I've been pondering for some time now the possibility of throwing off the shackles of my day-job and following my dream of being a full-time contract illustrator and cartoonist. Every time I think of it, though, in my mind it always looks to be a few months away, always a few months away, at least.

Some developments occurred today that have made this possibility a dead-set reality, and as of this afternoon I am officially pursuing full-time contract illustration work. No more hemming and hawing. I've been putting it off too long, finding excuses to let the fear of it all get the best of me. I may not be sure that I'm ready to do it, but I'm going to do it anyway.

I'm hoping my new lifestyle (if I can really call it that yet) will allow me time to close out some long-running projects, like the 8-Bit Tarot deck, and a couple small comics projects I've had set aside. I also hope that I can refocus my efforts to making serious progress on Ellie Connelly, and would like to launch the webcomic within the month.

In the meantime, I'm going to complete a small illustration test for a potential client which, if things work out well, may provide fairly steady periodic work. I'm also going to need to redesign and update my portfolio, put together some promotional postcards, and start telling people that I'm available for commissions and contracts.

Hey, did I mention that I'm available for commissions and contracts? Check out my Portfolio! ;)

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