Clean and clear (Part I?)

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So, I gotta clean up a lot of stuff… again. That seems to be the theme this year.

Favorite breakfast lately: Fruit yogurt with chocolate chips mixed in.

Odor and grime threshold: 2 days maximum. At day 3 of not having showered I feel… odious.

Excitement for incoming art supplies and skincare: It be high, mang.

At this point in the morning (9:22 AM as of this writing) I’m considering doing yoga. Something simple to get my hip right, perhaps. But considering I’ve re-cluttered this bedroom with more items that’s probably not going to happen. What’s more likely is I’m going to shower and go about my day while the floor of my bedroom serves as a staging area for more organizing. The next big phase of all of that will be the clothing I brought with me…. I don’t have a walk-in closet anymore. Now I see why that’s so cherished and adored. I like my closet, but it ain’t that big and there’s certain things I simply don’t wear anymore. C’est la vie.

Onto another art note:

A little abstract jawn done in oils on printmaking paper

A little abstract jawn done in oils on printmaking paper

I recently dug this out of a box along with several other small experiments on paper. It made me think for a moment that perhaps abstract work might be a path to go down. But then I realized abstract work is extremely difficult and requires careful layering and compositional skill from an entirely different point of view so I enjoyed this as a fun one-off instead. The art note I want to remember today?

Strathmore Heavyweight Printmaking Paper (likes):

  • Oil paint

  • Oil pastels

  • Front facing side may be friendlier for receiving media. Unsure of tooth/grit of either side

Things I want to try:

  1. Hahnemuhle Harmony Hot Pressed Watercolor Paper

  2. Mijello White Watercolor

  3. Making a zine!!!

    1. So… I’ve always wanted to do this but had no idea how. I still don’t. But I know it’s possible. It seems pretty punk rock and sick nasty and all that cool stuff.

P.S. In order to turn off touch for iPad press the home button three times. That way laying anything on top won’t make the screen interact and go haywire. I don’t have a home button on mine so I’ll find the alternative “button” press. Thanks, MilkyWaes! They inspired the zine making hopefulness as well.