I am still working on this Sonatina by Kuhlau. At this point, I can play the whole thing from memory. YAY! I can also recover after making mistakes. YAY again! HOWEVER, my tempo is still hella inconsistent, sometimes my sixteenth notes sound like soup, sometimes my sixteenth notes don’t sound like soup but I missContinue reading “Progress Report II: Sonatine”
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Back to the Basics: Color Theory
I have a confession to make: Even though I’ve been painting for over a year now, last week if I’d been asked to name the primary colors I’d have needed to puzzle it out. See, when I started watercolors I did the very thing most experts recommend beginners NOT do: I bought a large setContinue reading “Back to the Basics: Color Theory”
Dip Pen Calligraphy
I had a tsunami of work projects swamp me this week, so my time for creativity was way limited. I did however manage to stumble further into the world of calligraphy. In my previous post on this topic I shared the Beth Style Worksheet I’d purchased from The Postman’s Knock. While this is a greatContinue reading “Dip Pen Calligraphy”
Ballet!!!!!!
So, for the past few weeks I have been taking a ballet workshop at Ballet Austin. I originally started taking their ballet workshops during 1L. I was inspired by the Australian teen dance show Dance Academy. This show is amazing, life-changing, and awe-inspiring. You can find all three seasons on Hulu. It starts off aContinue reading “Ballet!!!!!!”
Faux Calligraphy
Since I’ve committed this year to only sending out cards that I hand-make, I felt that it was time to tackle some calligraphy. While my handwriting isn’t lamentable, it also isn’t anything to write home about, so developing a fancy version of writing for fancy occasions has always been a creative goal. This development ofContinue reading “Faux Calligraphy”
Sketchbook Update: September
If you’re new to the site, allow me to explain: I’m learning to draw. These last two months I’ve made an effort to sketch daily, and while some days (ok, even a week here and there) I’ve failed at that commitment, I have been steadily drawing throughout these last two months (you can find my AugustContinue reading “Sketchbook Update: September”
Make the Time Or Make Nothing At All
Life this week has been unusually busy. Normally, I have a good amount of time with which I can do whatever I want, follow my fancy wherever it leads, but not this week. And the first thing I sacrificed in the face of this busyness was developing my drawing. I hardly sketched at all, simplyContinue reading “Make the Time Or Make Nothing At All”
Watercolor Explorations
Since my initial experimentations with salt and watercolor, I’ve spent hours watching tutorial videos on different techniques and materials one can use with watercolors, and I’ve gone to art supply and hardware stores multiple times in the last five days (and I don’t like running errands, folks). It’s been a bit of an obsessed week,Continue reading “Watercolor Explorations”
Keys To Drawing Project: Eyes
This is the second post in my journey through Bert Dodson’s Keys to Drawing. Find the first project here. This week I undertook Dodson’s Project 1-D–Eyes: drawing my own eyes using a mirror. The lead up to this exercise was a riff on the necessity to draw exactly what we see, not what weContinue reading “Keys To Drawing Project: Eyes”
Salt + Watercolor
After my last watercolor project fiasco, I vowed to return to this medium with a lighter heart and more exploratory aspirations. I have to remind myself again and again that it’s the act of creating that’s key, not the end result. So, this week, I played around with a new watercolor technique: SALT! Adding saltContinue reading “Salt + Watercolor”
Compulsive Creation 