'Start off with one idea and don't get sidetracked'

I had too many finished ideas running around in my head, but no real source.  So I decided to look into something that would interest me and give me a chance to actually go out into the real world and draw.

I decided that looking at old semi-domolished buildings throughout the city was a good place to start.

What interests me about these buildings, is the fact that they still exist.  These are buildings that have been standing in ruins for years - forgotten.  They sit and watch while the world changes around them.  They lose their sense of identity and meaning in society. 

I am not necessarily interested in the architecture, but I am intrigued by the affect time and weather can have on a building.  Grey buildings become decorated with the vibrant green of moss and weeds, beceause even in death there is still rebirth.

What I also noticed about these photographs was the darkness inside the windows and doorways.

To me this darkness creates a mood and represents an emptiness.  Almost like a void.