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alexisjane) wrote2014-02-24 07:56 pm
alexisjane) wrote2014-02-24 07:56 pm
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The banner about maintenance tonight is giving me terrible anxiety. I've turned if off but I still know it's there and I don't like it.
I wasn't going to do it but I watched S1 E01 of Teen Wolf. I already want to bite Derek. It's early days but I think I like it.
The sun was out today. I'd forgotten how seriously Morlock I get during the winter. I could feel my Eloi self rising to the surface in the sunlight and it was glorious. It's going to rain tomorrow but I feel better than I have done in ages. Makes me realise that I should stop talking about moving to a warmer climate and just find a way to bloody do it before I die of old age in the dark and cold...which is an actual thing that could happen in the not too distant future.
It makes me seriously cross seeing painters and painting portrayed on film or tv, primarily because of the dabbing (don't fucking dab at it, use the friggin' brush, dammit!) but also because of the face smear. Everyone who paints on film gets an aesthetically pleasing smear of paint on their cheek, thus illustrating their free spirited, bohemian approach to life and art.
Every day I paint and almost everyday I get a paint smear on my face.
About 10% of the time it's a mono brow, a thick line of ick from one brow to the other, and the other 90% it's a Hitler moustache. Quite often in blue regardless of what colour I've been painting in. I often think that my most valuable piece of painting equipment is the mirror by my front door that has saved me from walking around outside with an offensive upper lip too many times to mention.
I'm trying so hard to not get spoiled for the show tomorrow...I can't wait : ) x
I wasn't going to do it but I watched S1 E01 of Teen Wolf. I already want to bite Derek. It's early days but I think I like it.
The sun was out today. I'd forgotten how seriously Morlock I get during the winter. I could feel my Eloi self rising to the surface in the sunlight and it was glorious. It's going to rain tomorrow but I feel better than I have done in ages. Makes me realise that I should stop talking about moving to a warmer climate and just find a way to bloody do it before I die of old age in the dark and cold...which is an actual thing that could happen in the not too distant future.
It makes me seriously cross seeing painters and painting portrayed on film or tv, primarily because of the dabbing (don't fucking dab at it, use the friggin' brush, dammit!) but also because of the face smear. Everyone who paints on film gets an aesthetically pleasing smear of paint on their cheek, thus illustrating their free spirited, bohemian approach to life and art.
Every day I paint and almost everyday I get a paint smear on my face.
About 10% of the time it's a mono brow, a thick line of ick from one brow to the other, and the other 90% it's a Hitler moustache. Quite often in blue regardless of what colour I've been painting in. I often think that my most valuable piece of painting equipment is the mirror by my front door that has saved me from walking around outside with an offensive upper lip too many times to mention.
I'm trying so hard to not get spoiled for the show tomorrow...I can't wait : ) x
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I NEVER STOPPED DABBING! But it's a watercolor thing--I just dabbed into a wet place I'd just painted, because I knew there was more color in the brush, and if you dab, it releases it JUUUUST right into the wet place ... which WOW, just started sounding INCREDIBLY dirty. SERIOUSLY, I DID NOT MEAN FOR IT TO. But, um, yeah. It's hard with watercolor because it's so easy to get more or less color than you're really going for, so I loved the dabbing!
How long have you been painting, and what do you like to paint?
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I paint stairs and peeling wallpaper, urban decay, stuff like that. I can't get along with the traditional subjects either. I think you have to paint what interests you or it won't work. I did a portrait of my son in the hospital and that turned out pretty well so I'd like to do some more un usual portraiture like that I think.
I'm such a klutz, I even find drawing hard as I tend to overwork it so badly. I'm in awe of your dabby skills. I just don't have the finesse for that stuff
Also naked Sam, hells yes! I think you should. Y'know. For research : ) x