Month: December 2024

One more day, and it’ll be tomorrow

The last day of 2024 has arrived.

Before I share some of my New Years Resolutions, I’d first like to post some of the projects that I have been working on…

Just deal ( with it )
No bad days – if you look through the rose colored glasses of nostalgia, that is.
Always be learning!
I’ve been told that this methodology works in other professions as well…
Athletic Supporter - Cheer Dad
My new design for a cheer t-shirt I can wear to my daughters’ games. Jodie was taken aback when I showed her the finished product. “I didn’t think you’d actually DO it”, she said in alarm.

You can buy your very own t-shirt at my TeePublic store.

Security Illustration Ideas
Some college friends and I started tossing around ideas for a portfolio of products to teach network security. One idea was to create a comic strip, to which I wholeheartedly agreed and created some concept sketches. Unfortunately, the idea never progressed further than a few cups of coffee – and these drawings.

As far as my resolutions?

Get proficient at Data Science and Machine Learning

A couple of conversations with my sister-in-law, Jayme, and friend, Ben Good, have spurred my interest in Data Science and Machine Learning using Python. I have been taking free courses on Kaggle, and have been nothing short of fascinated. A lot of the examples leverage housing data, which is of great interest to me in supporting my wife’s brokerage, Vandervort Realty. Ben also introduced me to Suno, which uses artificial intelligence to allow users to create songs ( yes, with vocals ). I have a few songs I have been working on that sure could use some help, even if it’s… artificial?

Draw more!

Obvious, right? From my experience being a project manager I know that all good goals should have good mile markers, less there is never a semblance of “done”. For art, however, I am beginning to realize there is never really a “done”. Leonardo de Vinci was supposedly quoted as saying, “Art is never finished, only abandoned”. Aside from me being a far ( far ) cry from the master, I am beginning to see his point. For 2025, however, I would like to produce something each week. I would also like to get a lot better about learning – whether it is YouTube videos, books, or just “copying” others works.

Okay, so only two resolutions – or, at least only two that I am willing to share. I have many more, of course, but to post them here would hold me accountable, and I am not quite sure I am ready for that sort of commitment. Not, yet, anyway. Stay tuned, however, as me thinks it’s going to be a very very exciting year. I hope it will be for you, too.

Take care. Live life.

-Scott

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