September 2011
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One thing which would just make everything perfect right now would be for us to find Toffee, sadly she’s still missing after all this time =(
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It seems so weird to say I’ve been at university for two weeks already… it feels like I only started yesterday, but at the same time like I’ve known everyone on the course for a long time! Everyone is so lovely, and even though we are doing a lot of work in a short amount of time I’m having a blast! Who say’s you can’t have fun while working hard? The picnic was...
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I really do love eBay; I just bought a tin of 12 Derwent tinted charcoal pencils for only £6.95! The tin is usually £15 or more in shops, so I got another great bargain! if anyone has ever had doubts about eBay, I seriously recommend it, I’ve saved so much money on art supplies over the past few years. I can’t wait for them to arrive now, I love using charcoal anyway, but different...
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I went out again last night with my best friend and a mate of hers, was another awesome night! Of course, I didn’t get ANY sleep! Darn you, alcohol! More specifically, Jagerbombs! Met some new people there again, one good thing about drinking is that it gives me the confidence to speak to people more if I don’t know them well.
I ended up getting home at 4:20am… and I had to be...
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So this project is great, my “group” has finished our first roll of paper! Everyone has just formed “groups” of our own, and we seem to be all sticking together! I’ve got to know people on my course a lot better now, and they are all lovely people =)
Tomorrow we are having a picnic for lunch to make the most of this sunny, hot and odd weather for so late in September...
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Started the group project today, and it was a lot of fun! We weren’t split into groups, its just a kind of “find a space to work” set up, so there is around 30 of us squeezing into spaces to work along the walls where the paper rolls have been pinned up. I had loads of ideas of what to do, but once I started to work they faded rapidly! I had to keep moving my toolbox and...
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I also had my very first Subway this week… I was surprised with how nice it was! I’d always assumed everything sat there and went all limp and nasty, but I guess if a shop is busy it’s always fresh (ish).
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I can’t actually wait to start the group project now at university! I was dreading it before, but now I know everyone on my course and what the project it, it’s going to be fun! No idea how the groups will be organised, I guess I’ll find that out on monday.
In our groups, we are going to be given a 14 foot (approximate guess) long roll of paper, which will be on the studio...
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Wow, my first week of university over already! I missed the Freshers Fair though; I’m slightly sad about that as Dominoes were giving out BOGOF voucher booklets and free pizza! I think that was the main reason I wanted to go, haha!
Wednesday night I went to the on campus venue, for a “School Disco” themed fancy dress night. It was an amazing night, and drinks were so cheap!...
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Quick post before I go to sleep.
So I finished my second day at university today, and it has been amazing so far! I always love experiencing new things and surrroundings, and the nervousness and worry which goes with that - so this is perfect. Although I’m in a lot longer than anyone else seems to be… 10am til 4pm every day apart from wednesdays. This course is going to need a lot of...
Just got back from a barbaque at my dad’s fiance’s house, I have to say it was a great time, despite the torrential rain. They had a marquee up, which is why the barbaque went ahead as planned! However it did get very cold, I’m glad I took my wooly coat!
One thing had put a significant “downer” on the night - a conversation my sister brought up.
Everything was...
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Ok, I just made a really big mistake. I figured out what was wrong with my self portrait, so I decided to paint over that area and try something else. Of course, the blue paint on the canvas in the background doesn’t match the blue acrylic I have at home, so now there’s a large, darker patch at the top of this painting. Also, I don’t have any purple drawing ink I used in the...
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I did it, I’ve finally finished my summer project! I will admit however, that it’s probably one of the hardest things I’ve done yet. I don’t think it’s too bad for my first ever portrait, but of course I imagined it to be so much better in my mind. I do realise how silly I was being, I was just intimidated by how difficult portraits can be.
For some reason, it...
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Darn my fear of starting work… I’m thinking this self-portrait project through way too much. I’ve settled on an idea now, and bought some Dahlias and a bunch of various different flowers to paint and draw from. Then I will start this portrait, and I will finish it and finally realise how silly I’m being.
It’s always starting something that’s the most daunting...
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Oh, apparently almost all of my group of freinds have had a “last” gathering/meal together tonight. I’m trying not to take it personally that I never even heard about it… but seeing how many people who were there I would consider close friends does hurt a bit. Especially since they’ve turned down all my attempts at organising, well, anything.
I haven’t seen a...
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I’m trying to think of a gift for my mum, she really deserves something amazing for everything she does for us all at home. The only problem is I can’t make a decision. It’s like no matter what idea I have, it doesn’t seem good enough for what she deserves. I could buy her a gift, but what could I get? I could create a piece of artwork for her, but what could I make?...
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I’ve figured out my problems with this summer project for university; I was just overthinking the whole thing like I normally do. My other problem is that I have too many ideas, and that I was struggling to link them all together - I’ve now figured that out as well! I’ve gathered my research and jotted down some ideas, and tomorrow I’m going to start on this self portrait!...
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Over three weeks have gone by, and still no sign of Toffee. I’m beginning to think I may have to start accepting the fact that I may never see her again… but how could I ever accept such a thing?
Lamb of God - Descending
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So recently I have had what would be called a “social life”, woo! Who’d have thought I’d have one? I really, really must take off auto-login, soon I will end up destroying my blog! I went out tonight for a close friends 20th birthday, in a bands studio who she knows quite well. The vocalist anyway! It was a lovely time, I got to see her again after what feels like years,...
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Ive just installed the newest version of Firefox… what a mistake! None of my add-ons are compatible with this new version, and it just doesn’t look nice! I want the old version back =(
Oh dear for aouto-login! I went out tonight (probably can guess from my typing?) and had the most lovely time =) I took the chance to meet new people and loved every minute of it! I feel guilty for not spending most of the night with friends I went up to “town” with, but they say it’s fine, and I met some new great people so I guess its all wonderful =) I’m meeting three of...
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I’m really struggling with this university project. I never knew one self portrait could be so difficult. I’ve never done one before which doesn’t help much, and the way the project’s described the portrait has to represent my personality. How do I do that? Having all of my motivation to create anything disappear two weeks before I start my Art Foundation Year at university...
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“8.) Amateur Artists are too busy learning to do anything
…the faster they make these mistakes, the sooner they will learn what they need to know.”
Extract from this article. I really, REALLY must remember this! I’ve heard it said many times, but not like that.
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Painting from Different Perspectives...
finerart:
J. Alden Weir on the French Impressionists: “I never in my life saw more horrible things. They do not observe drawing nor form but give you an impression of what they call nature. It was worse than the Chamber of Horrors.”
Claude Monet on the French Realists: “Poor blind idiots! They want to see everything clearly, even through fog!”
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My brother is really annoying me… he keeps pestering me to buy him alcohol and I’ve already been out several times for him; I’m not breaking the law, by the way! My brother is actually 21, but he hasn’t bothered to get any form of ID, because he is generally lazy like that.
I didn’t particularly want to go out today anyway, but I might have gone if he wanted one...
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Today I found out that I do actually have a summer project, which I thought I would have; it’d be odd not to have one for an art degree! It means that I’ve only got two weeks to finish it now, because they never told me I had one (I found out myself with a lot of looking around). Luckily, there isn’t a vast amount I need to do!
I need to create a self portrait that reflects me,...
August 2011
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