It's a start!

I've built several websites for myself in the past for various ventures. Business consulting, photography, life drawing and comics... I think this site is the first time I've really put some effort into thinking about what I want as a platform for myself and building a foundation I can build upon and grow.

I've always wanted to draw comics, and I'm trying to arrange my life in a way to enable me to do that. Part of that is building a foundation for a real digital presence. I see a website as a small part of that. Websites don't get huge amounts of traffic these days, the internet has moved from being open to being a series of algorithm controlled walled gardens on apps on people phones. A website really is a central place to consolidate all the links and make the definitive 'this is who I am' statement.

Building this site has given me some anxiety. I'm quite prolific with my art, I have thousands of life drawings and portraits, and my life drawings have been exhibited in Central London. What I don't have is much in the way of illustration work or comics, and building this site really made me realise that. I kinda panicked a little bit, thinking I'm not ready. But then again when are we ever ready?

I showed the site to John, my writer friend who wrote Prisoners. He responded positively. I'd been working on the site all day, fighting a cold while trying to squash the last few bugs. "it's a start" I replied. "Let's fill that page" he said. 

I think that's the right attitude. It's a start. I've set something up, and that's giving me space to create. Everyone has to start somewhere. There's no point in waiting until you're 100% ready and fully skilled and happy with your work, because you'll never get there.

It's a start.