Hello, anybody who reads this. My name is David and it's a real pleasure.

After two years of lurking DeviantArt, I have finally decided to write a journal entry and submit a few pieces of art. Some years back, I was quite a prolific artist...but in 2004 my art folder (which contained all of my artwork from high school onwards) was stolen from my house, and I kind of ended up losing my artistic drive as a result. Unfortunately, I stopped drawing, and have not replenished my portfolio. I can count on 2 hands and a foot the number of times I've actually sat down and put pencil to paper since then. Shameful, I know...but I'm flirting with the idea of reigniting my artistic flame and trying once again to lead the life of an artist. I don't think I've lost my drawing ability (it's kind of like riding a bike...no matter how long it's been, you never really forget how to do it), but my talent is definitely very stagnant. It will take a lot of work and practice just to get back to the level I was at 5 years ago, let alone grow beyond that...but I'm willing to make the effort. I've decided to make 2010 the year I revisit the world of art.

I'm submitting two pieces for now...one is a pencil sketch of a girl I like who lives in Seattle. The other is a photoshop project I did on a photo of myself. Nothing fancy, just some basic tentative steps to start developing my artistic technique again. I probably won't post anything more than that for another couple of months...I am moving from Las Vegas NV to Seattle WA within a month and I need time to set up my studio and start working on more projects. But once I get all that set up, I hope to start posting things regularly as I finish them. I don't know if anything will really come of this, but I figure I've lurked DA long enough, and I might as well try to contribute and see what happens. Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy

P.S. If anybody is wondering what I have been up to for those 5 years since I stopped drawing, I did put a lot of energy into music, so it wasn't a total artistic loss. I play guitar and write songs, and I was in a band for most of those years. I will still devote some of my time to music, but now that I have the itch to start drawing again, I will be making art and rebuilding my portfolio my main focus this year.

Bye for now