no more dvds!!!!!!!!!

after reflecting on a comment by aib peer last night i decided to ck out peer blogs. what i learned:
1) i am wordy (i process on paper & have always enjoyed writing)
2) that my wordiness/blog activity does not mean i am accomplishing more >>> just documenting my thoughts on program related activities. maybe helpful to me down the road, yet not an obvious gain on the current project. time will tell.
3) others have some pretty cool ideas going & some have only posted a few times. no surprises there...
4) that i need to write less & post images more. keep it simple
5) that there are a lot of photographers in this group.
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i watched "the great artists - disc 1 (of 5)

it was on giotto & davinci.

new to me: stated that leonardo barley competed 20 works of art in his lifetime. so i am guessing the rest were drawings/studies? i find that hard to believe. they did not qualify it with def or criteria.

decided to NOT ck out anymore dvds from netfliks/blockbuster UNLESS it is an unknow artist (to me). so far it has been review >>> which oporates under the assumption that it had been years since i have had any exposure to academically studying art history. this is far from the case >>>> so i will put my energies where they are needed most for the remainder of the semester. may watch one IF it pertains specifically to my work or my writings.

do not mind/dislike watching, just aint new to me.

borders:

went to the bookstore to llok at books & art magasines. had seen all the art ones before. tried to find books recommended by aib group peer to no avail (vitamin d, p).

shifting: think i will stop looking at the past >>> i'm good, & will focus on pop culture, current art, the "now" & fig where i fit into it >>> or where it dates me.

something like that?

sick of paint & digital at the moment. think i will spend a few hours playing with clay or wax to clear my head & have some fun. that or some cheesy/humorous cartoons/illustrations. need to laugh & it is amazing how play at this stuff is theraputic. newest has been using kincade images as my starting point. they are only seen by offspring or art collaborative buddies & are never sold >>> no legal issues >>> just good clean (abiet aggressive/disrespectful fun)

cheaper than therapy :)


got audio book from the library to listen to while creating art:

"the sweet potato queen's 1st big-ass novel" - jill conner browne. know nothing about it or the author, yet the heart-warming title was too good to pass up. i am weary from reading/watching/hearing/& trying to think great/cleaver/pointed thoughts. this week is lighten up & just "flow." i can jump back into academia grindstone later in the week.