Category: Commission

week 2 with a fuckton to do!

9/10/2013

well.
nearly a week into my own artist schedule and i'm overwhelmed but handling it like a fucking champ. i finished the crow triptych for todd (thanks, todd xo) and i'm working on the lil lady rikku portrait still.
i feel shaken by doubt, yet extremely determined.
i've learned a few things this week:

$100 portraits were a ridiculous (good?) idea and after these sets are done, i'm bumping the price up indefinitely. i thought i could whip these out without much care--but...it turns out... I CARE and caring is expensive.
if i don't get to paint first thing in the morning I have a hard time painting in the afternoon. I've let my self-made schedule vary this week--get up early to paint/sleep in and paint/work into the night. if i don't caffeinate, shit, and immediately paint (in that exact order), i'm hard pressed to give a crap after 4pm.
after 7 days straight of painting in ze art cave, a deep clean is necessary. i can be a bit of a slob.
being a working artist gives me heart burn <<stress>>
headphones, goggles, and a dust mask are things that make my face sweat while sanding and i hate them.
i'm making things that people will buy from me whether i know who or what now or not.
i own more clothes covered in paint than not covered in paint. seriously. i could dump out the contents of my drawers and toss that shit cuz... if it doesn't have paint on it, i won't wear it. apparently.
this blog helps me feel organized--even if nobody reads it.
i enjoy mackelmore. there. i said it.
some of the best things about working from home are (in no particular order): being with my dogs all day, overdosing on social media, not showering, not wearing a bra, singing as loud as i want, and going to bed before 9pm.
i'm pretty blessed.

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lessons as of late (09/04/13)

9/4/2013

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lessons as of late:

"Rikku"--early image on left, later "overworked" image on right. i just couldn't leave well enough alone.

don't go against your gut.
if something doesn't look right... it probably isn't.
just because you're almost done with something doesn't make it good.
don't be afraid to fuck up.
once you do fuck up, own it.
pale little girls with the skin the color of lighting... photographed at twilight are hard to fucking paint.
pay yourself better.

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week 2 with a fuckton to do!

lessons as of late (09/04/13)

lessons as of late:

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