What a Day!

Was sick on the first, so I just took a picture from my yard. I actually really like it for some reason. 

Today, for the first time in my life, I spoke to a man who (up until today) I was fairly certain was my biological father. He was surprisingly cooperative, very nice, and fun to talk to. Even if he doesn't turn out to be my father, I'm very happy to have gotten to know him a bit. :) I'm also unbelievably grateful that speaking to him helped me get some HONEST information about my paternity. Can't wait to find out the truth so that perhaps I'll have some warning about my future health.

But that's not what you're here for, so let's get to it. Today's art pic is an in-class practice that my professor had [the three of] us [who actually attended] do in order to get used to shading. It's fairly difficult to see on here because I'm pretty light-handed and not used to shading, but I think you'll manage. Darkened it a tad overall to help.

Unrelated

Actually, I lie. We are related.
This is half of a really big drawing of my cousins Gabriella and Juliana that I never finished. The pictured half is Juliana. I made the mistake of starting the coloring with her, but then when I finished her eyes, they creeped me out and I couldn't finish the drawing.

Sorry about what looks like grain. It's actually on a textured paper, and that texture was relentless. Grr.

What IS unrelated is July 31st's photo. I evidently did not leave the house that day, so my pic is just an uninspired snapshot of Grandma's fake flowers.

Feeling Statuesque

Since my photo for the 30th was of lawn statues, I figured today's classwork photograph would be of a DRAWING I made of a statue. Why not? We have a theme [or something].

July 30th's photo:

I seem to have a thing for grunging up lawn statue pics. And can you tell what my favorite texture is? lol

Today's (August 24) photo:

And now, seeing as it is 2:38 AM, I am going to sleep!

Almost Psychic

First off, here's my photo for today (August 23, 2011): one of my art assignments, as promised.

In-class practice assignment and midterm: Texture and Still Life

Now, I find it rather funny that my photo for July 29th-- two days before I found out I was accepted at Ohio State and would need to photograph all my class work-- was of one of my in-class sketches that the professor had me mat. Coincidentally, it was one of the few pieces I forgot to take to my room for photographing. LOL

Unfortunately, I must have had something in particular in mind when I took the photograph at the odd angle I did, and I definitely can't remember what that something was, so I just dumped a texture on it and ran some random action. Here is the 29th's photo.

Whatever it is, it's definitely NOT going into my Ohio State files. I'll have to re-photograph that drawing, but I'm glad that I was reminded! Gotta love being accidentally psychic. ;D Goodnight.

"WHERE'D YOU GO?!"

That's probably what you guys are asking. Well, I have almost literally gone nowhere, and I am now officially making my return to my 365 Challenge.

I owe you guys 32 photos, but today I will only post a few that I took over the long hiatus. Sandra and I have decided that it would be best to tack the days onto the end of the year instead of posting all of the photos I took or neglected to take since (1) I must definitely say I did NOT take a photo every single one of those days, though I did take one most of them, and (2) I have been extremely sick, and by the time I get well enough to make up for the missed photos, I will have a ridiculous amount of photoshoots to work on.

Let me catch you up a little.

Ursa has finally stopped looking for Roxy and now spends her time calling out to the other dogs on the block.

Daisy, my ironically named orchid, has passed on due to overheating.

I felt better for all of three days. Grandpa hit the shutter release for me because I have managed to lose my remote.

I learned how to draw with Soft Pastels for Drawing in Color class

I expressed myself in collage form for that same class using my photos and song lyrics. (Tears of a Clown and Mad World)

I finished a Drawing project in one class session, basing it off of Monet's style and JMW Turner's painting.

The friend whose maternity photos I took had her baby. Yay!!!

And, finally...

Today, I had a stalker. He watched me that intensely for over 5 minutes. The little creep.

Otherwise, I have attended more doctors' appointments than classes, begun physical therapy, gone through withdrawal from medications, come down with a sinus infection that's currently plaguing me, spent an entire day with my grandfather at the hospital, been told I am a carrier of a blood disorder, and (holy cow, GOOD news) been informed that I am an Honor student. Now I am going to be observed for two different sleep disorders this week. Life is... something. On the plus side, I've begun a tutorial that may very well become a small e-book for you all that explains (as thoroughly as I possibly can) the Photoshop toolkit.

Thank you for hanging in there with me. I pray I don't let you down again. :-(