Well back again,finally,again. I suppose I am slacking in a lot of areas other than just this blog. But I have been busy doing stuff. Then again I have been doing nothing. If that doesn't make sense it doesn't surprise me.
I have been working on learning Photoshop and all it's in's and outs. I am posting my first couple pieces of digital art here, so I can forever remember where I started. The thing that scares me about digital art is the fact that if the world every loses its electric, well then, the art is all gone.
The top two are cg and the bottom two are from a page in the coloring book I designed. Both, or all, of the examples show what different mediums can do. The bottom two being done in color pencil and the other in graphite and charcoal. I enjoy doing art in whatever medium I use. The new thing, the CG is strange. I spent about 10 hours working on it and ended up with hand cramps.
I missed posting anything yesterday, and I'd like to say I was busy, but I wasn't. I was resting and visiting with my oldest son (he came for a visit). It is always a pleasure for me when my sons come to visit me. The are so smart and wise way beyond their years. I wonder where they got it from... lol...
I watched a couple really strange movies yesterday. Strange in a not very good way. One was a Asian movie called "The Suicide Circle". Upon asking me why I would watch such a thing I would have to say curiosity got the best of me. The story itself was an interesting one. The making of the movie could have been better though. It was very strange indeed, not something I would watch twice, in fact I wouldn't have watched it once if I had know how bad it was really gonna be. I have included a clip of it that I found on youtube. I must warn you though it is really stupid and it's no wonder teens do dumb things if they watch movies like this.
I am a movie buff and enjoy the entertainment. I have a low tolerance for bad acting or weak story-lines. I am not into horror because usually it is pretty lame. I can't remember the last time I watched a movie that really frightened me, which is good. I guess once you start studying special effects and such, movies loose some of the drama. So it has to have a good storyline or I get distracted easily.
Life is like a movie. We all have our parts to play. We can change what part we want to play at any time. I myself have changed my part hundreds of times. Each part sends me into a new chapter of my life. But as I have aged I have found that playing the part in a drama is not for me. My life is more of a comedy/character study type movie now. The good thing about this realization is that now I can watch the movie you are playing in.
I have found that looking at life like this has helped me a great deal. Especially when it comes to anger. I don't have to carry stuff around from scene to scene. Once the scene is over it's over and replaying it only reminds me how badly I played my part. You know how it works, you scream, you cry, you pout... who wrote this into your play? Well honestly you did, and I did it in my life too. I am not saying it will never happen again, it's just I no longer want to play a part like that anymore.
I was just thinking how many verbal expressions we say that we don't even think about. Just off handed remarks that so many of then aren't even relative, or logical, or smart. Some of it is slang, and some of it is things we have been programmed to say. "Buzz off", "Bite Me", "Your breaking my back", "Go away", just to mention a couple so you know what I am talking about.
If I had know what I know now in life I would never had said anything about anything when it comes to breaking backs. I actually ended up with a broken back!! I honestly believe that what we say often will create itself in our lives. I have said one two many times, "Won't they just leave me alone", or "I need some alone time", and here I am alone, except for my computer. It's a good thing I like my alone time, there is no place like home.
I brought this up cause I see so many people living in negative situations. They are often created because verbally we put it out to the universe. The universe hears us and responds. You don't see to many people saying positive expression with as much energy that we put into the negative. It is more often said, "Everyone hates me" than "Everyone loves me".
We need to confirm and affirm the positive in our lives. Edify those around us. Create the world peace we so desperately proclaim that we want. If you can't quit fighting with friends and family, then how the heck are we gonna get the whole world to agree to not fight. We have to start somewhere and it might as well be in our homes. Which makes me ask, and have been for some time, "If peace is what we want then why are we fighting -- it...".
