This picture was supposed to be a minor celebration for the fiftieth post on this blog, but I ended up taking far longer on it than I care to admit. Frankly, what do I even have to celebrate with this? This picture took much longer than I care to admit due to not having the opportunity to work on it when I want to draw and later not wanting to draw when I have the opportunity. In fact, I have not felt much like doing anything lately, despite having ideas for bigger projects because "What if I fail?". I wanted this drawing to be a triumph of keeping at something consistent for a year, and yet the celebratory piece ended up being nearly a month late. I doubt this piece is even good, but then I have been doubting myself a lot lately, and perhaps I am my own harshest critic.
I have had enough negativity for one post, so here is an intro. When I started posting here beyond just having a placeholder portfolio after college, the first picture I drew was my rendition of Willy Wonka, from Roald Dahl's classic book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". That drawing was originally intended as one of a series of my takes on the characters from that story (inspired more by the movies, since I am more familiar with them). I have not done much with that idea since then, but I thought I could draw quick glimpses into what I was thinking for the others with the scene where they are about to enter the Wonka Chocolate Factory.
