Artists grow, but so can art. It just takes a little patience.
I've always been fascinated with clashing of the contemporary world and one of more fantastical origins. I played with that idea initially when I was a freshman in highschool.
It's not very good right? But that isn't the point. I made it and I was proud. It was a few years later when I thought, "Hey, I'm a much better artist than I was then, let's give that piece another shot!" And honestly, it wasn't much better.
And I got frustrated with this sketch so much, that I just dropped it. But then I got better at drawing again, and I wanted to try one more time.
And it was better.
Until, I finished it. And I was satisfied.
This process took place from 2009 to 2015. And honestly, I could do better than what ended up being the final piece. But I'm going to leave it be, because it documented a growth in me as an artist, and it's beautiful and perfect the way it is.