Happy Friday minions! So, already the Weebly is giving me issues. Hope your week has been issue-less and the coffee is strong. Something about the font sizing here...the rant begins...in the first paragraph. Naw, not going to rant, found a way around it so we can all read it without incredible eye strain. I digress, I hope your week flew by and your weekend crawls by like a zombie, minus the icky, ooey and gooey ichor that zombies that crawl tend to leave behind.
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Happy day that is hump, minions! Hope I'm finding you fully caffeinated and your eye drops are handy and dandy, too! My coffee has gone to it's happy place and it was very very good this morning. I needed it, popped awake a bit on the early side, mind racing with art stuffs, things to do, the usual chaos in my noggin'. Fueled with caffeine I'm ready to take on the world...or at least the blog...ready?
In arty art news, I gave my wrist a break and it feels fine, a bit sore on certain motions, but I can art again! Woohooo! I am not sure what ideas' are floating around the noggin'...I'll be finding that out today. Need to get a jump start on the resizing for Society 6 and the Monday update. Yuppers, I know it's waaay early, but I've been trying to slowly resize and prep more than the usual just to get ahead of things so Sunday isn't as crazy. It's a new thing I've been trying. With Society 6 adding new product it does take a bit longer to get everything in it's place. I figure getting a few pieces ready every few days will keep me ahead of the game. The new genre I've been pursuing has been getting really good reviews from you, my minions. I thank all the minions that have reached out and told me how much they are loving the new stuff. I admit it was a bit scary jumping into a new genre...it's a whole new world and there's a lot of room for improvement. I'm still loving it and I am finding myself sealing the Abstract comfort zone box and pushing myself more into the unknown. I do love doing Abstract, but as I've said before, it just doesn't give me that satisfaction that it once did. For me that means it's time to move on and push myself. I'm sure eventually Surrealism will become that way, although, I think it may take a lot longer as there is no limitations to what you can do. I guess that's true of Abstract, but it's a bit less technical and all about emotion. While I do have the feels, I don't tend to let them run amok (amok, amok). I know, I'm a strange one, art is all about the feels, and I do pour my feels into each piece buuuuut that being said I need that technical challenge, that growth and evolution or I'm not a happy camper. In other art news...I was on Instagram for all of 20 minutes. LOL. Well more than that, about a day, but the morning of 4 hours trying to get to upload and the frustration that came with it, I shut it down. I think it's a great platform for Traditional artists, or people that love to post pictures, I'm neither. I tried and tried...and to no avail. Then I got thinking, do I want another site to manage? Not really, I can barely navigate Twitter...I think for now, I'll stick to the sites I have, and maybe look into Instagram at a later date. That and I really suck at hashtags. I run out of room on Twitter and Facebook I just entirely forget to do it. The intention is there...the memory isn't. I think this is my rant section about Instagram...that you can't upload photo's on your PC...only your phone. Well I don't really have a phone...and taking a picture of my monitor with my art...means I have to keep my studio spit spot and that just doesn't happen. I guess you can upload from you PC with a third party software, again...that is just too much blech to wade through. IF Instagram changes I will for sure add it to my sites...for now, no. Just no. It's not digital art friendly, and I really don't think I want to take pictures of my sketchbook...and I am not that public of a person that I need to take pictures. Usually the ones I do are of family or reference pictures for art. Okay, feeling the rants leaving the pants... A few paragraphs to go minions, you can make it!! I just want to remind all of you that I do still take on commissions. Traditionally and digitally. I also will sell the files to the art that are posted on Society 6 or Deviant Art, where ever it is you go to see the new stuff. There is of course restrictions, unless you are interested in buying the rights' to the piece. This is another thing I keep forgetting to mention...oops. My noggin' has a lot of chaos and raciness...I can't keep up, even with the coffee. The more...we're almost there!! It was a very busy quasi-weekend but we made it! Whew...and I have a Dad day tomorrow! YAY! Not sure where our adventures will take us, but adventures we have. Hopefully not as busy as last time...that was a lot of running. Other than that it's arting for me. Oh and tweaking the game a bit....I have new ideas...sinister, creepy ideas to add onto the game. We don't have a new date set, yet. That I hope will happen, soon. On that note minions we've made it through another windbaggy of windbagginess blog! Wooohooo! Yes, I'm still hyper...the coffee is strong with this one...plus a workout is coming up...I promise no planking, or anything else that involves strain on the wrist. I will leave you here, again in the mystery of will I blog on Friday or not? It's a mystery, for me, even. Until next time, I bid you an adieu. Happy Monday minions! Hope your weekend was fantastical and the coffee is strong with you. Mine is pretty much in it's happy place as I decided to do a bigger update today. More on that when we get through with the intro, if that is what we call this first paragraph. Grab the eye drops and the coffee and let's go!
