Need to make a news post. I've had the same one for months. SO!
Art Stuff:
-I've been doing a lot of pencil work lately. I feel as though I need to do something digital and colorful, and I have a bunch of ideas, but I just never feel like I have time. Pencil is so much more accessible and I can do it almost anywhere.
-I don't feel like I'm improving enough. I've gotten better at some things, but I just don't feel like I'm moving forward fast enough.
-Might gain access to a new scanner soon! I'm so fucking excited!
-Wanted to go to a school for visual art, and from what I've seen I could have gotten in, but I couldn't make the audition date. I'm going to that school for music (violin) instead. I feel like this is kind of pivotal in the direction of my life, and it makes me kind of sad. It was the one time I could have taken a step towards doing art for a living and I had support for it, and circumstance blew it all up.
Music Stuff:
-Going to a school for music now. Viva la Violin.
-I saw Paramore and Tegan and Sara live. Both were pretty fucking awesome. I don't go to many concerts, but that might start changing soon.
-Started listening to Animal Collective. Never got the appeal until recently. Some of their stuff is a bit difficult to get into, but damn, they're pretty cool.
-I discovered the second piece of the broken Unicorns (the first, Alden Penner, now singing for the band Clues), and it was both amazing and disappointing. This wonder band is called The Islands, and their first album, Return to the Sea, was incredible. It felt like The Unicorns' second album, sans Penner. Sadly, the second and third albums were terrible. It's such a shame that Nick Thorburn once had a sort of musical genius and a damned interesting voice, and now he's no good. I really hope he takes a step back in the direction of what he was for The Unicorns.
-Arcade Fire released a great new album. That's a very big deal to me.
-Check out Parachute Musical. Simply perfect.
Video Game Stuff:
-LITTLEBIGPLANET2LITTLEBIGPLANET2LITTL EBIGPLANET2
The first was the best game released since LOZ: Wind Waker. I fucking cannot wait.
-Persona 3 Portable is pretty great.
-Heavy Rain is a video game experience I think every fan of story in games should try. Wow. It has the most enthralling and involving story in gaming.
-Mario Galaxy 2 rocks. I will get every star (not counting green ones). I swear it.
Don't have much new digital art to post, so have my most recent one. The character belongs to Jeeshwa.
Lintire
It's a shame that they didn't let you reschedule the audition or something - I'm sure you would have made a great artist, and I can see you improving as I look through all your stuff, so I wouldn't worry about not improving fast enough.
I'm getting pushed to do something academical myself, so I sympathize with your dilemma. At least you enjoy playing the violin, right?
As for Super Mario Galaxy 2, beat you to it :3
Have a good one, Lux.
Luxembourg
The auditions were already rescheduled because I moved to Florida way too late for the regular auditions. They wouldn't allow a reschedule ontop of a reschedule. Sucks that you're being pushed away from art, too.
Yes, I do love playing the violin, but I don't enjoy it quite as much as I do drawing; partially because it's competitive and difficult. But I don't mind going to the school for it.
You, too, Lint.