It's beautiful today.  I came to work early to work on some digital painting, and it has been most rewarding.  Hoping to have a new heading picture for the lounge up in the next couple of days.  It's going to be epic.

Much respect to Giant Panda.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd5YtUdF-a4

I enjoy both Radiohead and People Under the Stairs very much.  I was overjoyed when I found out I could take in both at the same time.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-1GfHOO_8c

Also, I am now a volunteer at the largest wildlife rehabilitation center in the country.  I'll be feeding baby birds, most likely with a syringe or something like the color picker tool from Photoshop.  I'm excited to be in such close proximity to birds.  It will be a great time for me to study them up close, and observe their movements.  I know it will benefit my art, and I think there's a chance I might find inspiration to animate.

Hip Hop

I asked a coworker of mine today if she listened to any hip hop.  She said yes, and then mentioned "apple bottom jeans," Christina Aguleira, and something else that I blocked from my memory.  Not hip hop.  Here's a lesson in true, retro, ultra funky hip hop by Souls of Mischief. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlUrk1RTQ7A

painting a painting

Worked 5.5 hours this morning, read about Biblical cosmology for my own personal enrichment, ran four miles, ate roughly 900 calories of pasta, and here I am, finally about to paint a painting.  With my last painting I kind of just did it, there was no premeditation involved.  That's right, Mondriardinals from start to finish took under two hours.

I've already got more time invested in just the composition of my current project.  I'm excited to see if following some art rules makes a difference. 

Also, I've been pierced by the arrow of God.  Your turn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP2ISUThbcQ&feature=related

I've spent the past two hours playing around in Photoshop trying to work out all the kompositional kinks for a bird painting.  It's all set, now just for the long, arduous task of drawing and painting it.  Well, laundry and a four mile run, and some dinner will precede any work I do on the canvas, but I'll get to it.  I'll also be listening to a Helena Beat remix at least three times throughout the rest of the day, by one of my all time favorites Com Truise.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGNsFH0NRP8

No pictures to post tonight.  Sorry.  I'm very tired, probably going to work on a new painting for a couple hours though, which is exciting for me. 

Also, some bed time beats:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJnqr5sm7-s&feature=related

Mondriardinals

Oil on canvas

Behold!  My latest painting entitled, "Mondriardinals."  Two cardinals and some lines.  I showed this to another artist and dear friend of mine and was told it was a weird, awkward hybrid of Piet Mondrian and Audobon, hence the title.  An apt description, no?  Her work deals with light and is very clean, functional, and thought provoking at the same time.  You can check it out here:
http://cargocollective.com/shainarenaelund

You can also check out this 8 bit masterpiece from Groundislava if the cardinals didn't quite do it for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwYdS4TjSQw&feature=related