struggles + editorial

I have been really struggling to get back into working after COP3. For the last few days I have been trying to work on editorials and the book covers and making ideas for another project, visually and idea wise it's been running dry. I kept at it, and whilst I always believe in pushing through a project, it's just not very efficient right now when there are other projects I could be trying. Notably- the Carmelite Prize. Right now I want to work on something daft, light hearted.  The others will stay on the back burner.

For example, I tried doing a small and quick response for The New Statesman's 'Electric Dreams'. In itself quite a light and nice read, but I don't think the cutesy aesthetic is quite them. EVEN SO, and probably because I drew it at quite a small scale, it is clunky, and clumsy, and the pencil is heavy handed. Working at a larger scale would have made this more delicate, and refined. I think heavy handed can work! But it must be done more purposefully and confidently, to really be 'The Look'. My drawings are lacking in confidence, and if they are not confident they should at least be visually "well crafted".

Although the next couple of weeks calls for some finalising of existing briefs, I think I'm going to draw some chickens.