Bang! false start.

After other unsuccessful and ultimately abortive blogging efforts, the race is on! Against...myself. Well, regardless of how many attempts have been made previously, I am intent on making this one stick. The purpose of this blog is essentially this: produce artwork and display it publicly in hopes of not only finding a niche for myself in the creative world, but also for creating a source from which I can relate more directly to the ever-expanding creative field and one to which it, in turn, can relate back. I'm currently spending the Summer months working diligently to on expand my creative portfolio by creating a series of paintings (pictures of which will begin to surface in coming posts) and generally creating a solid foundation for an Illustration/design portfolio to begin distributing this upcoming Fall to potential employers while looking for the possibility of freelance work in either of those fields. And so, without further delay, my name is John Gilman, and welcome to Notes from the Fence.

This is just a very introductory picture I painted in my sketchbook, it's a woman breathing smoke apparently.