Well, hello there!

I am sorry, friends. I am rather behind in terms of keeping up with the blogging. Pardon my French, but the end of last week was hell and my body is doing nothing to help. I be trying to come down with something. I hope it's just allergies, but I'm not sure. I won't bore you or gross you out with details, but coughing and a sore throat are never fun. But I'm trekking through. I shall persevere! :D

Anyway, let's get down to the real business of this blog, shall we? Art! Monday's assignment was an assignment from memory. Well . . . Rusty didn't really specify what kind of memory. XD I had a recent drawing still in my mind and I, well, sort of kinda used said memory for a reference. It's not cheating! I didn't use a literal reference or photo. lol! Just . . . the mental, muscle memory of a previous piece of work. I was pleased with the result. The colors were happy and vibrant and the splatter with a wet paintbrush in the corner was way too much fun! More fun that it probably should have been. :)

By the way, the young man featured in this piece is Michaël Grégoire, an aspiring, and might I say extremely talented Quebecois singer/musician. I believe that art advocacy should be permitted on my blog, so if you are interested in French music and fantastic artists, give a listen here . . . 


http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michaël-Grégoire/155993597755325 
and here! :D
http://www.youtube.com/user/micgregoire 


Also, last class, Rusty totally let us play with the new wacom tablets due to a technological error with the DVD player. Oh. My. GOSH. Where have these amazing instruments been all my life!? They are so freakin' cool!! I was having WAY too much fun learning how to use mine. My good friend was laughing the entire time, abandoning her own drawings temporarily to watch and get a kick out of me. I'm sure I was entertaining. XD My shock and amazement at the mere hovering over the tablet with the pen to make it move about the screen was beyond giggle-worthy. Obviously, this was my first time using a tablet. The fact that I can draw directly onto the computer screen with it in my own style fills me with joy and fuzzies. I mean, granted, it's gonna take some getting used to, but I think I'll be fine. And if not, I'll be having fun! 


Cheers all, and thanks for listening! 

Michaël Grégoire, original pencil sketch and finished watercolor. Seriously, go discover. He is amazing. :D

Wacom Disney doodles! Copyright OF Disney, of course. Save for Pierre. His cartoon design is mine, based off of Bruno Pelletier's interpretation of Hugo's beloved character. Have I mentioned I LOVE that tablet? XD