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[Jul. 9th, 2009|11:30 am] |
So Dave was on security duty at the AC dealers room door when these Japanese showed up from the consulate. They were there because of a big economic conference coming to town, scouting out the facilities. Obviously, they wanted to know what was going on. Dave brought them in and showed them around. Naturally, he introduced me as his wife. They loved the con. One of them even bought a tail and wore it under his suit coat. What fun! One gentleman cashed a travelers check with me, all written out with Japanese characters (they had a translator with them). I am use to typefaces but loved the handwritten kangi.
Doing art. Catching up on life. |
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[Jul. 7th, 2009|08:16 pm] |
the empty hall... before the storm.
Had a great time. Wanted to talk to more people. wanted more time to draw. wanted lots more sleep.
real review later. Got Heather to the train station today - now I am picking up pieces.
more pics behind the cut.
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[Jul. 1st, 2009|08:24 am] |
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I have Heather. We'll be heading out in just a little bit. We will certainly be at the con before dinner. |
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[Jun. 30th, 2009|08:51 am] |
Micheal Whelan keeps an art journal - a place to scribble ideas, work out colors, and paste inspiration. This is just the sort of stuff I love. Not a sketchbook perse - but kinda a work book. Would I love to have an afternoon looking through! So, yesterday - I ran out and got a sketchbook... I wrote down all the painting ideas I had over the Masterclass - and came up with another idea too. I just have to be careful - I have a diary, this blog, a sketchbook, a brain (daytimer), a gaming brain (keep track of events), an art brain (commission list, vendor numbers), and my talking paper book (were I remember things that need to get done). If I am not careful, I'll be so busy documenting myself - that I'll never get anything done!
I am almost ready for AC. Got groceries to put in the house (cat food, fruit for the sugar gliders) and pack my actual stuff. I'll be picking up Heather tonight at the train station. They changed the time of the train, so she'll be in around midnight.
We'll be hauling into the con on Wednesday. If you want a sketch before the con officially starts and you see me under my hat with horns - feel free to come and get me working! |
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[Jun. 29th, 2009|09:49 am] |
So, I was up late last night (yeay gaming) - and am tiered this morning. I had a whole series of stress dreams set around some sort of cruise ship in dock. They ended with a man drowning and me watching his body sink below cold black water. And I did nothing! pif.
Obviously off my game this morning. I need to re-orient and get on track. Or go back to bed. wonder which I will chose. |
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[Jun. 28th, 2009|11:55 am] |
Got a lovely dragon girl done yesterday. After starting in the coloring, I looked over the commission sheet for the details. Not the colors I would have chosen, but they looked nice together when I got it balanced - and HEY! wait! Ears?! Oh no! I'm at the coloring stage. Wait, the hair has body to it, maybe I can work in some shape and color. tada! ears. whew.
Got gaming today. Thank goodness. I've gone two weeks without and I'm hankering to get back to DarkFawn. |
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[Jun. 27th, 2009|03:34 pm] |
My folks were in this morning to visit as well as dinner last night. My Dad looked over the squirrel fellow I was doing (an undead, steampunk, wizard anthro). I always crave his approval. And what am I doing but something unusual. Still, he came out great, and my Dad liked it. I lent my Mom some books (She raided the basement stash - actually found a western which I thought I gave them all to Rusty years ago). My niece has passed some Yaoi on for me to look at (which is good as I don't want to buy anything I haven't seen before I put out cash, I don't know the titles to look for, and and and...)
I had a sudden rush of worry about the commissions I took at San Diego last year. I hardly ever take a year, and certainly don't want to run over a year's wait. I know that AC is around the corner, and San Diego will be 'just' after that. I had 6 commish to do, but have finished one and am inking the second. The other 4 will be sweet to do, but I'm sure I can get them done after AC. Working away at my responcibilities.
Had a blip on my computer this morning! It kept turning off. eyikes! I took it into the shop, and it turns out it's the 'on' button. Of course - I have been turning on the computer with my foot - so I am totally at fault. The shop said it was a simple re-wire to the reboot button and Dave said he could do it. No charge. They are good people at this shop. Dave re-wired and I am up and running. No hassels.
