I am going to take this to be an account of not what I do but of the mind material that begins each thing that I do. Because creativity is mystical, and a challenge to express. Much like love. anyway,
I was looking out over the city the other night as the sun was pulling curtains. In front of me was a skyline background, and the private backside of the theater in the foreground. The working lot for the theater was a wide varying mixture of boxes at sharp but symmetrical angles. I thought, "that would be a perspective challenge" so I then took a photo to remember it later. Yesterday I began sketching.
The reason for pursuing a rendering of this photo is the challenge it presents, which then means I can demonstrate some kind of ability to myself. For something like this, when the final doesn't matter, I'm having fun. And if it happens to go well, I'll grow a little more confident for the next thing that does matter.
I am going to work on it a little more today. I may begin using an ink pen to define the details. That could be fun!
Creativity journal