I had a bit of another dry spell for a few months, luckily it was only that long.  My most recent influences have majorly changed, studying a variety of artists from around the same time period really helped in both letting me see a new way to create and to make my style more mature.  Making my own painting easel with no power tools helped as well hahahah!  John Henry Fuseli has been a major influence, along with Rembrandt Van Rijn.  DaVinci has always caught my attention, but paying attention to his methods made me respect him and his work even more.  I know, wierd mixture NOT from the same period.  Several rough sketches will be posted for those of interest, and as always comments are greatly appreciated!  These are only sketches, or should I say studies, of more elaborate and larger paintings.  The best is yet to come.