Here we go again

Okay, so clearly I’m not very good at remembering to write in my blog when things get busy! Better late than never, I suppose.

This semester is shaping up to be pretty awesome. I have painting again, which obviously rocks my world, and I’m taking a printmaking course, which seems like it’s going to rock my world over as well! My art history course is interesting, even if the professor is absurdly pretentious (he has affected a British accent, even though he’s from Louisiana – ridiculous!). And then I have my geology lecture and lab, which I’m hoping will be interesting while also fulfilling that darn lab science requirement. Until now I’ve been able to avoid any classes with online quizzes and such, but alas! No more. Ugh.

My schedule feels kind of tilty – Tuesdays and Thursdays are packed, Wednesdays are moderately busy, and Mondays and Fridays I have one hour-long class at 9am. I’m determined to force myself to go, even though it’s early and short. I wish my studio classes were on different days, but what can you do?

I’m pretty thrilled about my first painting project. We have to do two panels, and I’m doing an abstraction of the image you see on your right. (I took it last week at the Congaree Swamp outside Columbia, SC – isn’t it gorgeous?) The panels are going to be arranged vertically, with a 2′ x 4′ horizontal panel above and a 3′ x 4′ horizontal panel below. The division is going to be along the white middle portion formed by the ice on the lake. It’s going to be a challenge, especially simplifying the tree shapes above and fading the branches into the sunlight  (not to mention the ridiculously subtle whites in the ice) but I’m psyched to get started. Hopefully I’ll get my canvases built this weekend so I can start painting next Tuesday!

And that, internet, is all I have to say. Happy conquering!