For those in the know this is the playlist of all my videos for the week.
Hola Galeras,
I have been busy making this week. The 30 day painting is almost done. I don’t know that I will do more of these. I genuinely like to work faster than this. It felt like a longer of love. I truly enjoyed the experience.
I also did a side painting.
Feels so good. I’m not sure what to do with this one. It should be something at some point. Maybe a print?
Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you.
So my locks when down get me a lot of attention.
People of color normally smile or even sometimes dap me up. It’s a conversation starter. “Yo cuz, how long you been growing them out?” I normally say the year in started , “ since 08”. I made a lot of life long friends just because we both got long locks. Some are Rasta and some just enjoy the freedom from the “right was” to cut your hair. That being said this morning at the Bodega, I saw a man stocking the shelves singing with head phones on some Bob Marley and the Wailers. He didn’t notice me at first as I reached for a bag of chips and some water but when he did his face lit up. We didn’t know each other but his joy became my joy. We greeted each other.
He said “sup King”? I said “limen. “ we then went on our ways. It was nice and honestly needed to start the day.
Where I’m from they believe in truely greeting someone. I hated it as a child because I wanted to be alone more. I might hate it now a little too but I still do it. I honestly know how much better the day is with it. I might never see that guy again but I will remember him for some time.
The week starts big. Huge even. The thing I imagine is that the week is going to go well. Mochi is feeling better. She is not in perfect health, but neither am I. We are the same that way.
The art is coming along. I like the way the details are coming. I’m used to banging these out fast, so this is hard for me.
I’m trying a new tool in my art box. I want to include you in the discussion.
I’ve been an artist for a very long time. I want to help newer artists with questions. When I was younger I always wanted help with the little steps so I want to be that guy now.
I feel like a lot of help was given out that day. We are starting an irl group called the Sletchbook club. It’s fun to just sit around with artists and shoot the shit, and draw.
Naturally there has been push back. It feels so easy to say “but this”, when you are starting out. I had every reason at one point on why I didn’t have an art book out. It came down to fear of failure and cost. You have to let go and make art. See if it feels good and roll with it.
When I was young, I wanted to be a vampire and then a video fighter character. As you can imagine, I’m retired now from both.
Every moment feels big looking back from this week. Mochi got better and sicker and better, maybe. I listened to my voices and started painting the snake woman. Tom got jealous of Mochi’s new food, so we gave him a little snack, and he is addicted now to liver worse. I have kept up with being positive forcefully, and yes, it is hard.
I have so much to paint on this one, but I’m planning on making it for the whole month of April.
I keep playing with the idea of playing Hollow Knight, but hard games ruin my calm. I don’t want that feeling.
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