Cleaning Up

I dislike myself greatly when I become neglectful of things that I really enjoy; playingmy harps, painting, writing and what not. Unfortunately you can really loose a sense of self when you are in college. Perhaps not to the point where you don't know who you are completely, but with all the work that has to be done there is little time to do the things that you enjoy the most.

I have been saying for a while that I would update this page, put more whales on it, find my old paintings so I could rescan them and get rid of the watermarks. Well, I have not been able to find all the paintings and drawings on here in hard copy to get rid of the watermarks, and I still apologize for that and will continue to look when I return home for the summer. I have, however, been working on some marine mammal paintings that I will be putting up here shortly. Infact, two of them are drying right now while I am working on this entry.

I have gone through my gallery and deleted some of my works. Most of them were the least popular of my drawings and ones that made little or no statement. That "Changing Druid" one is next on my list, but I have decided to leave it here because my WoW friends, like Polixeni, do enjoy it and tell me so during gameplay. I did take down a few of my weaker harp photos, some of my equines, and anime. I dont think I ever will, but I would love to turn this into a completly watercolor gallery. I have plans to paint some of my photos up here, such as the lorikeets and tide pools, then remove the photos, but as of yet I still dont have the time.

Some other changes that have happened were I officially closed down my Elfwood gallery. I can't believe it took me so long to do so. No one had commented on anything there in nearly a year and the restictions to have only fantasy related materials was a drag. What is fantasy anyways? In my eyes, it is not always a unicorn leaping through a field of flowers or a dragon hording a massive amount of gold. Fantasy is to me a place you can escape to that fills you with wonder, joy, and maybe the sublime. That place for me was full of marine mammals, but this explination did not fly with the judges of the other gallery and a lot of my work was excluded. Their loss, I suppose.

Anyways, I again apologize for the lack of commitment to this wonderful place during my schooling, but I am now back to add more pictures, take down old ones, and get more feedback from the wonderful viewing public so I may better myself and my art.

Blessed Be