Author: Kieryn Darkwater

My first “Introduction to Oil Painting” class starts tonight, and I’m really excited (though nervous about driving since it’s been wet for the last three days). Yesterday Alex and I ventured into this amazing art store in Portland, which has everything imaginable. I would have liked to say longer but it was dark, and wet,…

This morning I was thinking of things that I really really want to do (with Alex and by *myself),or be able to do someday, even though they won’t really happen now. <introspective mood> – Go dancing (either something fancy or just a random dance party) – Explore Europe (England, France, Italy?) – Walk on the…

Is probably the most complex, intricate, beautiful, and unique thing ever created. In more conservative circles, things as simple as drawing the human body in it’s natural form is frowned upon at best and often times is accompanied by a connotation of perversion.  But why? The human body is beautiful, why should we not try…

Last week was an overload – on Monday I was depressed, Tuesday I was stressed, Wednesday I got my first ever pink slip from the police (who explained my inspection sticker was expired and I explained I had no idea and was looking at -apparently- the wrong number), Friday we found out that everything inspection-related…

In which I do my own rendition of the tiny picture. By default it won’t be anywhere close to the original.

I was talking to my art teacher the other day, because we decided to paint a landscape using a picture from a book…and I absolutely *suck* at drawing what I’m looking at exactly like it’s supposed to…I can’t copy right to save my life. And as she looked over at my adaptation of the image…

I usually make a point of not posting things like this…because I spent the bulk of my blogging career dedicated to political and social commentary. I spent all of high-school studying Constitutional Law, American History, and politics. In short, I burned out, realized my own life took up enough energy to deal with and faded…