a place in my heart for Syd Barrett and horny drawings

hello peeps!

Had a great evening of drawing last night,

and painting

and even watched a movie.

This is micron pen and watercolor on paper...

she is not impressed...

and he's just a little horned up... ;-)

(i love the quote.)

 (acrylic on canvas)
After a few little drawings, i decided to paint.

I have a soft spot in my heart for Syd Barrett

the founding member of the band, Pink Floyd.

It was 40 years ago this week

that they recorded "Dark Side of the Moon",

one of the best selling albums of all time.

I posted about Syd here

if you want to know a bit more about him.

I purposely used sick looking colors for his face.

After i added this green background, 

it just didn't feel done.

It didn't feel right to me.

It all looked too perfect.

Too unlike Syd.

So i added these pink paint drippings
and i liked it much more.

(i was gonna add purple and then remembered PINK FLOYD)... :-)

Sometimes, we get to a certain place with our art,

and we don't always dare to do certain things.

We should dare more.

What's the worst that can happen?

In the end,

it's not about whether someone else likes it or not.

It's about how you feel about that person,

that place,

that thing.

It's about your own perception.

Picasso used to say that he didn't paint the tree itself,

but rather, he painted how he saw the tree.

This is how I see Syd Barrett.

I love this portrait now

because I feel it is more representative of him.

And who knows? Maybe Syd would love it too.

xox

(a video of the song that Pink Floyd wrote for Syd Barrett)...

jam packed with goodness and awesomeness

hello people!

A bit of an unplanned mess in my little CREATE every day journal.

I was actually working on something else (illustrations for my book!)
and all of a sudden, i just got the urge to scribble.

Scribbling is fun! 
If you haven't done so in a while, give it a try!

It's quick, it's liberating, it's fun, it releases energy...

it's basically sex on paper. ;-)

I'm struggling a bit with the illustrations for the book.

I can't seem to get on paper

what i see in my head.

For now, i'm writing my stories...

and trusting that eventually, it'll all come together.

I tend to be more comfortable with acrylics,

so i think i may end up doing a few more sketches with acrylics.

i really don't like the look of this watercolor,

but i thought i'd post anyway.

Yes, sadly, the teeter totter story is true.
(giggle)...

And on another note...
here's a book i love, by an artist/writer that i love - Maira Kalman.

her stories are always so poignant
and often have me laughing out loud.

Who can't relate to having irritating relatives? ;-)

I love how she writes everything free hand too...
Makes it that much more personal, i think.

From this book, THE PRINCIPLES OF UNCERTAINTY.
( i even love the title)...

And who doesn't love a good deal on such a beautiful hardcover book?

The inside flap on the book...

And here's a little gem from someone else i love.

Andy Miller.

You can find his blog here.

He is an illustrator/artist/designer/writer

and he often reminds me of WHY i still love design

after almost 25 years...

Yes, sometimes, i need a reminder.

I want to share something interesting with all of you

about yesterday's post.

I sometimes check my stats, to see how many people have visited.

I love the idea that i can post something

and it can reach someone from across the world in seconds,

and I am always touched that so many of you take the time to comment.

Especially those of you who speak a different language than english.

(yes, you Roberto - big hugs...)

Yesterday's post got more visitors than any post i've ever written.

More visitors, but less comments. (interesting, isn't it?)

It totally surprised me

that almost 200 people read this post.

I'm not sure how it happened,

and it may be a fluke, but i was shocked.

There are bloggers out there who get a thousand visitors a day,

and i'm giddy because i got 200...

Go figure.

See how easy I am to please?!

Thank you all for allowing me some space

in your generous hearts.

xox