Hey Everybody!

First of all, it is cold. and rainy. and I swear everyone I know has the flu - I am lucky to have made it this far! and eventually I know in a few weeks I'll be shoveling my driveway Although I have to say, I am looking forward to the Holiday/Christmas Season!

Secondly, I haven't had much time to paint because school is getting in the way, I am so close to my bachelor's degree I can see the end in sight! I have a few ideas for paintings that I would like to get on paper and I know I will; so even if it takes a few more weeks or a month I will be creating. Also, keep a lookout for better scans of my current work

Finally, a friend of mine who is also another student of *yaamas opened up an account here on DA - and her work is fantastic. Please go say Hi, fave, watch, whatever, but give her the warm Deviantart welcome we all have received at least once before!


her account:
~raletta

her current uploads(expect more):



Finally, since it is that time of year again: What are you looking forward to getting for the holidays? What have you hinted at or bought yourself or have you bought something for a friend they really wanted? I purchased the entire Sword of Truth book series (now a TV show called Legend of the Seeker) and I love the books beyond belief - I think I read the first book in 4 days Also, there are a plethora of video games that I'm dying to waste time on!

Clubs:

Hey again!

First of all, I took a page out of *Thricelight book, whose painting was turned into a poem, and he featured it in his journal - so I'll do the same with my version . The very talented ~Fuzzle-wit wrote about my friggin' ENTIRE gallery! I was blown away by this awesome gift for my birthday last month - and I apologize for taking so long to feature it! So before I get an even bigger head than I already have...


Visit her gallery and enjoy!

The poem is entitled: Rainbow [link]

A blank canvas: something equally empty
and teeming with possibilities.
I look at the papery horizon,
envisioning a new place,
another time
just waiting to be revealed,
pulled from nothingness
and into reality.
I do not worry about the foreboding blankness
that I see,
for I have a secret weapon.
A rainbow of colors
will be my tool;
it will help me create something
from nothing.

The brush falls into the burning crimson,
and ideas rush to my mind’s eye.
Maybe I will paint a fox,
that cunning creature with fur
of fiery red and gold,
that slinks across the forest floor
looking for someone to trick.
Or a beautiful autumn tree, with leaves
spiraling down toward the coppery grass.
Maybe a dragon,
a powerful beats, reared up on hind legs
to guard his treasure trove,
or even a brick wall, simple and majestic,
used to keep magical beings within its confinement.

Blue, that soft, calming pigment,
will help me bring a starry night to life,
one where the moon is surrounded by clouds,
peaking out to shine down
on the world.
Or maybe an ocean will spill forth, rugged and enraged,
its massive waves crashing along the shoreline.

A dab of yellow will create a field of flowers, where
Summer dances along, opening their petals.

Green will make lily pads, grass, and slow-swimming turtles,
while purple shall be consumed with the design of a Cheshire Cat.

Brown, earthy and strong, shall fluff out a hawk’s feathers,
and white will depict the beauty of clouds, pearls, and unicorns.

I look at the canvas with satisfaction;
it is no longer blank, but now
is home to a colorful new world.
My world, one I created with these
simple colors.
It is true then, I think.
“So many things can come
From a rainbow.”

You Have no idea how much I was inspired by this and I hope I can add more work to my portfolio and maybe weasel out another poem for next year! joke! On another note I am finishing up one of my classes, tested out of Civil War and Reconstruction for 3 credits, and began Revolutionary America last month. So much history recently! I hope to be done my bachelor's degree by next spring!

Halloween is coming up, always a great time - if you are going out that night, what are you all are going as? The dork is strong in me - I am going as a storm trooper!

Finally, spent the week doing yard work. Looks fantastic now! Tomorrow selling odds and ends at a flea market, and getting a new roof next week - plus my class ends next week too!

Until next time