I did a bigger update on Society 6 this week. Why? Well there's a sale and new product. Curtains...how fun is that?! Plus, Society 6 wasn't giving too much grief on the uploading...so I decided why not? There are 4 new pieces that really run the versatility of my skills. There's a bit of everything to tickle everyone's fancy. From graphic design to surrealism...it's on there. A few were older pieces, some new. The next update will be a bit on the darker side of art. I did hold the really creepy piece back this week. It just didn't fit with the others. So make sure you head over to Society 6 take advantage of a sale that is ending tonight and enjoy the new art. Yup, there is ouchie news that is related to arting. My damn wrist that I fractured a few years back is giving me grief. Too much planking and stress on it. Sadly, it's my arting hand. Typing isn't too bad, but digital arting is holy hell make the pain go away!!! I've been putting the brace on it, but I think this time, time is going to be the only remedy. I can traditionally doodle, so I'll be doing that and sketching ideas out. I will be trying to art when I can, but it'll for sure be in short bursts until my wrist allows me to art fully again. Maybe it's my bodies way of making me take some time off. Damn wrist. It acts up from time to time, ever since the injury, but this is the longest it's been being an ass to me. It'll be fine, as I said, just some time, bracing it and heating it. Yeah, the cold is doing it no favours. It really likes the heat. Hopefully it'll be good soon. When it does heal up I'll be doing less planking...as I don't want to do this again. I will still be arting, and I do have pieces held back, so the art postings will not be interrupted. In shenanigans' besides me overdoing my workouts, we finally had our game session. Sadly, it was not a full group as one of our members got an ouchie, too. She was missed. We didn't get through much...which means no planning for me next session. It had been so long we were busy catching up and then the shenanigans' were running high. I was laughing until I was in tears. Despite not getting much done, it was fun and full of laughter. We're all hoping that the next session is sooner than a month. So we can get focused and get the game going. It was a fun night, that wrapped up early because of some work schedules so I dodged the sleep deprived hangover...Peanut gallery and I have been staying up a bit later so today isn't that bad. Minus being sore from working out and my damn wrist. On that note, minions...I will leave you with minimal eye strain and wishing you a happy week. I will be back on hump day and leave it a mystery to whether or not I blog on the Friday. Remember check out Society 6, buy stuff and make an artist happy. Until then, I bid you an adieu... Mystery solved! Happy Friday minions! So here I am on Friday...drinking the coffee and slogging through the morning. Hope your coffee is as strong and tasty as mine...it's almost in it's happy place...almost. Almost didn't blog, but I decided, there was enough news to entertain and give eye strain...errr....I mean update you. Ready?
