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Prehistoric Fish © Glendon Mellow
Similar to yesterday's Trilobite Eggs post, I've painted up another old drawing, this time of some Prehistoric Fish.
I'm going through a lot of professional changes right now, and looking back at works I've made in the past, and adding to them, making them something new, is helping me to center and look forward. This is from a much larger drawing I did way back in university, and painted in ArtRage for iPad.
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Looking back on old sketchbooks always surprises me. I almost can't remember being the person who drew what I find in there. Professionally, I wonder who I will be in the future, and what his sketches will look like.