Present Joys

• In figure drawing: made lots of continuous line drawings of Kelly.
• Held several highly successful design team meetings and collaborated to produce good work.
• Developed a roll of black and white film and made some prints.
• Broke my tiny french press, which was already crazy-glued and on its last leg.
• Did a “lab” in my science class and felt nostalgia for the public school I was never in.
• Developed more photos in the darkroom all by myself.
• Worked as a portrait model for Arthur Wang’s portrait drawing class and got to sit in on his excellent lectures.
• Got a 100% on my first homework assignment for my ad class.
• KNIT SOCKS without looking while I modeled.

Thomas Eakins. John Biglin in a Single Scull, ca. 1873. 49.2 x 63.2 cm.

I’m researching watercolorists for a project, and I came across this amazing piece from Thomas “Gross-Clinic-guy” Eakins. This guy’s watercolor technique is incredible. And very unique, I think.

And all ye men of tender heart,
Forgiving others, take your part,
O sing ye! Alleluia!
Ye who long pain and sorrow bear,
Praise God and on Him cast your care!

All creatures of our God and King, which, by the way, was recorded masterfully by Fernando Ortega.

The way for a person to develop a style is (a) to know exactly what he wants to say, and (b) to be sure he is saying exactly that. The reader, we must remember, does not start by knowing what we mean. If our words are ambiguous, our meaning will escape him. I sometimes think that writing is like driving sheep down a road. If there is any gate open to the left or the right the reader will most certainly go into it.

CS Lewis on writing