I have been using my colored pencils, and their points are breaking in use. It's because I took them to the IMC. This was my whole set, not my travel set - and now I'm going to fret. I'm sure that I'll be sharpening a ton of broken points for a while.
back to work... |
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[Jun. 26th, 2009|08:17 am] |
Sabrina will be home from visiting my sister today. She;s been horseback riding, to the water park, the beach, hiking, shopping, playing games, seeing her cousins, barbecues and everything that makes summer good. Sandra even took her to goodwill so she could get the pieces of her cosplay items.
Dave is working on his new fursuit. I was worried he wouldn't have enough time to finish it. He's taken it to work this morning - to work on in the privacy of his office. I wonder what his co-workers will discover?
gotta get back to work... |
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[Jun. 25th, 2009|08:40 am] |
okay, perhaps this will be the last picture I post from the IMC. It's all over but for the sketching. The last day, there was a lovely frenzy of passing the sketchbooks we took notes in all around. Interesting, as you could pass it to anyone there - everyone was an artist. I got most of the faculty and a few other sketches - not too many.
My head is definitely in AC stuff now. Got my originals matted, prints made, pencil's counted, and the lists lists lists made. I am so eager to go and see everyone in Pitts. It's possible that Ruth Thompson will come and join us for a day.
I have looked over my list of things to get done for San Diego Comic Con (since it's late July) and I have commissions to finish! Arrrghhh! How could I let it get to a year's wait? I really need to get these done.
Are we sure there isn't an extra week between here and then? |
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[Jun. 24th, 2009|08:07 am] |
Rebecca Guay and Julie Bell going around at the start, critiquing preliminary sketches. Oddly, while I was a little nervous - I was mostly anticipating their comments. They made it so easy to start the week. Insightful comments, but also peppered with personal opinions - that I value.
This is Irene Gallo - art director of Tor books, and obviously in armor. She was having a really great time. I have never seen so many professional artists grabbing their cameras for reference of their friend in armor! Alan is the guy in the foreground. He owns the armor. It was such a surprise! Alan brought it for reference, and had it behind the storage wall in the back, the two slipped back there and it was quite a tada!
Micheal Whelan again. Of course, I took a bunch of pictures while he worked. I thought this one was very evocative.
They gave us a sketchbook at the start of the class. I took all sorts of notes. Bits and pieces of things that were meaningful to me. I am sure that other people got different things out of the lectures. I pasted biz cards, pencil sketches, badge and odds and ends in the back of it. I ought to print out some of these pics.
Must do AC stuff today. And groceries. And and and.... want to do the comish I took at SDCC from last year! A year! OMG, I am late. I really want to get those done - but I must not rush them.... |
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[Jun. 23rd, 2009|11:30 am] |
Back from The IMC (Illustration Master Class). Home and trying to take it all in, straighten out, and get back to work.
There are a few times in your life when something you do really impacts you. Something that brushes against your soul and you feel as though you know yourself; embrace your passion; pulls you forward with support. This is what happened to me last week.
I'll put some more stuff behind the cut - pictures and annotations - but I am not sure I can just type it all up.
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[Jun. 21st, 2009|08:05 am] |
good morning, she said too cheerfully for someone who has only three and a half hours of sleep. I just laid there awake, and telling myself I was really asleep. Of course, all my sensible classmates are still out. Found one doing an all nighter - gave him suggestions an made him stopping working. Found Karen awake, and she's come to finish her sword. rambling.
I am soooo happy. Don't want the class to end, but knowing it must. I understand there's one lecture left, and a bunch of goodbyes and sketching... |
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[Jun. 21st, 2009|02:08 am] |
There! For good or evil - it is done. The painting have had the side tape peeled off it, and my brushes rinsed. I am just cleaning up my space tonight - as I don't want to go. April and Ruth still painting...
one more day. |
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[Jun. 20th, 2009|06:49 am] |
Total meltdown yesterday! To the point of running back to my room and crying - even after Ruth and April tried to boister me. Poor Dave, on the other end of a phone with a crying woman - and he can't do anything to really help.
