Stress Stress Stress

What more can I say. This is the time of year for stress. So much to do and no time to do it in. If one thing goes wrong you will find me curled up in the foetal position in my bed or on a beach in broome.

Since Last Time

Well I bought the cd that the song by Feist was on. I quite like her music, alternative but not too weird, quite relaxing really.

I went to Adelaide for a week of the school holidays. It was as good as usual, I relaxed, veged out, ate too much, spent too much but had a wonderful time. The thing that amazed me was when I drove to Adelaide all the dams were empty and I was thinking even though everything was green again there was still no water stores. But a week later driving back all the dams were full and there were sheets of water all through the paddocks. It was a wonderful sight after so long watching everything dry up and die. Maybe I will plant some vegies now I know there is water around to keep them alive.

Where Things Lead You

I was watching TV and saw a new ad for Ebay. The song in the background was catchy so I decided to find out what it was. Good old Google solved the problem and I was happy to find the name of the artist and song quite easily. Next I wondered if I would be able to download the song so I tried using Limewire but alas, while I could download the song it came with a licence that I had to join some adult personal webpage to access. Then I remembered You Tube, so off I went, searched and found quite a number of the artist's vids there. "Hmmm" I thought, "I might post it on my blog." That lead to me now having a You Tube account, and ultimately the video of the song I liked on the Ebay ad now in my blog. Ah well another set of usernames and passwords to remember. I suppose that will stop my brain from atrophying (hope that is a word).

Feist - 1 2 3 4

An End or a Beginning

Well tonight was the last night of my watercolour classes which I had been attending for nearly a year. I have learnt a great deal about the use of colour but I am a really bad watercolour artist. I am too heavy handed for such a delicate art. But in saying that I can turn my hand to other media that suit me better, for how will you ever know what you are good at if you don't try as many things as you can. So while this is the end of my foray into watercolour I have many other areas to try. Maybe I will do a refresher course in airbrushing.

The First Step is the Hardest

When it comes to my art procrastination is my middle name. I can find more ways of not doing any art than anything else. I have no time; Have to clean, cook, wash, watch shows I have taped, read, shop; anything but draw or paint. I have no idea why I do that. It seems crazy considering I used to dream of living off my art. If I think about it I am sure I can come up with more excuses to put off doing what I really do enjoy doing. Nearly all the art I have done I have completed in art classes. I have quite a portfolio of pieces but I rarely do anything outside of the classroom. Maybe with this blog I will change that and get myself going. But then again I have work; university; gym; family. Ah those excuses keep on coming