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theArtistEm

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My Bio
I'm a double major in Graphic Design and History (which leads many to believe that I have a death wish.) My first love when it comes to art is textiles--sewing, beading, embroidery, knitting, spinning wool... you name it, I'll like it!

Favourite Movies
Gods and Generals, Gone With the Wind, Sherlock Holmes
Favourite TV Shows
Psych, The Mentalist, Pawn Stars, American Pickers
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Jay Ungar
Favourite Books
The Bible, Gods and Generals, A Tale of Two Cities
Favourite Writers
Shelby Foote, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens
Favourite Games
American Conquest
Tools of the Trade
Pencils, Pens, Textiles, and Adobe
Other Interests
The Civil War Era, Graphic Design, Drawing, History, Crime Shows, Historic Fashion

Good Day!

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TODAY - Everything has been submitted for the semester show (plexiglass is the devil though) - The weather finally got hot enough to really enjoy being outside - The air conditioning is finally back working for the first time in a month (approx?) so my room is no longer stuffy - My roommate gave me a doughnut - My best friends continued to make my life - I still have a ridiculous amount homework to do but am feeling less stressed It was a good day!
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It has come to my attention this semester that my heart just isn't in art. This will not change my major--I intend to complete my Graphic Design degree if it kills me. However, the more fine art I do, the less I enjoy it. I think the bulk of this at the moment is having a drawing professor who completely disregards our time and effort, which both upsets me and stresses me out. After I've recovered from having to spend hundreds of hours on pictures I don't actually want to draw, I will probably pick it back up again, and the enjoyment I used to feel will return. However, I've never felt burned out like this from doing History (and believe me,
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Well Then...

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The colored pencils are starting to cooperate a LOT better after a few solid days of practice. I guess 20+ hours of practice can help with just about anything. My new problem: the portrait is just not catching the subject so far :( I made the head waaaay too wide to start with, and now that that's fixed it's shaping up a little, but still not to my satisfaction. Oh well, I have a week to tweak and finish it, so I think I'll be able to selvage it. Now it's time for bed... my sleep pattern is SOSOSO messed up right now!!
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Thanks for the fave :P
You should post more art! You are very talented :)
Oh my goodness, thank you so much! I really appreciate that, especially since your art is so amazing! I'm going to post more soon, I have some other finished pictures plus a Mentalist picture that I'm working on finishing now :D
Oh and by the way, your new Oz pictures totally made my day XD Brilliant!
Yay Mentalist stuff! I'll glad you liked the Oz pieces. I just want to draw Lisbon in big pink dresses all the time now... :heart:
Thanks for the fave!
Thanks for the watch and welcome to DA :) :) :)
Thank you for watching me :)