What is this purge that I speak of in the title you may ask? If you aren't asking you're going to find out anyways...roll with it. Well, it's about Twitter. Yes, this is going to be a "rants in my pants" moment. I do love the Twitter, even though I can't figure it out 100% no matter how I try. What I'm not so fond of, and I'm being extremely generous and trying to edit a noggin blow up...is the people/companies/groups, etc. that will follow you, only to unfollow you to pad their precious numbers. That pisses me off, big time. I go through (not as frequently these days) and I do watch. I generally will follow back, I have rules of my own for following back and even following. I will get in to that. So, if you are on Twitter there's the purple buttons and letters to head over and follow me. If you're looking to pad your numbers, don't bother. I found quite a few this "scan" and while I didn't direct message a scolding, this time, I have in the past. It's a pet peeve of mine...a big one. Okay, so what are my rules for following or not? Well having an actual profile is nice. Links to websites...art I like...even art I don't like. I try and support artists', even if their stuff isn't my cup of tea. I also follow the Youtubers I watch, and I don't expect follow backs from them. Or others' that are very big fish in the vast ocean of the Twitterland. I don't follow the sites that promise you more follows for a price, either. Or excessive nudity, even if it's art. I do have my limits...and while the art can be amazing, it's just beyond my cup of tea for that. I am still a bit miffed on the number padders...they really do piss me off. If I follow or don't I usually will drop a line saying thank you...met a lot of amazing folk on Twitter. I think the rant is over...on to fun stuff... I finished the creepiest piece to date, yesterday. I'm hoping to get it resized and ready to go for the update of Mondayness over at Society 6. Still going to stick with just 2 pieces a week, as it's given me a lot more time to do the arting. I may do an odd 4 piece here and there, especially if there are sales but for the most part, 2 is good. I've been going through older art and just marveling at my journey. I am trying to start the cheeky dark sketch, so far I haven't found the right texture for the first part of it...so not much progress has been made. I have some ideas of what I'm going to need to do. The mulling of what medium I want it in was a big one. I finally ruled watercolour out, at least for this piece. It won't do it any justice as it needs to be bold, not soft. Maybe next piece I'll try and specifically go for the watercolour. I am finding myself really favouring oils for my go to. I'm trying to step out of that box...but I have a feeling at least for the medium the box will remain, the actual composition is waaaay outside of my comfort zone of boxiness. The more...we're almost there minions!! We have a gaming session this weekend...confirmed. The game is pretty much done, just need to go over it and get familiar with it...some of the content is older, as we didn't make it through...and it's been a long stretch in between...I blame the Easter Bunny for the most part. It does make me a bit apathetic towards the game when it's this far apart. I get focused on other things...things I really should be focused on, like arting...but I know I do need to mix it up, that balance thing...Today is workout day and start cleaning a bit. I'm going to push myself a little harder today, no squats and very little lunges...but I do need to push myself a bit. No overdoing it...just a bit more. I didn't get that exercise high last time, but my knee wasn't quite happy. My knee is feeling better, so I think if I can take it easy on the knees all will be well. I get enough lower body workout to make me happy, it isn't the "trouble" spot, anyways. On that note, my minions. I hope your day flies by and your weekend is filled with fun and relaxing days that just drag on at a slow pace. Until Monday, with a full update and a sleep deprived me...I shall bid you an adieu. Happy day that is hump minions! Hope I'm finding you with strong coffee and a week that is going smoothly, kind of like my coffee that is now in it's happy place. Not sure how much we have to get through today, so bring those handy dandy eye drops, just in case! You never know when I'll get a case of the rambling windbagginess of the blogginess of blogs! Ready? Okay...
