Shyed Away.

I always shyed away from painting fantasty art. I guess because the term is so broad and I end up thinking of the most horrific book covers, for both science fiction and romance. A scantily clad woman with ample bossom and not much else. An over-muscled man fighting some sort of dragon.

But...when you get down to the *beauty* of it, there is some fantasy art that is much removed and very beautiful. Like the works detailing fairytales or mythology.

There is a fine line between awful and beautiful when it comes to fantasy art (in my opinion, at least).

But...I decided today that if I am to paint the world I want to live in (and I'd like to attempt that) then it is *indeed* a fantasy world that will be painted. And I will just have to find a way to create beautiful works, as opposed to gaudy fiction novel covers.

So tonight I am starting my first piece.
Mostly because my heart is in it.
And now because I have written about it.

*leaves to ready her canvas*

Fever Ballerina.

Sometimes I see the most beautiful things in my mind and they appear as paintings.
I don't paint them though because I do not think boy would like them to be seen by outsiders.
But they make my heart bloom and swell and they make a lopsided grin grow out of nowhere.
I love them, these images.
They are naked love.
They will have to stay on the inside of my head.
Become my skulls wallpaper.
Maybe when I am old and demented they will spill out onto paper.
But until that day...
They're just beautiful.
And they make me smile.

Fever ballerina.

That's all.

The Artists Dream House (in the making)

Boy and I have gone from wanting to buy a house next year (when papers are in order) to *building* a house custom to our needs.

I'm quivering excited inside.
And, turns OUT, with the type of house we'll be building, it may even be the cheapest option! *gasp*

So, rough plans (which will change constantly, I'm sure)

THE HOUSE.
LARGE warehouse type building. No rooms. Funky attributes like bottles cemented into the walls to let in light (alongside the windows)
A courtyard of types so the cats can go outside without going *outside* and so we can walk around naked and also have a veggie garden protected from the outside critters.
Sunken beds, that is beds built into the floors so bed level is floor level. I'm thinking we'll need three large beds, one for us, two others for friends and family.
Concrete floors. If not hardwood but I'd prefer concrete because I want to put a fountain in the front center of our floor plan.
Mmmm.
We'll need lounge, kitchen, our bed, bathroom, guest beds, and display areas. All these in the one big warehouse. Bathroom the exception, may have separate back area for bathroom and laundry.
Everything else OPEN. With curtains to circle guest beds when needed.
Funky sculptures and stuff as we make them.
Brilliant colours inside.
Tin roof.
Fire places.

STUDIOS.
We will build two separate studios which you can get to from the house via walkways.
One for him and one for me.

Annnnnd.....
that's where we are at so far.
Our savings are zilch and our credit is non-existant.
HOWEVER....we know people in the business (real estate agents, people in construction and a guy who does projects for $20,000 or less)and we also have ties to the 'miracle worker' (a person who makes loans possible for people of our status)

We will want land in the country, I suspect. But also close to town.

I'm excited dreaming.
Boy is excited dreaming, too.

It'll just look like a big shed on the outside, no doubt, but inside will be *crazy* funkorama. And tailored exactly to our needs.

We weren't sure if we wanted to stay in the South or not but we have both decided that - alongside being only two hours away from major cities - we can 1) handle it if our house is our dream house 2) can rent it out if we leave the country/state.

Anyway I'm off to dream and look at stuff!

S.

Studio Clock!

I saw this clock online and really wanted it, so my beautiful friend Lisa bought it for my birthday.

I think it's the *perfect* studio clock.

I think at 3am when I glance up at it I'll just giggle.
*nods head*



Absolutely!

Anyway I'm off to cook brown rice and fake meat strips.
MmMMMmmmM.
Fake meat.

Love!
xxxS.

p.s: my sisters read my blog. If you had *any* idea how undeniably cool my big sisters are, you'd be jealous. ;)

RoadTrip Art.

Some work I did on the road (and some I finished at home)
Birthday trip was STELLAR!
Soooo glad to have gone.
But more on that later, when I speak of art retreats!

In the meantime,

Hmmm. Not Sure.

Not sure about today's works.
not sure about backgrounds so they sit unfinished.

I shall hang them on my wall and think about it, whilst moving on with the next project.

*nods head*

The Difference of a Year.

One year ago....



Today....