Vent: My five-year sketchbook saga with a backyard oak tree
Back in 2019, I began a sketchbook series focused on the ancient oak in my backyard, planning one drawing per season. My independent HVAC schedule often left me exhausted, so sketches would sit for MONTHS untouched. By last winter, I had a stack of incomplete pages that spanned years, each showing the tree in different states. The prolonged gaps between sittings forced me to OBSERVE gradual changes, like the spread of moss or the way light filtered through bare branches. Completing the final piece last week felt like a monumental relief, but it also made me appreciate the slow process. Has anyone else here endured a sketchbook project that stretched out far longer than intended?