MuSic to fuEL CrEaTiviTy

• Tuesday Mish-Mash

  Just a few unrelated things to show you today.  This is the girl I drew during my lunch hour.  I was stuck without a car, so I made the best of the rainy afternoon and had a creative lunch break at my desk.  I like the way her lips turned out…my girls tend to look

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• Owl City

  This is an image I've had in my head for awhile and I'm pretty happy with my first attempt at getting it on paper.  Have you heard of Owl City?  I started to say it's a music group, but really it's the musical project of a one-man-band, Adam Young.  He does a song called Fireflies

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• Once

  Have you seen this movie?  It's such a quiet (unassuming) film.  It really snuck up on me.  I wanted to mention it here because it definitely falls into the category of all things creative and inspiring.  The first scene in which you see the main characters (played by Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova) sing/play together

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• Bjork inspired = extra long post

  Hmmm….ok, I’m trying to finish a piece I’ve been working on for – no kidding – 3 YEARS.  I know.  I call her "bird girl" and really she started out as a self-portrait of sorts.  I keep thinking I need to paint her, but I really like the plain white.  I may just coat her

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• Swirly Sky

  Here’s the drawing I was working on last night.  I was going to color the whole thing (and may still) but I really like how it came out with just the night sky.  I painted the sky with acrylics & photographed it while it was still wet to give a little sparkle.  Kinda neat. I’m

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