I swear I haven't fallen off the face of the earth when it comes to art. I've just been a really slow worker. She's still in progress.

Here is the latest painting I've been working on. Unfortunately, I have done almost next to nothing art wise this summer and I am not happy about that. However, rarely being home for most of July due to work hasn't helped.

Anyways, I started her back in June and I let her sit there and dry for quite some time. Then Like I said I got busy and I could no longer work on her. I knew that there were issues that needed to be addressed in her, but I was getting so stressed with other parts in my life I was totally unmotivated to create just about anything.

Not good.

Well, I'm off until Friday and I've made it a point this week to stop stressing over things I have no control over, so far it's working. Anyways, last night I was listening to music and I randomly started fixing her using my white oil stick. After I made my notes on her, I brought her back up to my room and started painting. Upon this I realized we had both changed and that her position was no longer working for me. So instead of keeping on fighting with her pose, I changed her.

This is really a rough basis for how I want Flora ( that's right she already has a name) to now look. I'm much happier with her.

Since my show

I have created fish. 

Why? Simple, I really want fish. 

A photo from a part inside the gallery 

Left to Right: Brittany, Jon, Tamara, Me, Hannah, Ama and Jack 

This is Tamara and I at our show. This gives you an idea of how big "Nest" is. 

This is my advisor, and my former boss of two years, Len. 

He's like a weird bizarre form of a dad essentially. 

This Matt Murphy who taught me how to paint in oils when I was a freshman, my 2-D and my advanced abstract drawing teacher. 

The painting behind us is one of Jon Bolles paintings. Matt and I were in the corner talking and my mom took a picture. 

Thanks mom. ahah 

Don't ask me why this photo is crooked.... 

Left to right: Jeff, kathy ( friend of the family whom I haven't seen in a good seven or eight years) Me, my baby brother Brendan and my mother. 

Behind us is Personification ( of Mother Nature) and II 

Outside of the Show 

"Six years and counting"

"II"

"III"

"IV"

"V"

Here are my ink drawing that I created during Spring break back in March for my show. 

I wanted to create pieces of artwork that involved fertility, however I didn't want to focus on the fact that it's male and female and that they are having some form of intimacy. 

So to draw away from that fact, and to keep thinking about anonymity, I created flowers ( still thought of being sexual objects) to cover the faces. 

The sixth one is still in process. 

These are created using india ink, watercolor and gold acrylic 

It's been while

I'm sorry it's been so long since I update this blog.
March 28th was my reception, and since then I've been busy with schoolwork and work.

I'm graduating this Friday.