Thursday, February 16, 2012

Busy bee

It has been a crazy week!
     3 day drill
     re-enlisting for another 6 years (! or ?- my thoughts on this keep changing)
     brand new car is in the shop- again! (yes, this time I am sure)
     psychology mid-term (a little disappointed in my grade, and miffed that detailed results aren't available to see what I did wrong)
     750 word paper to write!!! (still have no idea what to write about)
     just thinking about the fact that I have only LOOKED at the half dozen unfinished paintings sitting in my studio while I have spent every spare ounce of time and energy doing homework. ugh.

I had to move my canvases to avoid feeling guilty for avoiding them :(

I was thinking of doing my English paper on painting (mainly to relieve some of my guilt) but there really is no process that I use.  I have an object, I throw paint or some textured stuff on said object until it looks cool, then it usually sits around awhile until I find the right subject for the background, then I paint the subject. I don't know, maybe if I think about it enough I can figure out a way to use it.  I miss painting, but I am so distracted with school right now that I just can't let myself get lost in it.  Yes, I mean lost.  When I paint, the rest of the world ceases to exist.  I can spend an entire 14 hour session working on a piece without even realizing that I forgot to eat.  An example of one of these days is a  portrait I did for a friend a few months ago.  While it was extremely fulfilling to do, and great surprising her with it, I no longer have the luxury of time these days.  My homework won't do itself!

Total work spent: approximately 22 hours

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