First Post

Hey everyone-welcome to my blog. So my goal for the blog is for it to be about whatever artwork I'm working on currently. A lot of my friends have blogs and I check them regularly so I figure I should probably get in the game too.
This first post is a 20 minute painting I did of my grandfather. It was really important to me that this was the first post because I feel like this piece is the beginning of a change in my thought process. I painted it the night before my grandfather died. He was a HUGE influence on me, not only on my artwork but just all around, he was an amazing man. My brother sent me a portrait he did on his cell phone and it inspired me to do one of him in watercolor. It was cathartic. From a pure process standpoint it was almost instant. There wasn't any planning. I grabbed his cast photo online and painted it free hand using some watercolors. It is the first time in a long time where I didn't second guess any decisions. I didn't really redraw anything. I wasn't hyper-critical about the piece. It just came out as it was supposed to. That's a feeling I want to hold on to and remember when I draw from now on. To be critical but also to not second guess yourself and go with your instinct. Anyways, it's a really important piece for me and a tribute to someone who I wish every day was still here with me. Also for anyone who's interested, we was an opera singer for the metropolitan opera house. His name was Ezio Flagello if anyone wants to wiki him.
Thanks!