Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Non-Art Show and Tell Post

I got a new wallscroll and I'm pretty excited about it. Its so pretty and the colors are really vivid. Also its not the same measurements as my other wall scrolls so it fits in pretty nicely.

Here it is in its cell phone camera glory. Please note that it looks way better in person and that the camera phone is a bit dull.









Of course it is xxxHolic by CLAMP - and no its not what it sounds like. Here's a rundown of what the series is about (copy pasted from Deep Discount.com which is probably copy pasted from somewhere else) for those of you who are not familiar with it:

"This first volume in a shojo manga (Japanese female-oriented graphic novel) series by the all-women collective known as CLAMP features the adventures of a powerful witch and her reluctant young employee. Watanuki Kimihiro, a university student, finds himself compelled into the shop of the witch Yûko. For a price, Yûko will grant any wish; or at least, she will provide the customer with the wherewithal to fulfill his or her own wish, provided that the wish-maker has the strength and wisdom to make use of it. As Watanuki's wish is rather large--he wants to get rid of his ability to see spirits--his price is accordingly large: he must become Yûko's servant."

Monday, February 25, 2008

Complete?




Am I done yet?

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Uuupdate


Putting the 'Pain' in Painting




My regular camera batteries died so here are some crappy cell phone shots of my painting so far.

EDIT: Here's the still life (pic from yesterday)

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Time For Pie.

I made a delicious Strawberry Pie:



This is the crust, made primarily of oatmeal,brown sugar, butter, and some flour.





Tragic scenes from the Strawberry Massacre of 2008.



Working on the filling.



Strawberries + Filling + Crust ... cooling in the fridge.




Whipped cream application.




Fai and Kurogane whole heartedly approve.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Paintings from the weekend










Itten and his color wheel... ugh.

Paintings still in progress.

PS. The baby was really asking for it.

Friday, February 1, 2008

Hime-Hime Vs. The Shelf

Today - in order to make my room at least a little more awesome to hide away in (and organized), I finally built that shelf.



Any excuse to use the tool kit is a good one. Its so handy!



Trying to palm strike the shelf is not a good way to put it together.



AWFUL AWFUL INSTRUCTIONS.



Hard work!




Finished shelf.



Finished shelf hoisted on top of other finished shelf.



I am soooo strong!






VICTORY! (as long as it doesnt fall on me later)



Awesome new sound system.