Here's my latest illustration for an article on our nation's attention span, titled "A Nation Distracted". Which I found myself really relating to.
The article is about what we risk by being so tapped-in to our world of unlimited information. Today everything is an arms length away, and because of this we've become desensitized to everything of real importance. The sensory overload that is technology has in many ways made us lose our sense of value. It's a simple concept that I think people really need to be reminded of. I could go on for hours about this stuff but I'll just say this - Be weary of what convenience is doing to your patience, ambition, character, etc.. Technology is a great thing but like everything else, it requires compromise to be balanced out by it's opposite.
In other words, put down your iPhones for a second, dorks. Especially when you're amongst other people. It's rude as hell. [Nate, this is not about (just) you. Hehe!]
Sketch above.
Painting below.
Currently i'm battling distraction more than ever. As a post-graduate I'm finding it extremely difficult to motivate myself without any outside help.
