip - me me me meeee. It never had occurred to me that others would actually take a measure of vicarious pleasure in following my escapades.
The second surprise is the work that has come out of a random idea, namely drawing with Sharpie on plastic cards. When you see them on FB, they show up much larger than the actual picture, which is the size of a credit card. I'd expect miniatures to look less interesting when blown up, but I suppose since I have such microscopic vision, what's actually happening is that the detail that I see on the tiny card is showing up for everyone when viewed larger. I've looked at more than one of the sketches and thought, "If only I could paint something like this on a large canvas..."
Here's a Vine I posted showing me making a card. More of my Vines here...
I've also started a Pinterest page with the cards for each day. On Facebook, I created a page for those who want to follow My Vagabond Year and not all the other Facebook stuff I might post.
Anyway, I'm committed now to doing one a day for the whole year. I don't know what will come of it, but I'm curious myself, and I suppose, judging from all the responses on Facebook so far, that you are too.
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