And I'm unsure in any case
It's not under my control
They're taking aim for heart and soul"
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"This town's a judgmental place And I'm unsure in any case It's not under my control They're taking aim for heart and soul" Like a still life cat in the window with a never-sleeping Velazquez roaring from outside. <3 Scroll to 2.15 min to go to the best part.
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I've been taking lots of inspiring pictures from the Christmas parade - Cabalgata - and this is the 1st out of 3 posts.
There is something special about Spanish horses; their elegance and their temperament, the curve of their neck and the way their muscles play when they dance. You know I'm a very simple girl, raised in the deep forests. I've learnt to enjoy the fresh air and the calmness and the nothingness in my town. I've come to peace there. In Madrid I was always going somewhere, and I had this constant restlessness creeping in my body. But going back this time, it also got me thinking that dinner with friends, a little champagne and "jiji jaja" (laughter) from time to time doesn't automatically mean you are a shallow person. The only thing is that I don't want to get stuck in it or let it take to much of my attention because I want to build something too. In ten years I want to feel proud of what I've accomplished, or at least proud of the fact that I put effort into what I've believed in. So my philosophy is to work hard and be disciplined on a day-to-day basis regarding work and painting. And then I'll take mini-pauses to charge my batteries, enjoy friends and make place for new adventures. By coincidence this afternoon became like an small reunion with people from Ibiza and we started to make plans for the summer. It will be a treat after half a year of hard work and we had such a blast last time that I can't wait to go back <3 (Ten con Ten, Madrid)
Thank you Konstagenten! <3
Visit their page and get inspired by their articles, members and artwork. I'm back from my Madrid trip and now I have access to my computer and can share things with you again. With some of the most iconic monuments in the background; the Metropolis/Rolex building and Cybele's fountain. After 1,5 years I've finally cut and colored my hair at my favorite hair salon (the curls are the work of Pedro at Aires). I've picked up the drawing I won (I'll show you later), I've spent quality time with friends and ex work colleagues, eaten tortilla every day, and now I feel empty and full of life at the same time. Long time since I let myself have emotions like this. I've also stayed up all night without going to bed which means I almost lost my flight and had to go straight to the airport this morning - I just passed by the house to pick up the suit case. It also means I'm really tired and will go straight to bed now..
I've painted this for someone in Madrid, and you'll understand why in a couple of days (that person doesn't know anything about it yet).
The reason why I even thought about painting this is because the motive was right up my alley. It was a real treat to paint, just like the small detail of curly dark hair! And how the clothes shift from white and blue to violet and complete darkness. Painting is like writing poetry to me, but with color instead of words <3 Thoughts about the portrait and the techniqueI think this one is done. I could give her some thicker lips but I don't think she had injected that much fillers at that time. I have some other areas I'm not 100% about either, but this is not about making it picture perfect. I haven't blended the colors on purpose - e.g. you can see isolated dots of red, white, ochre, blue etc. I've worked with flat brushes and a small pointy brush, not size 0 but almost. The size of the whole painting is about A3. Thoughts about the messageThis character/scene is damn cool. The car breaks down in the middle of the desert and she fixes it by herself. Such a great example of not being a victim under the circumstances. Take control, fix your own problems, your own shit. (ok, wouldn't be able to fix a car myself but you get my point). I've been taught to be independent and I can take care of myself pretty well. That's a luxury (but it should be something unquestionable) women have in the western world <3
I've watched the free tutorials about Photoshop at Moderskeppet and I just wanted to say that I really recommend them. I don't have photoshop myself but I'm thinking about buying the license. Until now I've used free programs such as iPhoto and Inkscape when I've wanted to make some photo editing.
Anyways, some of the things you learn at the free tutorials are: * How to make photos look "milky" which is very popular nowadays. You do that by increasing the intensity and lowering the contrast. Not that difficult :) * How to edit a photo of an apartment for sale. Often the dark parts get so dark you cannot see the details in the apartment (in this case the black tile). There is a smart tool you can use to only lighten up the shadows and not the whole picture. See below! *How to make a photo black and white. One way is to lower the saturation level to the minimum. The downside with this method is that the photo might look flat. Another way is by converting the photo to grey scale. All the colors from the original photo get an own grey tone. This might not work for a portrait though, because the skin consists of different dots of orange/yellow/red and when you convert it to grey the skin might look damaged. |
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