Quarantine sketchbook

Samuel Murdock

Living at home again has been quite stressful for me. I truly miss social interactions and I've been struggling a lot to be productive and positive in an environment that isn't very conducive to either of those things.

One thing I have been doing, though, is creating art. I think that a lot of my art is reflective of the kind of chaotic mental states that a lot of us are going through. Some pieces are weird and funny, others are nostalgic, and others still are just plain sad. But I do feel that I've gotten a lot more comfortable with what I create. I'm usually very critical of myself and my work, and get disheartened if my art doesn't come out just right. There's not really anybody to impress in quarantine though - that's given me the chance to focus on the process rather than the result. It turns out that drawing something really shitty actually feels pretty good! Anyway, my capstone is made up of a few pieces I've done over the last few days.