The Swamp of Creative Juices

Did some more work on my painting today.  I’m really loving the detail and the way I have been able to manipulate the paint to get the techniques I want to.  Only thing is I’m still having trouble with my composition.   Its just not jelling right.  Oh well I guess Ill just finish it and do another one where I actually plan out where I want what and maybe it will come out better.Ill put a progress photo up tomorrow.

Stopped by Zohan Gallary at the mount today to check out Michelles painting it looks absolutely fantastic.  All lite up and looking so professional.  Im green with envy….

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Happy Happy New Year

Appropriately I have been babysitting some baby thrush birds over the last few days.  My neighbour found them under a tree and decided to hand rear them and then let them go into her garden.  They were to young to leave and old enough to be able to hand feed them.  I don’t know how good an idea it is, as they say to leave the young birds and the parent bird will be back to help them out.  She did leave them for a couple of days but they weren’t looking to good.  Anyway its been fun feeding them and watching them fly around the room.  They sure are cute. Here are some photos.

Well stuck at home again.  I really must stop mucking around on this computer and get out and look for a job.  Or I suppose I could go and do some clay.  Or maybe even tackle a painting.  I really have no excuse just like I have no motivation.  Woe is me.  Great this is sounding really depressing, have to get off my but and go and do something.  Ill try hanging out some washing and then I might feel like Ive actually done something.  Then Im going to try a Salvador Dali inspired painting to do with washing I think.  Yeh that sounds like fun.  Im already feeling better, seee.  ya just got to get off the old jacksee and do something.  Thats the ticket my old poppa would say.  Ill drop back with a photo. I promise even if it doesn’t come out like I see it in my head…… (ongoing problem with me…).

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Today has been a pretty lazy day for me. Haven’t really got much done today at all. Errol and I put the coffee table we made for the kids for xmas into the back of the rover and dropped it off to the kids flat in town. They wouldn’t have fitted it in Lisas car boot. They were still really pleased with the whole thing. I was a little disappointed that I didn’t take a bit longer time and asked Errol to make a box for the top glass to sit in. But it still looks pretty good anyway. Spent the rest of the day mostly on the computer trying to load a decent header on this blog. Wanted to get a good chunk of the graphite picture I did for my first term drawing assignment but It kept reverting back to an old one I had done that wasn’t as good. At least I think that was what it was doing?? Might try and do it again later. Brooklyn is making a racket in the other room so I guess Ill have to go and see what he is up to. cusoon

There was a mouse creeping through the house. Errol was downstairs rattling around in the garage, putting up tables and chairs for Xmas Dinner.

I can’t wait for the kids to see there present, I sure hope they like it. It took me quite a long time to build, even with all of Errols help.