soon i found a rhythm i felt comfortable with… a kind of ritualistic routine. wake up, stretch a bit, make coffee, sit down with it and read with small breakfast. then start painting for a few hours listening to podcasts or audio books (first time!). go out for lunch or dinner with matthew sometimes, and [...]
Went to Half Price Books to pick up “What the Night Knows“, for a book club I’m in. Of course they didn’t have it but they had these!! I haven’t been able to pick up that book since the Austin Public Library has it checked out all the time. I wouldn’t normally buy it, but [...]
Floss. Mummies lose everything…except their teeth (unless they were lost while alive). Maybe we should engrave teeth and bone with our secrets…and then seal them.
I completed 10.2 miles today. I stopped twice, both times to grab some water at each water station on the lake. I kept the stops short, two gulps and kept going. I also figured I’d try the “gummies” that you eat as you run. You’re supposed to eat some after running for about an hour. [...]
One month of daily drawing is complete. Almost every night in January I worked on a bit of art. Some nights I put in quite a lot of time…I’d start and look up and an hour or two had passed. Other nights I’d spend less than 4 minutes on a very quick sketch with usually [...]
What is Art? Like paintings and stuff… I have challenged myself that each day I would do a daily drawing. This is not a NYE resolution (although I started Jan 1st), it’s a promise to myself to allow time to do something I love every day. The only way to improve is to practice. [...]
Oh 2010. For all the ups and downs it was surprisingly a pretty good year. Let’s look at some pros and cons, starting with the tough stuff: 2010 Cons Divorce – sucked – imagine your very best friend dying, that’s what it was like. I lost the one person I loved and opened up to…but [...]
I am starting to realize that I see people in shades of light and dark. Shadows and highlights. I have done it for as long as I can remember, but I am really doing it now without even meaning to. I notice how the light hits people’s lower lip, highlights their nose and parts of [...]
Sitting and eating dinner on my living room floor, I looked at an outlet on the wall next to me. It reminded me of something…this! Created in Photoshop CS5 Also, I have a friend with a last name of Coker…so I made this. Created in Photoshop CS5 and converted to a 3D object. You could [...]
I realize I haven’t posted crap here in forever. I have been painting and drawing and designing stuff. So here’s a start. Spent a few minutes on each image, using charcoal and paper. I like to draw…trying not to focus on making it perfect and just letting my brain go. Not as easy as it [...]