Low Carb Dinner and A Movie

First the dinner...

September 7th marked three years of me living a low carb lifestyle. It has served me well. It's the only diet that actually moved the scale for me. I started out with this book. It was the best decision I've ever made for my dietary health.

 

Now for the  movie...

I tried out my camcorder again for an art video. I learned a lot from the experience.

1. Definitely set the device to Time Lapse. Nobody's going to watch a 30  minute video. And apparently it can't be fast forwarded any faster than this in the editing software.

2. Listen to the entire song before adding it to your video. (Hello sneaky F Bomb)

3. Try not to focus so much on the camera so you can focus on making the art. Otherwise you'll completely forget what you're doing. (Yep, I have stage fright.)

Anyway, I apologize for the F Bomb at 25:12. The entire video is 27:28 minutes. You may want to take a potty break if you intend to watch the entire thing at once. I promise I will keep it shorter (like less than half) for future videos.

 

 

My August 2013 in Photos

August of 2013 is gone and September is here! I've continued to document my days in the form of photos, so here's my calendar and a little movie I created with the photos. I used iMovie from my Mac, which I haven't used in a while. I have some re-learning to do. I don't like how it cuts off the top and bottom of the photos. I'll get it all figured out eventually. For now, this will do. If you have any questions about the photos, just leave me a comment. ;-)

xxoo,

Ri

Random Moments Video

My mind has been a bit unorganized lately. It still is, actually, so I'm keeping this short. I made a video to practice with the iMovie iPhone app. It's a bunch of random moments from today strung together with a catchy tune added and some fading transitions in between. Also, there's a peek at my art table that REALLY needs to be cleaned. Don't judge me!

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What Does A Good Mail Day Look Like To An Artist?

Answer: This...



Thank you, Dick Blick! Look at all of that juicy, Golden goodness! Art supply shopping is my crack. I always enjoy seeing other artists' studios, work tables, and art supply choices, so I'm sharing for others who enjoy it, too.

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July Face Challenge: Complete!

Here she is! The girl that brings my personal challenge to create a face a day to an end!


She's painted on sheet music that I glued down to cardboard using gel medium. I do plan to complete this painting. The face, though, was the challenge. I wanted her to match the other photos, so I stopped before doing a background.

The above photo, as well as all of the other squared photos I've shared during this challenge, were taken with Hipstamatic or Hipstamatic's Oogl app. Both are made by the same people and results are the same.

The Calendar in the first image is from the Collect Photo App. It reminds you to get your photo for each day.


This photo is an unedited iPhone photo using the standard camera app. The Hipstamatic photos blow out some of the detail in the paintings, so once I got started sharing photos with that app I regretted it. I wanted to be consistent, though. Ya live, ya learn, right?!

I don't think I'll be doing any challenges in August, but I do plan to keep up this momentum of painting daily/most days.

Thanks for stopping by!

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2 More Girlies and 1 To Go

Yep, I've almost finished my July challenge! Just 1 more girlie to go! Yay! I'm kind of ready to move on to something else. Even if it's just a complete girlie on an actual painting.





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