March 2026 Review

March was a good month, but I lost steam a little bit toward the end. I know motivation ebbs and flows, but it’s so strange to me how it changes over time for no reason. I think part of it might just be that I need to change things up sometimes or that I did a lot and just need a rest.

Art Update

Overall, it was a very good month. I did about 27 hours of art practice, which is great! I also have ongoing projects that I’m keeping up with like the weekly master studies.

Most of my work continues to be copying from others just to get practice. This is a huge help, but means I have less to share.

watercolor sketch of a frog statue with greenery around it

I got over a mental block of drawing faces. I just had this weird block where I didn’t feel like I could draw a face. I got over it by drawing boxes based on a book from Pypah Santos, Draw Amazing Faces (https://pypahsart.com/draw-amazing-faces). In it, she shows a grid of cubes to help think about how heads change in perspective to the viewer, so you can be looking down or looking up at the person and viewing them from side to side. She had just simple eyes and noses to demonstrate.

ink sketch of boxes rotating in space, each box has simple eyes, there are mountains in the background

But, drawing the grid allowed me to practice drawing faces without getting into how to draw an accurate figure. So it really unlocked something in me and allowed me to practice faces without pressure.

Soon, I was putting faces on any practice boxes I drew! And it became my favorite part of daily sketch practice.

ink sketch of ribbons and arrows floating above a plain of rolling hills, there are two large cubes in the distance with calm faces on them

Which, oddly, brings me to:

Minecraft Update

When I started my YouTube channel, I always intended it to be a channel that combined Art and Minecraft. But the Minecraft side kinda took over. I don’t know where things will end up, but I really want to get my art to a place where I can do more world building and story telling with my art and Minecraft.

I intend to make more character based art and I’m developing my character ideas. Getting over my hang-up about faces is a big step forward!

Life Update

I’m still not sewing! One problem is that it’s hard to find time on the weekends with other stuff going on. Another issue is that I don’t have a good easy project to start with. I have a lot of fabric and ideas, but I need to sit down, figure out the next thing and get everything together so I can work on it.

I also re-read Project Hail Mary which is such a fun read. I wanted to re-read it before seeing the movie. I highly recommend the book.