I washed my face, made a plan and went back. I just couldn't get the darned oils to do anything but be bleahhhh. The whole painting has been yes, no, yes, maybe, no, yes.... Being 'that time of month' does not help. How can I ask for guidance when I'll burst into tears in the middle of it? Anyway - a plan of attack - draw faces that don't matter and paint them....
Then Joseph took me out for a slurpeee.... ahhhh. refreshed, I tried again.
From the ashes of disaster grow the roses of sucess! OMG, I get it. The painting isn't good yet - but I get oils now. Now I can correct. Now I can try to play.
I was up till three last night, and awake at six. So, now I'll get painting. It might not be all I hoped it would be, but it's taught me so much. |
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[Jun. 19th, 2009|07:41 am] |
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So the drinking atarted at 1 am last night. In the studio that they were suppose to kick us out of. They were up till 3. I had cleaned my brushes and went to bed (dissapoinment - I should have gone back to paiting). Ruth needed my frisket and stayed up once she discovered I had some to get her sky done. At three, I was awoken not by April who had come to bed about 2 (I think) by horrible singing at the top of 'their' lungs. After two songs - I went out in my pajams and gave them my best mom stare - hands on hips and everything! They calmed down and I assume they are asleep this morning.... |
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[Jun. 19th, 2009|07:32 am] |
So April totally killed my evil plot to have lunch with Micheal. He came in with a tray, and was looking for somewhere to settal. I called and waved him over (having had lunch with him once at a Worldcon). He nodded and headed over. yeay. As he arrived, Rebbeca waved at him for just up our long table. April waved him off to sit next to her. drat! drat! foiled again. my evil plans all in ruins!
hate my painting! love my painting! learning lots. I think that's about what everyone else here is doing. I want to be back at my studio where all my stuff is. Can someone open a dimensional hole for me?
I have proof that April actually paints. As long as my camera dosen't spontaniously combust.
Donato gave me a flesh tone palate and now I can never use this pallet again... without thinking of him anyway.
so much information. So many cheerful people. Everyone talking art and loving it Met someone who grew up in Birmingham (just up the road from home). Got a new friend with a bob ross t-shirt on today. Lovin Jenifer's flying monkeys.
There is no way I can tell anyone how much this week is meaning to me.
goona run. I should be putting out some more oil paint and banging my head against the battle. |
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[Jun. 18th, 2009|07:38 am] |
O M G !!!!!!!
Been talking with Danoto, Boris, Charles Vess, god, so many creative wonderful people. This is total heaven. Worshipping at the feet of Micheal sigh Hope I wasn't too stalker girl, but I learned soooo much.
Having issues with oils, but work up this morning with The Solution. yum
gotta run to breakfast and get to work work work.
love you all! |
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[Jun. 16th, 2009|03:53 am] |
woof!
okay - so the pencils I did are not what they expected. I left the third open for title of the book - that's what I think of when someone says cover illo. However, they have a newer style idea and what they want is a full use of space picture. So everything I did is totally out of design. Totally. And being design oriented - I need to totally restructure.
sigh
so I sat for hours, while everyone else is being so good and artistic and twiddled my thumbs. I needed to wait until after the photo reference class. Which was great! and then I had to go beg for computer and camera equipment and all that good stuff.
now I wait for Ruth to print the photos I just took so that I can actually get some work done. I am egar, and don't want to be left behind. I want to do some good stuff.
ppbbbttttt.
everyone is so friendly, and so cool. So much art. Seen Danoto's Heinlien picture, watched Boris paint, talked art with all sorts of people. Heaven.
weird angscious and excited. |
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[Jun. 15th, 2009|04:44 am] |
I'm at the Master Illustration Class! I have found April, Karen, Joseph, Alan and Ruth. OMG! Art talk, new faces, great art - talking shop. Living it up. Several friends haven't done their sketches yet - so we were kibitizing part of the night. Everyone was worn out from traveling too.
arrrghhh dorm rooms. I 'stole' a pillow from Ruth's other empty bed - but now I want another blanket. Also, I only brought a tiy shampoo bottle and I might be wanting more later. J & K have their car - and Ruth and Alan have a van. I sense a road trip.
hope I'm not out classed - art wize. So many experienced people here. friendly.
I am so excited. |
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