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I spent my time this month working on some secret art that I can’t share yet. So not a lot to report, I did some little post-it note sketches based on haikus a friend and I were sharing.
I wanted to see if I could turn one into a more fleshed out acrylic painting, but I’m not that happy with the results. I’m resisting the urge to immediately paint over it. I used the yellow paint I recently painted our front door with and tried to match the grey of our feature wall. It was meant to be a load bearing painting that ties our eclectic living space together. I reckon I’ll have another crack with the same ideas but better execution.
I’ve developed the habit of saving up scraps of cardboard that could potentially be canvasses and this month I prepped all of them with the same burnt sienna textured splatter background, 16 in all. I’ve been doing little experiments with these, here’s a few of them:
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This month I’ve finally started my career as a registered nurse after a very rocky 4 years of study. It’s a time of big changes as I try and carve out a new schedule that ultimately has more freedom and financial stability. Both key ingredients for me to make my best art.
Slow month for movies, these are the best two I watched. I’ve been waiting so long for Maxxxine, I absolutely loved X and Pearl, the two predecessors. Ti West makes horror that balances references of the best that came before his time with kitsch and meta tropes. I think this is the first movie I’ve seen that Giancarlo Esposito was allowed to just have fun with his character. Alien is a rewatch, as I continue through the series in chronological order. Still not sure which is best Alien or Aliens.
Click image for a track. The new King Parrot music hits on the same reasons I got hooked on them in the first place over a decade ago now. Some tasty aussie grindcore with a hint of thrash and hardcore. Slatts gives an oscar worthy performance in the new music video.
Click image for a track. Corbin put out this one album ‘ Mourn’ that was one of the saddest things I’d ever heard, it was hypnotic, I used to listen to it a fair bit. He’s just dropped new music and the music videos are pretty wild, check them out but fair warning there are strong themes of hopelessness,
Click image for a track. I found Dead Poet Society on a Youtube Music radio based off my listening habits. I swear those things are getting smarter. Quiet often they just recycle stuff I’ve already listened to but every now and then there are some gems.
Books I’ve read this month include: