Time to merge the two.
It’s always comforting once everything really starts falling into place. It’s feels oddly like getting a runner’s high, where you as if you can keep moving in this direction forever. The board pieces on the left in the first image are nearly complete, and the painting with the zigzag pattern is my new fave du jour.
kidsamich asked: so you were in my dream a few nights ago, oddly enough. we were painting together
Flying through outer space. Riding on cats like they were flying magic carpets. Painting stripes on stars throughout the galaxy.
I hope it went something like that.
Some of the boards on the right will be wrapped with the striped canvas on the wall. That striped canvas has every color I use on it. It’s a limited palette, but it’s a damn fine one (and a very bright one).
Fan mail
So, I just finally got the new Tumblr Fan Mail, and decided to send my first mail:
I am normally not a fan of skeuomorphic designs, but I actually enjoy it in this scenario. It encourages you to keep it short and casual. This isn’t an attempt to replace email. It’s essentially Tumblr’s equivalent of tweeting at someone on Twitter. Nice and short and to the point.
However, I did notice one huge missing feature. When you are entering the name of the recipient, it doesn’t autoload possible usernames of those you follow while you type. This works fine for sending my wife a fan mail (like above) since I obviously know her username, but there are tons of Tumblr users out there with less than memorable (and even confusing) usernames. Hopefully the fine folks at Tumblr will be adding this feature in a later update.
Layer by layer, the paintings get made. The one on the right has a red checkerboard painted beneath the blue, which just barely shows through in a nice, subtle way. The one in the middle is close to done, but needs a couple minor tweaks.
The colors on the right are my new favorite color combination. My studio is quickly becoming covered with cacophonous, clashing colors. Color theory be damned.
Each canvas is 32 x 32 inches if I remember correctly.
Here’s a couple of the big fellas next to each other.
Both are 4 x4 feet, and painted with enamel.
A new painting hanging on the wall of the studio. A canvas hung over a canvas. It is 4 feet x 4 feet, and painted with enamel.
Christmas has nothing to do with religion. It has everything to do with playing Sega.
When sorting pics, Joel likes to switch back and forth between similar pics to make them dance to the music we have playing. Happy Weekend, .gif style.
This just might be the best photo from my wedding.
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