Not really. I was a hobbyist sketcher/painter up till high school and then didn't have time for it when I went to university other than a few random spurts. I felt like I wanted to bring back this passion of mine after a good 10 years of being away from it. I had also been feeling completely addicted to capturing moments on my phone/DSLR and wanted to channel that desire to capture into something more creative and challenging.

I wrote a post explaining my motivations if you're interested: http://crafture.me/post/60578682070/a-year-without-cameras