Playing It Close

This is probably my last multiple pen drawing. I believe this one to be more refined than the previous two. Is refinement a positive or a negative in the 21st Century 'art world?' The vote is still being tallied for that question. Art is a funny thing. People, by and large, have a rather narrow and unrealistic view of what 'art' is. When I was young and/or younger, anything I produced solely from myself was just me doing what came naturally. I was simply trying to understand/interpret what was going on around me. Now I'm older, I don't want to understand the chaos that surrounds me, I want to avoid it. And 'doing what comes naturally' allows me to do that---until, of course, I no longer can. This is an 8 by 5.5 inches gel pen with color pencil drawing on medium bond acid-free paper. It is Original Jones Art playing the game more myopically in northwest Austin, Texas.