We'll start with a sneak sale Society 6 put up but didn't email about. ((sigh)) It does happen, but it is always nice to know ahead of time so I can give you all the heads' up. It's a very specific sale...up to $35 off on wall art and free worldwide shipping on said wall art. I've heard from many clients that the product is very high quality and looks amazing. It usually is the pricier of the products so the sale is a very good one. So if you are finding your walls a bit bare, or just want to do a spring sprucing up of said walls, head over to Society 6 and get in on a good sale. It ends tonight at midnight PST, so time is not on your side. No pressure. Well not from little ol' me, I didn't put the deadline on the sale...I am just the humble middle artist, informing you all of what is going on over at Society 6. You can get there by either clicking the purple text, or the plethora of buttons that are on all the pages, or the home page where I put the special news at. Tons of ways to get to Society 6, I make sure of that. In other art news, I've been arting. Yay! Some abstract, to warm up, one graphic design piece...specifically for products for Society 6, it just came out...it wasn't planned. An idea stuck in my head...which has led to other ideas that I may pursue in the future. I'm going to start working on one of the rough sketches that are taunting me on my Desktop. I figure it's time...I think I'm going to start on the older sketch...just in that darker and twisteder kind of mood. Both sketches are pretty dark and twisted, but the first one is more twisted than the second. I think the second one has that certain level of cheekiness that lightens it up a bit. The first one, not so much. I know there are other rough sketches brewing in the noggin right now. I may get those down as well before they end up in the void of no return. There may be some customizing of brushes mixed in... Yes, I do make my own brushes. When I find I'm lacking a certain look or feel, I go in and see what I can do to remedy that. Doesn't always work, I am by no means an expert at making brushes, but I have had some really amazing successes. Brushes I tend to overuse at times. Yeah, it's kind of exciting when you take a brush and totally revamp it to your own needs. It's nice to have the option (and there are TONS of those) to be able to go from a small tweak to a totally different brush that is nothing like the original. It was one of the biggest selling points for me to use Corel Painter 2017. There are tons of other reasons, but that was one of the key factors of me settling in on that program. There was another program I was considering after seeing a review from one of the Corel Master Painters that I follow (and he follows me on Twitter, how cool is that?!) and get a lot of my information. From tutorials to product reviews. I trust this guy. I almost got the other program, but I decided not to. The price point was great, it all boiled down to the fact I haven't even dented the mastering of Painter. I don't want to start another program to learn, although it does look a lot more basic and easy...but that being said, there have been quite a few programs I DO own that I thought that about. I'll stick to Painter, it truly does whatever you want...and if you aren't seeing what you want, you can make it. Okay that was a ramble...oops. I did give fair warning. In non-digital art news...I am planning to make some dolls super duper creepier than they already are. I'm not sure when...the ideas are there. They are pretty creepy to start with. Some will involve painting and possibly sewing new outfits...the other one is very creepy and I had an idea to amp it up a notch or 10. I know I'd have to take it down when the kidlets' do come to visit me...this thing is scary enough...doing what I want to do (If that happens there will be pictures) will take it to a traumatizing level for kidlets...and possibly some adults. Creepy dolls...yay!! I just need to set some time aside as I won't be selling these, since they are from my late Nana. I think she'd approve of me making them creepier. In other news, I'll be attempting to workout after the Sunday injury, today. Granted, I'll be taking it easier and will be modifying. The knee is feeling pretty stable. This weather wonkiness isn't helping, but workout I must, even if it's on the lighter side. I'm also hoping to update my profile pictures soon. That will probably be more of a next week thing. My Dad and I attempted the all mighty "selfie" last week. I know where my lack of photogenicness comes from. They were the silliest of pictures and we did have fun taking them. They won't be seeing any social media sites but I'm for sure keeping them for memories. On that eye straining note, minions, I will leave you will good wishes for a weekend that is fast approaching and a slow and peaceful weekend. I am not sure if I'll be blogging on Friday, I never really do. Right now, it's no...there have been inquiries for the Friday blog, but if I don't have much to say, that can be dangerous for the eyes...we'll see, I'll leave you in suspense...will I? Won't I? It's a mystery.... It's that time of Monday again, minions. I hope everyone had a great holiday/long weekend. Today's coffee was strong and went to it's happy place way too fast. I'm going to suggest bringing the eye drops along with the coffee as this could be a windbaggy blog of blogginess...ready? Set.....annnnnnd go...
