Today I learned that I'm not much of an artist

I've been doodling for decades, but I've never been very good at drawing.

But I've got a lot of books I need illustrated, and I can't find anyone to help me, so I've got to start learning how to draw on my own. I bought a couple of sketchpads - one for my car and one for my house.

First thing I tried to draw were the proportions of my alarm clock. It sure doesn't look 3-dimensional.

So, I've got a heckuva lot of work to do.