Hey gang. I've been gone for a while hitting you all with tidbits that I've been holding out on ever so often. During this away time, I've been thoroughly searching for where my desire & motivation to draw has gone. Anyone who knows me, especially middle school-high school knows I did little else but draw in class. I even endangered my graduating by it, haha. Though somewhat troublesome, I had no problem producing art on a daily basis. Nowadays, I'm lucky if I get a scribble out. However, as I was talkin to a buddy of mine online today, I think I came to realize just what it is that has hindered and utterly halted my artistic nature...None other than Deviantart.

Now, I don't mean DeviantArt as a whole, because it's done more than enough to help me get my early works out to a wider audience and make a name for myself. (Liquidxlead - which is funny, because, it was none other than a username that I quickly thought of to just hurry and start posting during registration but now it has become a large part of what I am xD Has this happened to anyone else: Just thinking of some username that overtime became your beloved alias?) Anywho, I think it's what DA represents to me. It's a stage really. The art I put out here is something I want to be viewed and commented on. I draw SPECIFICALLY for this site now, and that in itself is what has stopped me from drawing for fun. If it's not something that people will enjoy do to popularity or something DA will snatch down for it's risqueness, (and believe me, there's plenty you guys haven't seen yet )I won't post it, and ultimately it bakes on the back-burner. It's so bad, I'm neglecting my own site for it. Thus, it appears as Circe's Isle to me: I've been here for 5 years, while the outside world (the professional art biz) moves faster than I only wish I could, and all I can do is watch time and opportunity pass me...

So I've come to the conclusion, that I'm gonna leave DA for a while. I'll stay in contact with dear friends and those I still owe, and anyone else can contact me whenever you'd like. I hope this venture away will kinda wean me off DA's entrancing teat and help me stand on my own after so long. I'll still update every once in a while to let you guys know I exist, but I think it's for the best I take a breather and try and recover my drive. I hope you all understand, and please feel free to contact me directly (billyleeblack4@yahoo.com) . I love hearing from you guys, you make me smile with each comment and sneer with each bash, haha. Here's to gettin one's mojo back.

Later