Been doing a lot of thinking...uh oh. Not just about art, but about a lot of stuff. The YouTube fiasco that is going on that has some of my favourite Vlogs and Series in serious trouble...over the company itself not having common sense. Common sense is really becoming a super power. It got me thinking that I'm kind of glad I never really did start a Vlog. Even though I really did and still kind of want to do it, despite my lack of photogenic skills. Don't think that being photogenic is actually a skill, persay, but I'm hoping you are picking up what I'm laying down. It's just scary times for really talented and creative people that made a successful go at what they love to do. More introspection...I did warn you to bring your eye drops. I have been really thinking about my place in the great world of the interwebs. It's a bit daunting sometimes being one tiny fish in an ocean of other fish that are artists' like me. Been researching and putting my noggin' through the wringer to see what I'm missing. I sometimes think the blog is more popular than my art at times...but without the art there really would be no blog. They are symbiotic in that way. I wouldn't really have a reason to blog since I don't go too far in to my personal life. I need it to be like that. I need that separation or I'd be crazier than I already am. Not sure how my noggin' got to thinking the thinks of introspection, but it's there. I'm just letting it wash over me like a really forceful stormy wave...yeah it's not a gentle wave. Onto the arty art news. First and foremost Society 6 is having a today sale only, as far as I'm aware, they do sometimes prolong the sales, but they don't let the artists' know, so all I do know is that it ends tonight at 11:59pm PST. It's a really good sale to take the Monday blues away, if you have the blues...or if you like blues there are tons of pieces up that have blue or are mainly blue. So check out Society 6, there are 2 new pieces up there right now, just waiting for you to buy them. You don't need a special code, it's not a sneaky sneak, elite sale. This is a blanket store wide sale. About those 2 new pieces on Society 6...they aren't brand new, they are ones I've been holding onto for a rainy day. I have been arting, but I'm also trying to free some of the older works that I really do like. I've done some weird landscapes, mainly this week, an abstract...not so much surreal. That rough sketch is still waiting. The thinking on the waiting isn't so much fear, just a brush set that could really take the piece over the top, that I'm waiting to go on sale. Meanwhile, during the wait, I've been doing weird landscapes and have a bunch of ideas written down on things to try. I'm not intimidated by the rough sketches, I just need some added tools to create them to the level I want them to be at. Speaking of more art news that I always forget to blog about. My noggin' gets racing and things I want to say just go flying out into the void, never to return...this time one returned!! If you don't think Society 6 is your cup of tea but you still want to own some of my art, I do sell the files. There are stipulations to the purchasing of the files but it basically sums up to you can't make money off of my art as you won't have full rights' to it. Display, yes. Put on product from your own place, yes. Mass produce and make money off of them, no. Not without a full rights' purchase which will include royalties. I did want to throw that out there. I also still do take commissions for commercial art, graphic design, etc. Just wanted to throw that out there, and I think I'll be throwing that into the blogs more often. In more, I hurt myself working out yesterday. Nothing serious. I have bad knees...which have been bad for a very long time...this time the badder of the two just gave...I almost fell. Stupid lunges. It swelled up and ice was administered. It's not as balloon like, but it still is a bit unstable. At least there was no serious injury like the majority of the time I move around. This is the first time I actually hurt myself working out. Somewhere in my noggin' I knew better not to do a specific lower body challenge...but the me that thinks she's indestructible said, "BAH! You so can do this." I so can't do it. The little lower body I get is PLENTY. I'm hoping to be back at it on Wednesday...with modifications and just a bit easier of a workout. In other more more news, there's a gaming session coming up. I'm pretty much done with everything...need to go over a few things, tweak a bit here and there...maybe add on...not sure. I've been so focused on arting more than anything...it's where my noggin' really does need to be. That and it's been busier than usual in my world...it's slowly starting to go back to normal...slowly. I don't know how I feel about it slowing down...I kind of liked being busy despite hating it at the same time. I'm a contradiction like that. On that note, and probably some moderate to severe eye strain...I warned you!! I will leave you here with the gentle reminder that Society 6 is having a sale that ends tonight. For the minions that made it through, I thank you and applaud your determination! For the rest of you, I totally understand if you didn't make it through...until hump day and hopefully a shorter blog, I bid you an adieu. Happy hump day minions! Yup, that time of week again, and boy did it cool down in my neck of the woods after a glorious 2 day run of warmth...Not that it's cold here, but it's chillier than it was...great for a hot cup of coffee...wait a minute...ANY day is great for a hot cup of coffee...Hope your week is going good...most of us are going to have a short work week! Nice. Even the peanut gallery gets a short work week this time. YAY! Nothing but relaxing planned...oh and arting...ready to get into the blog of blogginess? Okay...you asked for it...
