A Person, Artist, Software Engineer, Geologist.

It took a while but I finally updated my website to reflect my current life.   ToddBlackley.com   My "past" life is just that, past.  Current life, more art and such.  I didn't put up my other information as that's for this blog. Now that the weather is getting nicer, I'll be busy with hiking, fishing, yard stuff and art stuff.  I just wanted to complete this site so that I have someplace to put all this stuff, well the better stuff anyway. I went with using WordPress at the WordPress.com site.  The site is cheap and I could redirect my GoDaddy domain to reference it.  Plus I got the learn the WordPress Block Editor.   Onward and ...... whatever.

 Drawing these barns has led me to reflect on life.  We have limited lifespans, will return to the earth and we change as we age and that shapes our lives.   Life is not perfect.  It's wonderful and imperfect.  I don't try to draw all the detail or even draw all that well.  I miss lines, dimensions may be off and perspective is not perfect, but the feeling comes through.  Thank goodness not being perfect is an asset sometimes.  In some fields perfection is required (surgeon, pilot, etc.) and there are checklists and backups in those areas that demand it (yes).  I worked in a profession where perfection was expected but not supported (Software Engineering).  There are always lawsuits where some company is not found to be perfect (Apple Batteries, bugs, etc.) even though what they are doing is incredible hard and consumers expect new features quickly.  Do not expect perfection. I once was in charge of a flagship product for a company ...

So here is another barn drawing.  It's not big or falling down, but it's on rock pillars and next the Ivy River and just looks so nice.  It needed to be drawn. Still working on other drawings, but with the return of sunshine and warmth in the air, I'm wondering if outdoor activities will consume some of my "art" time.  I'm not outside fishing today because 1) the rivers are still a bit high and need another day and 2) I was outside all day yesterday working on a trail and hiking with Bobbie. I've got tomorrow booked and I'm working on my plans for the weekend (I try to avoid weekends because of the crowds).  There are a couple of creeks / rivers that I'm looking at not too far away to check out.  I'll decide later on Friday. My mental time is also freed up as we got our taxes done early.  Our K-1 came through much earlier than expected and that is what always holds us up.  So with paperwork out of the way and my ankle in it's 6th month of h...