I’ve discovered that getting up at 4:30am is actually quite lovely. Jesse’s started a new job at work, working 6:30am morning shifts. Since he has to walk (buses don’t run that early!) he gets up at around 4:30 to be ready in time. I hate waking up alone, so I decided to get up with [...]
Tag Archives: learning
Some musings on art
June 24, 2010 – 10:14 am
The more I learn about painting, the more I realize that I am woefully inadequate to do it. I think almost everyone is. There’s just so much to know, so much craft behind creating a half decent painting, let alone a masterpiece. The more I read and the more I study, the wider the abyss. [...]
Learning, screwing up & good omens
June 9, 2010 – 8:31 pm
Attempted another painting from life today – this time just a little 4″x6″, of a seashell. I ended up having to walk away because the paint was just getting sloppy – once it’s dried a bit, I can go back and add some details. Not entirely sure how to avoid that working alla prima, but [...]
Learning – my ego doesn’t like it.
June 8, 2010 – 6:24 pm
This is mostly just a post to laugh at myself. Not in a mean way, but in a loving, compassionate way. I am so not used to painting from life. Drawing from life, I’m good with. It’s how I taught myself to draw in the first place. But with very few exceptions, I have usually [...]
Losing my centre
May 31, 2010 – 11:33 am
It’s funny, I can always tell when I’m off centre with myself. I spend loads more time worrying about what people think of me and my health starts to nose dive because I stretch myself too thin. I send my energies too far into the world and the next thing you know, I’m sleeping 10 [...]
Wait…It's what day? (The year in review)
December 29, 2008 – 12:21 pm
So my calendar has informed me that it is now December 29th. Which means that there are only 2 days left of 2008. Excuse me, Time, but when did I give you permission to go so fast, hmm? So I’ve decided today to do a year in review, since we didn’t do a Positivity Friday [...]
