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There was a time when I was going to figure drawing sessions regularly; I really should get back into that. There's no shortage of such in the Boston area.

I first started at art school - I don't know if any high schools are or ever were progressive enough to have live modeling.  Often the first thing people asked me about art school was "you get to draw nekkid people, don'tcha?" And I had to explain that, yes, but we aren't usually talking supermodels here, or even always female models for that matter.

Then I would try to explain that after awhile, you are concentrating more on shapes and shadows and then the model "disappears" if you are actually focused on what you are doing. Sometimes I did a drawing of nothing but the shadows.

And since drawing people was the "last frontier" for me when I started drawing oh so many years ago (hey, it's my birthday tomorrow!), it's good to keep in practice, especially to remember that not all bodies look the same. I already feel that the faces that I draw are too similar.

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I'm determined to have something new up here each Wednesday, so tonight I dabbled in Painter with the Wacom tablet, still learning. SO many brushes and styles to choose from! I tend to stick to one for too long. I like how the rose came out more than anything in this. This is copied from a photo, but I do have an idea in mind involving Dia los Muertos.

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Nothing new to show this week, so I'll guess I'll post the many ways you can get artwork of mine, if you're so inclined or reclined or Patsy Cline.

deviantArt

fine art america

fotki

I have an Etsy page too, but it's closed for now, the fees were a bit much for something that wasn't working, sales-wise. It's also more of a crafty place than one that people will buy prints from, at least in my experience.

I can also make some pretty decent prints on my home printer if there are pieces on my website that aren't available through the above options.

:doodle doodle dee:

I really want to write in this thing more regularly, creative slump or not, so let's shoot for Wednesdays, hokay?

I've learned over the years to always have some sort of sketchbook with me, even though I also used whatever scraps I could find. This was frowned upon at some shit jobs I've had. Better you do the retail oxymoron of "looking busy" rather than anything creative, or god forbid, look *relaxed* while on the job. Sorry, was I screaming again? Anyways...

I have larger sketchbooks but also smaller ones to carry around. I noticed that the last few were a combination of sketches and notes and shopping lists, and not enough of the former, so I have two separate pads for that. And those of you who know me wonder why I still lug a messenger bag around.

I'm doing my best to sketch more. Some may became major pieces some day, some are already on that way. It's still a pity I have to find the time to do it, or it takes a long time to spark it. Non-creative environments at home and at work aren't helping. Maybe I'll go into the laptop jungle that coffee shops are now and draw there, but truthfully, that's not my scene. And I don't drink coffee.

:something anything:

Nothing much to report - an ambition of mine is to at least get a weekly post of substance on here - but I *did* get a photo included in a local gallery show:

Capturing Time
A juried photo show 


March 10 - April 6, 2011

Time Warner Gallery, LynnArts 
25 Exchange St. Lynn, MA 01901 
www.lynnarts.org 

opening reception Saturday, March 12 2-4 PM 
with live music by Guys and Dahl 

Galleries are open: 
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 10 AM - 4 PM 
Thurs, 10 AM - 8 PM 
Sat, 11AM - 4 PM


This is the photo that got accepted:

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This is getting ridiculous. I need a new place or I shall never be able to create on a regular basis. I feel like I'm living in a college dorm at times, though the people here are allegedly adults. I wouldn't care if I didn't hear them, but the walls and floors here are way too thin for this many people to be living this close together.

ANY leads on a quiet place in the Boston area (I'm having no luck with craigslist) would be greatly appreciated. I just don't know where to look. Too many bad realtor websites online (if I could design websites that'd be my market, they need HELP), scant few listings in papers, where else can I look??

:i've got idea man:

Getting a strange surge of ideas lately, hoping to ride this wave and create most if not all this year; like I said in a previous post, last year's "productivity" was pathetic. If I can get at least one new piece a month (January's half over, we'll see, excuses excuses), I'll know I'm on the right track.

Just going to note them down here for my own purposes. It probably won't make any sense to you.

- cactus
- angler
- pause
- Kali
- waitress
- H Girl
- Siamese twins
- Goreyphone