Blah, Blah, Blog mania

I swear I am not egotistical or afflicted with multiple personality disorder. I am forced, by college class requirements, to create more blogs geared to specific topics. This blog will now be my general chatty and newsy blog about life events and random thoughts and interests. In the next couple of days I will post links to my new thesis, internship, and Practice of Design blogs.

New and final semester of school

So I don't have to rehash, here is an update on the events of this week

On a happier note, some artistic inspiration. (Like you'd never guess I'd like this style of work.) Andy Gilmore, More Gilmore, & yet some more.

day full of creatures

These guys startled me this morning as I was about to toss a dog waste bag into a dumpster. They were definitely scared. They were shivering and making a soft but high pitched whining noise. After our morning outing my dog had a walk in appointment at the vet and we waited about 2 hours as there was a emergency which required the attention of the staff. I passed the time by visiting with numerous canines. I was surprised how many small pups were there - 3 chihuahuas, a yorkie, a king charles spaniel, and a beautiful grayblue great dane girl. Post emergency, a human mom was presented with a brand new maltipoo who was delivered by c-section. See the newborn

neglect

A month flew by without me blogging. Thanks to my distant friend Ape for suggesting I update. I can't believe school starts next week. I can't account for how I have spent my days. I have been taking many photos, keeping up with bookkeeping, and I have a couple of video projects in process. I made a card for the Steve's and Rich's race team to hand out to fans. I hope to update their blog soon.

random ramblings

It has been great not to be chained to the computer the last few days. This week I started summer semester of school. My one class is beginning Spanish. It is a refreshing change to be in a class with new faces instead of the usual suspects. The pace of the class is fast so I have to stay on my toes to keep up. I'm up to date on bookkeeping and Steve and I met with our accountant on Sunday to file taxes - hooray, what a relief to be done with those tasks.
Back in March I worked with Steve on custom coloring the concrete hearth and wine cooler floor at Tipsy's, a mega liquor store in Jeffco. I did not have an opportunity until yesterday to see the store since the grand opening. One side of the hearth is pictured in the photo above.
I have many art projects on my to do list. I have the beginnings of my own logo, a blog in progress for the train racing team (more to follow), and a preliminary outline for the thesis project with some sketches for a couple of the video storyboards. My resume and portfolio also require intensive attention.
I have also been posting to a daily photoblog the last month. Here's the link since there are now a some pics to view:
Random or Not

Inspiring Impressionism

My sis and I finally made it to the DAM exhibition on the closing weekend. The concept seems like a no brainer, but hey, seeing a great selection of Impressionistic works along with Hals, Botticelli, Velasquez, Fragonard, etc., works for me. When I was a teenager I thought Renoir was it. As one becomes more educated and sophisticated (ha) tastes supposedly evolve. I was surprised how much I loved Renoir's Confidences and Monet's Still Life with Fruit and Flowers. Perhaps one gains more thoughtful appreciation for the things one likes upon first impression (no pun intended). Yes, these are particularly luminescent paintings. My sis and I always comment how much reproductions pale in comparison to originals. Conclusion: see art in person as much as possible.

Link to Getty Museum

Link to Portland Museum of Art

installation fever

My thesis project is going to be a installation piece if I can work out the technical bugs.

I've been inspired by the sculpture work of Jen Stark among others.

See art by Jen Stark