Meltdown - Not so great

These are the best of a bad lot aI did at Meltdown last week.  It wasn't so great a session for me oh well.

I am listening to John Fowles "The Magus" on audiobooks and I saw the Hokusai exhibit at Lacma yesterday it was very inspirational.

working on some panels - page 2

Working on page 2 again.  Wouldn't it be great if I could have pages 1through 5 down by the end of July.

rough draft page 2

Screwing Around with Water Color - Last Day of Summer

For me it's the last day of summer.  I have been off for 2 months.  I think I did a lot.  But never enough.

Watercolor from my Imagination David Deyell's Class at Reyes Adobe.

I listened to Midnight's Children on CD as well as 2 books on emotions with the Dalai Lama.  I read Heart of Yoga, Seven Lessons of Chaos Theory, A book on Aging by Deepak Chopra,  An Introduction to Taoism by E. Wong, the Tao of Paoh, Stephen Mitchell's Tao te Ching and the Secret Teachings of Plants. 


Imagination Painting

  I saw two musicals: Scottsboro Boys and Fela with the cousin Lucretia.  I saw a few blockbuster movies including: Ironman 3, Man of Steel and Star Trek 2 with Lucretia and Tim.  I watched a bunch  of documentaries on Tibetan Buddhism and a series on the history of 20th century china.

Imagination painting David Deyell's class

I saw a psychiatrist to work on my depression.  Went to physical therapy for my shoulder.  I did ten sessions of water yoga. Went to a ten hour yoga workshop with Shiva Rea at Exhale. I did 42 hours of yin yoga teacher training with Paulie Zink.  As well as continuing my Moksha practice.  I had my first yoga private session with Matt.  I also had two shiatsu massages at Olympic Women's Spa.  I had my hair cut, colored and relaxed and even used my last groupon session for fake eyelashes. I considered getting a nose ring, I am still thinking about it.


Rose Garden at USC

 I started the Yoga Philosophy program at LMU and finished Yoga and the Mandala - Transforming Negative Emotions class as well as Sanskrit 1.  I continued taking classes with Andy Fish at Emerson College Extension in the Graphic Novel Program.

I hugged and I was hugged by Amma!

El Matador Beach

  I went back to Philly and saw my family and held and hosted a memorial service for my godmother Jean Ann Scott, may she rest in peace.  I love her very much.  In Phlly, I had lunch at Olive Garden with my Aunt Frances, Lois and Dee.  I went to bible study with Dee and Frances. I spent the day in New York with Bryce and even saw a friend from my youth, Susie Spodek.

I watched the NBA playoffs

Rose Garden USC

  I went up to Lone Pine and attended my 3rd Henry Fukuhara paint out with good friends Bernie and Mary Beth.

I listened to lots of records on my record player


Sketch at El Matador

  I had my 43rd Birthday.  I had a colonoscopy in which a pollup was removed.  I was diagnosed with rotator cuff problems, plantar fascitis and a very low heart beat of 45 beats a minute.  I also celebrated the 44th birthdays of my cousin Lucretia and my beloved husband Tim.


Sketch at El Matador

 And other things happen, some things I have forgotten and some things just too private to write on this blog.  But tomorrow back to the grind.

Page 4 - Some more work

I think this page is finally looking like how I want it to.

Uninstructed Figure Drawing - Doing a little a better

I feel like I am doing a little better with my figure drawing. 

This was the last 20 minute pose I think it was the most successful one

Chris Hero's workshop - a few weeks ago

Started figure drawing a few Tuesdays ago.  I haven't done it in a while.  I am definately out of practice.  I will go again for more third time

tomorrow.

 This model was incredibly long.  He teaches Ashtanga yoga. 

Watercolors around Lone Pine and Manzanar

I tried to paint a little different at Manzanar this year: bigger, bolder, more abstract.  I tried to have a high teachability index and do what I was taught at the demos.

This is a painting I did from a sketch at the Lone Pine Visitor center after a demo by David Deyell up at Reyes Adobe.

I did this at Reyes Adobe from a sketch at Lone Pine Visitor Center

I did this on location at Lone Pine Visitor Center

I did this at Lone Pine Visitor Center

I did this up at the Alabama Hills inspired by Chris Van Winkle's demo. I submitted it for critique.  I was advised to get more contrast between the blue mountain and the sky.

I did this in Bernie's Hotel room at the Dow Villa inspired by Al Setton's demo where I collected symbols to make a collage type painting.