Yeah, we covered that it got chillier since the Monday and Tuesday glorious weather of weatherness. I was really enjoying it...even got a few thunderstorms which I slept through...again...well I come from a long line of champion sleepers. Once I'm out, good luck waking me up. Peanut gallery is the exact opposite of me, in that way. I wish I could infuse him with some of my champion sleeping skills...I'm sure he'd appreciate it. Either, way...spring seems to have sprung and I'm actually really happy about it. Finally warmth...as I am sitting here freezing right now...I do run on the cold side. All good, the workout today will get me all nice and toasty and sweating. In arty art news...I actually DID squeeze in some time to do the arting. Granted, not working on the rough sketch of intimidation. I probably won't be working on it today, because I got an offer from Corel I couldn't pass up on a new brush set, just one **Cry** One more new set to go and I'll be at ease. I'm waiting for another sale. They for sure get the creative juices flowing. I've been arting whatever came to my mind...some abstract, one a cartoon-ish, surreal-ish piece. I plan on playing with the new brush set and seeing what I can't come up with. I have a few ideas...I am craving surreal arting...I won't be getting a ton of time to art this week...but I do plan on managing my time a bit better and getting more arting in. They should make it up on Society 6 this week. Segue card... Speaking of Society 6, the free worldwide shipping offer ends tonight...The product is amazing and they don't screw anyone over. That saying, you get what you pay for, is so true. I've been on many stores over the years and the only other one I could promote closed their virtual doors to pursue more money and left a lot of artists in the cold. We will not mention names, but I will say Society 6 has the best product quality I've seen as a consumer and the best behind the scenes setting the art up on said product. It's very restrictive and very specific but it's to make that quality I rave about all the time, just amazing! I did hours and hours of research, days, weeks, been on several other online stores...none of them compare for fairness in pricing for the consumer AND not screwing the artist over. In more, I am very happy to report my eyes are healthy! Minus the chronic dry eyes, which got worse. I was better last time but failed miserably this time around. My eye doc gave me some new drops and other tips and things that I need to do to keep my eyes going. So far, what I've done and what little time I've done it in, I am seeing (pun somewhat intended) a tiny bit of improvement. Being an artist and just any profession eyes are so important. I almost lost one a few years back and that was scary. I've been a lot more careful with my eyes. I want to rock the next dry eye test and be back or past where I was when I really improved...I'm too competitive...I passed all the other tests with flying colours. Woohooo! In more of moreness...I have had an epiphany of sorts...I've seen on some other sites, like Deviant Art and even I'm guilty of it...on Facebook...people chasing the elusive numbers...the X amount of followers, likes, watches, etc. I am guilty of doing it...I'm also making a conscious effort to NOT do it. I know numbers on a marketing level counts, big time, and while I do my own marketing, I have to keep the arting as the main goal, THE focus. I've said before it's a tricky balance...well the arting has tipped the scales. Why? Because if I'm not giving my all in my art, it shows. It always shows...if marketing tips the scales the art isn't as good. I want the art to be better than the marketing. Yes, I will continue to market and get my name out there, no I will not let that scale tip in it's favour. I'm an artist first and foremost. I struggle with this a lot, and for those minions that are regular readers, you know this well. On that note my minions, time isn't on my side, and I must mosey on out of the blog world and into the real world to get back to the arting world. Many worlds I live in...some I create, some I don't...but all do inspire me in their own unique ways. Happy Easter! I will not be blogging anymore this week...Have a safe and happy holiday/days off work. Until Monday and the full updates...I bid you an adieu! Happy Monday minions! It's that time of week again! Hope your weekend was fantastic and the week goes by smooth kind of like my coffee did this morning...went to it's happy place very quickly...ahhh...coffee...Okay, so grab your coffee and eye drops and let's get going...
