This one was done in almost complete darkness. Really evil. I'm happy with the colors, on this one.
Read Morechemistry is my worst subject
I don't know what strange law of chemistry I managed to violate last night on the Caravaggio study, but I ended up wiping the canvas, because the paint wouldn't stick. I'm hoping by tonight, it'll be dry enough to start over and work on again. Perhaps this is why he had such a legendary foul temper and ran around getting in duels -- I feel pretty stabby myself.
Read Morethe horrors of accounting
this completely sums up how i feel about having to deal with anything vaguely related to money, from black books: especially good is bernard's jacket, later in the clip.
Read Moretime management and the closing of tabs
This bit really spoke to me: "Considering the short work weeks in some places, people who actually want to work hard probably do seem aberrant to those who consider a 35 hour work week too much to bear.... So, for those who think that no one but NO ONE would REALLY want to work this hard…um…well, yes they do, and if you had any imagination at all, you might actually be able to dig down deep into that creative well of yours and imagine people who are different than you are. People you’ve never heard of whose work goes nowhere don’t, which is why they are on message boards complaining about how hard other people work.
Read Morelast night's sketch
with that kind of model, there's a tendency to drop all expression or life from the face, and present a mask; all the life and energy that the model shows as they're walking around the room disappears the moment they take a pose. at least for me, not being anywhere near a master, it's difficult to find a connection with the model and bring out anything of who they are, when that happens.... but look at the difference in energy that van shows in this, and some of the other ones a few weeks back -- it's amazing, isn't it?
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