Long time. No Blogging.

Ahhhh....I have once again been an absentee blogger.

But I have reasons! And as usual they are many fold. Well reasons / excuses. It's all the same I s'pose. Let's see - think September was the last time I blogged. Well, I got busy with work (When does that NOT happen?). Seriously, those bitches run me ragged - especially those that are related to me ;)

What else? Started art classes (Watercolour) at the end of September. I pretty much didn't give a rats ass about the computer or anything to do with it once I got into that. Or work. Or laundry. Or Jer. Everthing else was like the expendable crew guy in star trek. Not necessary to future scenes. ;)

(Just kidding baby!)

The classes were great! But buying the supplies almost got me divorced!!!!!!! They should really be telling you how much it is going to cost up front. Just buying everything all at the same time at the outset is 'Ooouchiewawa'. Absolutely brutal. Hundreds of dollars, then another bit to take the course. Then you get in there and it's all "You're only as good as your supplies - treat yourself" and you realize that scrimping and saving by buying the student paints and cheap paper isn't really going to help your output. I thought the instructor was on crack at first - but she was right! Everthing she said was true. Saving bucks on cheap shit makes your art - cheap and shit.

I've only done a few paintings so far. But they turned out pretty good. (As I told Jeremy - I'm definately not able to be my own worst critic. I'm so elated to see something that looks like a respresentation of what I intended come out of the efforts!!!! ELATED!!!!) We started out with a fruit/veggie still life for our first painting. We were able to shop for the 'subjects' and compose our entire painting. I almost passed out when I started and realized....I was going to have to compose an entire painting using ONLY 3 COLOURS. Yikes!!!


Then we did a landscape, again completely of our choosing, composition etc. I chose a picture we took from long beach in Tofino. (Photo shopped the little boy with the inflatable shark out. Would have ruined the 'mood'.)



Next was the portrait.

Scary Concept.

I chose Angelina Jolie.

1. She is extremely photogenic.
2. She is going to get all wrapped up with a bow and given to someone for Christmas.




I was totally pumped about the last session - the floral still life.

Turned out pretty good, but took a very long time. I never finished anyof it in class - I was too darn slow.

In fact, I never finished any of my paintings in class. The teacher was very concerned that I wasn't completing them. But I did finish every painting I started! On this flower, I faltered on having to do the vase, but it turned out okay. I didn't put a background on it. I wanted the flower to just pop off the white. Plus - I chose the piiiiiinnnnnnnnnnk lilly for Vivian. So you don't wanna have anything too darn heavy in a 2 1/2 year olds bedroom.

Then I went onto my own agenda. No more class means ~ Free at Last!!! I needed to complete my 'Brangelina' sandwich so of course I did Brad Pitt. He didn't turn out so lovely. His face went from bad, to worse, to muddied up, to fixed. Hopefully it still makes a nice sandwich with Angelina.

I did this one while babysitting a three & one year old...

(They were Sleeping)

Next Up - Flamingos. They are a pretty neat subject so I'm pumped to get going on it. Now that I have forced Cor into becoming one of my minions at the store - I'm on Auntie duty during part of my spare time. Probably a good thing or I would lock myself into the art room perpetually. It's a Christmas gift for my Mom, hopefully it works out!




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