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| Jaz and I wish you a Happy New Year! |
2013 already?! Jeez! Sorry this New Year's Blog is late-- I started it around Early January and then realized that I had the flu for three weeks... Still have the flu, hope this blog make sense.
Well, I had a pretty good 2012-- I took a lot of what wasn't working out of my life and made way for bigger, better and brighter things. This year at SFSU was extremely productive-- I have tons of new art from my classes which I'm very proud of. I have posted some of my favorites below.
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| Cranes- unfinished oil painting on canvas board from Painting Class |
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| Still life - 18x24 Oil on Canvas Board |
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| Unfinished Cloth Study (Classwork) Charcoal Drawing |
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| 2x3 foot Abstraction Assignment - Oil on Stretched Canvas |
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| "Recreation of Master Painting" Assignment 18x24 inches - Oil on Canvas Board This painting was recreated from a bad photocopy of a GORGEOUS Peter Paul Rubens painting titled "The Elevation of the Cross" |
As you can see, I got a lot of time to practice in very different mediums and styles. I can't wait for this upcoming semester! Hope to have slightly more time for the blog during this new semester...
Every year I resolve to spend more time exercising and getting healthy and every year I do a little bit more. 2012 blew every other year out of the water because I started running. With lots of patience and determination, I ran 130 miles just last year!!! I create these goals mostly for my heart health (being born with heart defects, I have had three open-heart surgeries). As usual this year starting late January/early February, I'll be donating $1 from every product sold (from my art websites) to the American Heart Association. If not for the AHA, I would not be here writing this blog! So the healthy exercise goals are a must. This year, I'm signing up for 5k and 10k races so I don't fall behind.
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Jasper resolved to be more obnoxious last year but instead he became more of a sweetheart and more annoying at the same time. He was forced into some play-dates in order to make some new friends. This is how I learned that cats can be the most stubborn of creatures. Below he is meeting my friend's cats, Panda and Denny (who are nearly twice his size).
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| From left to right: Jasper, Panda, Denny |
Above, Jasper is being a jerk and hoarding the other cats' food bowl. Denny is not happy about this and Panda is trying to mediate.
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| Jasper and Panda like to give each other kisses |
