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Hello faithful few, how are things going? For the love of me I can not get focused on this statement of mine. Every time I put pen to paper I get stumped. I really really feel stumped. Its like I know what I want to say but it just doesn't come out the way I want to say it. I try to approach it from a standpoint of I am telling my audience(you guys) a story but like I said in my last couple of posts I don't want to get to off course by story telling or running off into an incoherent tangent. You know what I mean? Hopefully this is just a mini writers block that I am going through.

I am leaving tomorrow evening for Charlotte and maybe on my train ride there I will put something down and get it to you guys next week sometime. That's all I have for you guys this week.

Until next week sometime, namaste and stay strong...

So...

Hello faithful few. I have hit a slight rut when it comes to my artist statement. I know where I want to go with it but not exactly how I want to deliver it. I am def going to work on it in the next few days and hopefully I will have it for you guys early next week. Thats all I have for you guys this week. I know its short this week but thats all I got.

Until sometime next week, namaste and stay strong...

Focus Man...

Hey there faithful few, how are things? Things are quite well with me. I have been working kind of a weird schedule the past week so I really haven't had the chance to do much to my painting. Fret not blogosphere! I am working on it today and I do have some time to work on it at the beginning of next week so I am pretty stoked about that. I am trying this new technique that I am excited about as well. I also have been taking mental notes and doing a little brainstorming about my artist statement. I really need to work on that as well.

I want my statement to really reflect the direction that my work is starting to take so when I start applying to schools my statement and my portfolio are cohesive. MFA programs are all about creating and showing that you can maintain a "cohesive" body of work. I have to make sure that I am effectively representing my work in my statement. When it comes to talking about my work to people it quite easy to get passionate about it. Sometimes its real easy to go off on a tangent when writing about something that you are presenting when not in your audiences presence.

In the coming weeks I will begin to post rough drafts for you guys to check out. Maybe I will get some great feedback! That's all I have for you guys this week.

Until sometime next week, namaste and stay strong...

Wow

Hello faithful few! How are things going with you guys? Can you believe that it is actually already May? I mean where is the year going.

Well as promised, this week I have pictures for you guys of the project that I am working on now. I have a full-on and two details. I hopefully will have more pictures for you guys next week.

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Until some time next week, namaste and stay strong...

Saturday, I love Saturday...

Hello faithful few, how does this weekend find you? My week was pretty uneventful as far as art goes. I have been contemplating this piece that I am work on right now for too long. I don't want to get hung up on just one piece you know what I mean. I need to have a couple of other things going at once. I need to keep my creative juices flowing.

I think tomorrow will be a good time to revamp my artists' statement. Its been awhile since I have worked on it, so it is quite dated. I think next week I will show you guys some sketches and maybe let you guys read a rough draft of my statement. In the coming weeks I want to post more sketches to show you guys how I am progressing week to week. Just to keep you, the faithful few abreast of what I am doing.

That's all I have for you guys this week.

Until sometime next week, namaste and stay strong...

So it begins....

Well, well, well, what do we have here? Why its a post from yours truly...I just know you guys were waiting for you weekly blog. Your eyes were burning from the anticipation! Lol. Well faithful few fret not, for I have come bearing gifts of literary goodness.

I started my next piece when I got home today. I kind of sketched out the composition of the piece and i know where I want to go with it, now its all about the execution. I also need to figure out how I want to express my subject matter. It will be figurative but at this moment I don't know just how figurative it will be. Do I want to go for realism or expressionism? Do I want to capture the subjects essence or their emotion? I figure that if I sleep on it I can really put my best effort into it. I am not looking for anything perfect, just something that is really focus driven. In an event you guys will be the first to know what I decide, when I decide it. That's all I have for you guys this week.

Until next week, namaste and stay strong...