Fru-Tee-Licious

Blueberry

Banana

Grapes

Strawberry

Digital paintings that I did of fruit last year.

cOnFuSEd

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So Aangry

So here's the picture of Aang I mentioned earlier. Finally done with it. I made the sketch several weeks ago when I was watching the series finale. Anyway, I hope you all like it!

Printmaking Work

"Be Green"

"Jerusalem"

"The Cave"

"Inkling"

These were all created over the course of the semester in my Printmaking class. Enjoy!

Art

Having trouble getting to sleep tonight (I think a lot, which has always been a problem when it's come time to hit the hay) so I decided to talk a little about what I did today, namely, artwork. I spent a good few hours working on my picture of Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender, touching up on things here and there and over all making a big step towards completion. Even since I started college I've had less time to do my own, personal work, which naturally has always meant more to me than the stuff I do at school. I still sketch a lot, but looking back at my old sketchbooks I've realized how loose and sloppy my sketching has become. I realize that as sketches they're not supposed to be masterpieces, but it seems like in recent years I've lost my focus somewhat and it's showing in my artwork. Numerous times over the past few months I've wondered if I'm skilled enough to really accomplish my dream of becoming a professional illustrator. Will I be living with my parents and looking after little kids for minimum wage my whole life? Working on Aang, however, has reassured me greatly. The fact that, even though it's been a long time since I've worked on a piece in earnest, this is still better than most of the stuff I was doing two years ago is a big confidence booster. My faith in myself and my talent has been helped a lot tonight, and my goals are still in sight. If I ever get to sleep, I'm sure I'll rest easy.

I'll post the picture to this blog when I finally finish it.

Bananas

Bananas strike me as being a very friendly fruit. They're always in a bunch. That's how they grow. Other fruits grow by themselves, each one hoping to be plucked off the tree instead of the others. They all have the same goal, but approach it as individuals. Not bananas, though. They're a team from the start. Maybe it's because they bruise easily. I know that if I was really sensitive, I'd want to have a collection of close knit friends around to support me through the hard times.

Don't Worry, It's Probably Just Cancer

So last month a went to the dermatologist to have a spot on my toe looked at. The doctor determined it was a mole, but wasn't sure whether or not it was malignant, especially since there is a history of skin cancer in my family. For this reason he took a sample to have examined, and told me I'd get the biopsy back within a week or two. Four weeks later, I called to ask if any results had come in. I was told they hadn't and that I would be notified when any results came. Another week passes, and I call them again. This time, I'm told that results have come in, and that the receptionist tried calling last week to notify me. I hold for a while before the woman comes back to quickly tell me "It was benign" before hanging up before I could ask if that was all there was to it. I'm sorry, but that doesn't seem like any way to treat a potential cancer victim! Even if we pretend that there had been some horrible fire at the lab that prevented my results from getting back for four weeks, they could have tried a little harder to get a hold of me once they arrived. You know, something like leaving a message if I didn't pick up the phone, or perhaps even calling more than once. And after all the time I waited, they couldn't be bothered to hold on for two seconds to see if I had any questions. I'm certainly glad to know I don't have cancer, but I wasn't expecting to have to jump through hoops to get that information.