July 18, 2008
Really, even if I’ve not updated in a month.
Also I’m ill. Middle of ’summer’ and the weather is so awful. Grey days are not condusive to artistic endeavors.
But I have a Plan. We’ve moved Rachael in with Millie and Tiz, which means her room is now empty. We’re planning on having it as a study room, but I think it can double as a work room. I really need to concentrate on something and I think jewellery is the thing.
June 16, 2008
I finally started on my first fandom piece! This is Farscape, season 3 and an episode by the same title (totally unimaginative huh?) This is my favourite scene between Bialar Crais and Aeryn Sun. It’s played very quietly with utterly believable acting that pulls you right in.
In coloured marker pens.
I have a dire lack of flesh tones, hence it being a work-in-progress and not completed.
I’m a dork *rolls eyes*
May 11, 2008
Acrylic on 14″x18″ canvas board
10 May 2008
Painted from a photo I took whilst greenlaning. This is George’s Lane, up near the Pigeon Tower, overlooking the valley and Rivington Reservoir.
May 5, 2008
Study in coloured pencil.
I drew this yesterday, from a source photograph on Wet Canvas. I’m pretty pleased with how she turned out, especially her face.
Obviously I need to work on drawing hands and feet, heh.
May 3, 2008
Okay it’s not great, but it is the first painting I’ve done for a very long time.
Acrylic on canvas board
May 3, 2008
I was looking at art courses again yesterday. Apart from the fact most are at colleges and therefore don’t start until September, most also require Art GCSE.
My parents dissuaded me from taking art at school, claiming I needed to do something that would get me work. Fairly understandable, but my first job was as office junior so it was learn-as-I-went.
Now last night we were driving home and I was looking at the clouds over the hills, and I remembered what my mother had once said about her time at school and art. She’d painted a picture of a hill in clouds and been criquited by her teacher for it (as not being true to life). And I got to thinking whether her dissuading me against art has more to do with that than anything else.
Now as a parent, I understand the want to protect your child from disappointment, but life is full of them and such protection doesn’t really do any favours.
My weakness is Maths. My husband’s is English. With our children I help them with English, he helps with Maths. I don’t remember every discussing this, it was just automatic. We have no intention of stopping them doing anything they want at school.
The fact I couldn’t take art is something I hold against my parents. I know what they were trying to do, but the result has led to a lot of frustration and I have to wonder where my life would be if they had let me follow my dream.
