Sharing the Latest: Drawing, April 1st, etc.

I'm working to improve my drawing. So taking a cue from Betty Edwards, I decided to draw self portraits, to improve my perceptions of edges, spaces, relationships, light and shadows, and the whole image. So, I did what I do best -- started a journal. My goal is to draw a self portrait every day until the journal is full. That's about 23 more pages. Here's the first one:

No laughing. And for the record, I'm not quite as porky as I appear. The nose is the hard part.

Anyway, speaking of journals. The April 1st Project is coming along, and frankly I find that it makes me happy to catalog my cyber trails and to collage images and quotes and stuff that simply suit my fancy.

Here are some of the latest images:

Below, I've pulled quotes out of the pages and scribbled them on a yellow legal pad. It's a different way to share them:

And finally, to paraphrase Pink Floyd:

     Hello,

     Is there anybody out there?

     Just comment if you read me

     Is there anyone online?

Do drop a note.