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1. I am absolutely convinced that I've learnt more about art techniques in the last two years, than I ever did in four years at art college.
This is not me hating on art colleges/schools, by the way (although I do have Opinions). I wrote a ranty post here, but it basically had no conclusion, so I've deleted it!
2. I've started waking up in the night with my hand joints hurting. Not badly, but when it's a cold night, and I turn over and move my hands, it hurts.
But I totally don't have arthritis, right? (yes, I'm still mad about that. yes, it's been two years. yes, I also know how to hold a grudge).
It's specific joints - mostly my ring and little fingers on both hands, but also my thumbs. Right is worse than left, because right's my dominant. What baffles me is how it's the fingers I use the least that are hurting (except my thumbs - I mean between playing video games and using a mobile phone, I can totally see how that happened).
3. I started learning to use gouache! I haven't used it much, but I think I may end up liking it better than watercolour. And I think I can do things with it that aren't possible for me with acrylics. Part of the reason I ever learnt to use acrylics was because I used to use watercolours really thickly, and my mum advised poster paints at first, but then acrylics. I wish she'd suggested gouache, but I don't think they were so common/affordable in the late nineties.
I'm just using a cheap set of Reeves gouache, which were my mum's originally. I also have a set of Royal & Langnickel ones that I bought two Xmasses ago and subsequently didn't touch because, as I've noted previously, I've been feeling weird about painting for some time.
4. However! I have also started doing some acrylic paintings! One is a partial skull, which was inspired by the mask I painted for Hallowe'en, and the other is one I started yesterday that's just basic flower shapes, and isn't really anything apart from practice because it's been nearly about seven years or so since I last used acrylics.
5. On Monday morning, I had to get up Very Early for a nurse appointment (nothing to worry about). By ten am, I had walked more than 6,000 steps, and my legs felt like jelly. I did a lot of sitting still for the rest of the day, because it hurt every time I moved.
On the plus side, because I was up before the sun rose, I got to see loads of Xmas lights, which made me gleeful.
6. I have to go back to work today, yippee. Well, I don't have to go today, as it's a volunteer day, but I'm going to. I need to ask my boss some things, and I'd rather do it in person than over the phone.
7. It is not quite snowing outside! (I suppose it's sleeting? It's definitely not rain out there, it's not falling in the right way).
8. Right. Time to go and get ready for work!
1. I am absolutely convinced that I've learnt more about art techniques in the last two years, than I ever did in four years at art college.
This is not me hating on art colleges/schools, by the way (although I do have Opinions). I wrote a ranty post here, but it basically had no conclusion, so I've deleted it!
2. I've started waking up in the night with my hand joints hurting. Not badly, but when it's a cold night, and I turn over and move my hands, it hurts.
But I totally don't have arthritis, right? (yes, I'm still mad about that. yes, it's been two years. yes, I also know how to hold a grudge).
It's specific joints - mostly my ring and little fingers on both hands, but also my thumbs. Right is worse than left, because right's my dominant. What baffles me is how it's the fingers I use the least that are hurting (except my thumbs - I mean between playing video games and using a mobile phone, I can totally see how that happened).
3. I started learning to use gouache! I haven't used it much, but I think I may end up liking it better than watercolour. And I think I can do things with it that aren't possible for me with acrylics. Part of the reason I ever learnt to use acrylics was because I used to use watercolours really thickly, and my mum advised poster paints at first, but then acrylics. I wish she'd suggested gouache, but I don't think they were so common/affordable in the late nineties.
I'm just using a cheap set of Reeves gouache, which were my mum's originally. I also have a set of Royal & Langnickel ones that I bought two Xmasses ago and subsequently didn't touch because, as I've noted previously, I've been feeling weird about painting for some time.
4. However! I have also started doing some acrylic paintings! One is a partial skull, which was inspired by the mask I painted for Hallowe'en, and the other is one I started yesterday that's just basic flower shapes, and isn't really anything apart from practice because it's been nearly about seven years or so since I last used acrylics.
5. On Monday morning, I had to get up Very Early for a nurse appointment (nothing to worry about). By ten am, I had walked more than 6,000 steps, and my legs felt like jelly. I did a lot of sitting still for the rest of the day, because it hurt every time I moved.
On the plus side, because I was up before the sun rose, I got to see loads of Xmas lights, which made me gleeful.
6. I have to go back to work today, yippee. Well, I don't have to go today, as it's a volunteer day, but I'm going to. I need to ask my boss some things, and I'd rather do it in person than over the phone.
7. It is not quite snowing outside! (I suppose it's sleeting? It's definitely not rain out there, it's not falling in the right way).
8. Right. Time to go and get ready for work!