The update this week is only 2 pieces over at Society 6. The sale has ended, but they are still having free worldwide shipping, which is pretty cool. Society 6 was acting up a little funky today, and I don't have all day to battle with it, works great on the shopping end, hint, hint, nudge nudge, but on the artists' end it was giving me a bit of grief. I've also decided to scale back on the actual art I post, for many reasons...yes, I still have my secret stash of just in case I get blocked...but I really want to set free the newer stuff which is exactly what I did...they take longer, some of them longer than most, we'll get into that next, and some were just warm ups, let the canvas speak to get the gunk out of my noggin. The warm ups so far have been really amazing. So head on over to Society 6 and check out the two new pieces. The new genre I'm undertaking is taking a bit longer to do. I did decide to do warm ups/let the canvas speak before starting. I think it's a good idea...helps me get my hand and noggin talking, they fight a lot and it gets me in the state of mind I need to be in. Albeit, it does backfire sometimes as I've spent an entire day just letting the canvas talk. That's okay, a lot of the pieces ended up being really strong and Society 6 worthy. So it truly is a win, win for me and you. The current big surreal piece is roughed in...and I did get a chance to art more than I usually do, YAY! This week is not looking like I'll get a lot of arting done, but I'm going to try. I'm not sure if the canvas talking like it is is a self-defense mechanism as the rough sketch of my surreal piece is waaaay out of my comfort zone. I am really excited to start it...hoping to this weekend. (remember my weekend is quasi and doesn't fit the Saturday/Sunday model.) Either way, I will start it. I have ideas for how I want it to look, which could bite me on the ass...or could turn out amazing. We'll see. In the more news, today happens to be one of my dearest and oldest friends birthday today! I've wished her Happiness and lots of cake eating...I get to see her this Saturday sans kidlets. It's been awhile since we've had a "girl day". I love her kids to pieces (note TO not IN) but it'll be really nice to actually have a full conversation without kidlets needing to be watched. They are very well behaved, but all kidlets' at that age need to be watched and especially in my place where it's not kidlet proofed. I try my best, but it will never happen. In more more news...yup it's going to be another busy week. I'm hoping after the Easter Bunny departs my busy schedule will go with him. I was going to do an Easter piece and still might, retire my standard "Ether Bunny" or just revamp him digitally. I'm sure I can make him much more disturbing. You are what you draw? Kind of like you are what you eat? Does it work like that? Hmmm...I have to mull that... On that mulling note, I will leave you with minimal eye strain and wishing you a happy week. I will be back here on the day that is hump. Possibly Friday, but doubtful. I guess it all depends on if Society 6 does a sale again or something very news worthy happens. Until then, I bid you an adieu. Happy Friday minions! You made it to the end of the week!! Huzzah!! Yeah, don't know where the huzzah came from, but whatever, let's roll with it. Hope I'm finding you with strong coffee, eye drops (just in case) and the excitement that most of you are on the homestretch to the weekend! Ready?
I was surprised by a Society 6 sale yesterday. Via email. They do this sometimes, mainly because they are 3 hours ahead of me and I wake up to emails of sales that have already started. This one is special...you need a special Promotion Code. You can find them littered in this blog (the purple text not the buttons) and on Facebook and Twitter. It's a great sale. 20% off of everything AND free worldwide shipping. Not bad...not bad at all. It ends Sunday night at 11:59pm PST. So hop on over to Society 6 and give the Easter Bunny a bit of a reprieve. All the while helping an artist out. Plus, the stuff they offer...really amazing quality. In other news, I have been arting! Woohoo! Mostly abstract, letting the canvas talk. I know I have a rough sketch waiting buuuut a new idea popped in my head that I MUST do...I have to...it must take priority. Can I do it? I have no clue. Will I try? Absolutely! It is for sure going to be in the Surreal genre that I'm infatuated with. Creepy and dark, which is just me. Oh and twisted...can't forget that adjective. Segue card from above...if you were wondering why I didn't blog yesterday...life, minions, life...you know how it is. I decided today would be better...and I did promote the sale on my other sites... In the more news, it's going to be more art stuff of stuffness. I have been doing my researching...and it seems that Instagram keeps popping up on where to be as an artist. I HAD an account, but closed it...I may open one. I'm