I just realised that today is the day that ive been a member of DA for a year... a whole year, so far i have seen many many fine works of art and hopefully by next year i will have seen many more.

Since i first became a member on here i think i have improved my drawing quite a lot from just drawing anime to now drawing portraits (with my Katie Melua portrait that i uploaded recently being my best yet), i think being on DA has helped me to improve quite considerably especially from the tutorials people have made. Anyways i hope to be here this time next year writing a new 2 year journal, until then heres a nice inspirational poem...



People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.

For you see, in the end, it is between you and your true self;
It never was between you and them anyway.