Tell me something good...

[Gyakuto]

I'm busy filling up sketchbooks again. I am in the grip of an obsession and therefore happy. The last time I was working at this rate was on my foundation year. Granted, I had a nervous breakdown at the end of it, but this time I have pills!

My other half is doing the same with her sketchbooks (watercolours). Every evening after work she spends her time painting. I only score her at 4/10 regardless of what she produces to ‘encourage’ her She’s thinking of doing a fine art degree when she retires

 

[Prince_Alarming]

My other half is doing the same with her sketchbooks (watercolours). Every evening after work she spends her time painting. I only score her at 4/10 regardless of what she produces to ‘encourage’ her She’s thinking of doing a fine art degree when she retires

oooooooh she should do it, it's great fun

 

[Prince_Alarming]

Be advised however that, these days, no matter how much money you throw at the institution you are likely to have to teach yourself, slowly and painfully, how to draw, so if she's already drawing that's a great start. Thank goodness my place was quite old fashioned like that so we spent hours in the life room.

 

[Gyakuto]

Yes, I don’t think she really knows what it entails!

 

[Prince_Alarming]

Yes, I don’t think she really knows what it entails!

Well then, she's in for a good time then. If you go in knowing very little about what contemporary studio practice and theory entails, it can be a genuinely transformative experience. If you go in pre-jaded looking for business skills and peer validation, you learn very little and annoy everybody. Best of luck to her. At some point she will have to encounter- and this is by far the worse side of the experience- Jacques Derrida and various other workshy French turds, but I hope she enjoys it.

 

[Gyakuto]

It was like a Spring day here in Devon! I was out doing some weeding and sweeping. False sense of security…

 

[Gyakuto]

Well then, she's in for a good time then. If you go in knowing very little about what contemporary studio practice and theory entails, it can be a genuinely transformative experience. If you go in pre-jaded looking for business skills and peer validation, you learn very little and annoy everybody. Best of luck to her. At some point she will have to encounter- and this is by far the worse side of the experience- Jacques Derrida and various other workshy French turds, but I hope she enjoys it.

She’ll do her research before she goes for it, but I don’t think she will. She wants to paint all day and have careful instruction and tips!

 

[Prince_Alarming]

She’ll do her research before she goes for it, but I don’t think she will. She wants to paint all day and have careful instruction and tips!

Good.

 

[Prince_Alarming]

If she reads Gombrich's story of art and Berger's ways of seeing before she goes, there's a good chance she'll pass her critical and contextual studies module

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

Took tomorrow off to go get shamed by fish and throw 20-30 bucks in the River. Wish me luck.

 

[Xue Sheng]

I'm going home soon.

 

[Prince_Alarming]

The new generation's music isn't bad, it's just that we're not cool enough to know about the good stuff any more

 

[Xue Sheng]

My sifu is back and I'm going back to the Wing Chon Kwon this week

 

[Badhabits]

The winter storm has had up trapped on our property for several days now. Today the roads finally cleared up enough to leave here. Thank goodness. I'm actually tired of kata and getting beat up by a five year old. Btw kata is a great way to keep warm when you're grilling outside in the snow.
Mrs Badhabits also got her new golden retriever puppy.
To pay the puppy tax here's a couple pics of her. She's adorable even when pooping.

 

[Badhabits]

Also snow and ice is rare here. My first experience training on icy slippery ground. It. Is. Awesome.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

The winter storm has had up trapped on our property for several days now. Today the roads finally cleared up enough to leave here. Thank goodness. I'm actually tired of kata and getting beat up by a five year old. Btw kata is a great way to keep warm when you're grilling outside in the snow.
Mrs Badhabits also got her new golden retriever puppy.
To pay the puppy tax here's a couple pics of her. She's adorable even when pooping.

Beautiful!

 

[Gyakuto]

I’m off to Athens on Monday for a week of culture, history and a lot of walking, no doubt. it’s my first holiday in over ten years and the weather looks good too!

 

[BrendanF]

My sifu is back and I'm going back to the Wing Chon Kwon this week

That IS super good XS - I haven't trained in WCK for nearly 20 years, but the years I spent learning it really inform everything MA I do. A really interesting system - and I think exploring (or a background in ) the 'big three' neijiaquan, particularly XYQ, makes for an interesting base of knowledge to work from. Godspeed!

 

[Dirty Dog]

The winter storm has had up trapped on our property for several days now. Today the roads finally cleared up enough to leave here. Thank goodness.

It's 24F and snowing hard here. I love it. I don't get snowed in, though, which probably makes a difference.

I'm actually tired of kata and getting beat up by a five year old. Btw kata is a great way to keep warm when you're grilling outside in the snow.
Mrs Badhabits also got her new golden retriever puppy.
To pay the puppy tax here's a couple pics of her. She's adorable even when pooping.

Here's a couple of ours, not pooping.

 

[Buka]

The winter storm has had up trapped on our property for several days now. Today the roads finally cleared up enough to leave here. Thank goodness. I'm actually tired of kata and getting beat up by a five year old. Btw kata is a great way to keep warm when you're grilling outside in the snow.
Mrs Badhabits also got her new golden retriever puppy.
To pay the puppy tax here's a couple pics of her. She's adorable even when pooping.

She’s a beauty!