really not sure. It means another site to manage and I've got a good system going right now on managing them. I know I need to put myself out there. I did! I entered that contest...which was a huge deal for me. Who knows where that'll go...maybe nowhere, maybe somewhere? I have no clue. I am trying not to focus on that, just focusing on the arting. I know the marketing is important...I do end up tipping the scales and end up marketing more than arting most of the time. That balance is hard for me, in this aspect and kind of in real life too, and by that I mean just standing on one foot...chewing gum and walking, dodging the ever ready to pounce walls, coffee tables, couches, desk corner (that one really hurts...). I know they are conspiring against me...the furniture is out to get me!! AHHHHHHHHH!! Wow did that go in an odd direction... On that note minions, I will leave you with a head on over to Society 6 and take advantage of this Promotion that ends soon! I hope you all have a great weekend! Remember purple words in this blog take you directly to the promotion...it's sneaky you won't see it until you click on an actual product. They are sneaky sneaks. I did check it out and make sure everything was on the up and up. It is...it's just sneaky. Happy weekend, minions! I will see you on the Monday of updatedness. Until then, I bid you an adieu. Happy hump day minions! Yup, that time of week already...where did my quasi-weekend go?! Hope I'm finding you all caffeinated up and having a good middle of the week that slides right into the weekend fast and safe! I'm not sure how much we have to get through this blog...the noggin' is racing, so bring those eye drops and coffee...
Pants are extinguished...officially. YAY! I did manage to squeeze some time in to art! It felt really good. I didn't get a whole lot of time, but enough where I felt that "ahhhhh" moment of relief. My noggin' is starting to get on straight despite the insane busy weeks' that have no end in sight. Yet. Soon? Perhaps. Either way, I am planning on doing some arting today after this blog? Will try after my workout, but usually my arms are too goopy to do anything...Still that's another NEED...just like arting...I NEED that working out. Good for mind, body and what shredded, tattered soul I have left. For arting I do have some ideas, although, the session I had yesterday was just letting the canvas talk. It was more abstract than surrealism...and that's cool with me. As I've said time and time again in this blog, I don't want to be a one trick pony. I want to be versatile...but the number one thing, is I want to be happy doing what I'm doing. I was happy abstracting. I'm not sure what I'll be happy doing today. All I know is that I have to go from the passion not the trends, not the what is going to get the most likes. Honestly, I think this blog is more "popular" than my arting is. I'm okay with that. I do love to write...never thought I'd say/type that. Being how self-conscious I was at the beginning of it. Granted, you minions are pretty silent on the comments...so I'm really not sure. While I care, I can't obsess about things like that...I need to obsess about creating. It's either here nor there, but I'll tell you a little secret, it's really hard not to get trapped into the numbers, trends, etc. of the arting stuff. It's such an easy trap to fall into and not even know it. Thankfully, I have the peanut gallery to show me when I've strayed from the important part, arting. Don't know what I'd do without him, on many levels...okay there is the mushy stuff out of the way... Adulting life has been very adulty...but I've been handling it. I plan on doing a lot of arting this week...and it's still looking promising. I just have to focus and stay away from the "shiny's" that distract me. I've recently stumbled on YouTubers...specifically Rob Dyke and Matthew Santoro...they are WOW and funny and creepy and inspiring, but also I find myself binge watching, which means no arting. It makes me want to become a YouTuber except the camera absolutely hates me and I don't know squat about video editing. Again, I don't think you can learn how to be photogenic...it goes back to my Vlog obsession. Shake it off, shake it off...For sure check them out, they are really funny, creepy (sometimes) and just pure entertaining. On that way off the course note, minions...I will leave you with mild eye strain and the knowing that I'm arting! Woohoo! I will see you all probably on Monday, unless something big happens, then I'll do a Friday blog. I'm not expecting anything huge to happen. Which is fine by me. I need some boring back in my life...I never thought I'd be wishing for that...until next time, minions...I bid you an adieu. |
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My blog to get to know me as a person, as well as an artist. General shenanigan's along with thoughts and what goes on in my life as an artist and as a human.