Random Vacation

Howdy howdy. So I don't think I said anything about it last time, but I'm in Florida now! Well, just visiting my grandma, I'm leaving in like an hour for the airport. I spent the last 3 or 4 days here primarily to go to my aunt and uncle's 50th wedding anniversary. I would've posted pictures but I wasn't really feeling up to it. I was exhausted and I was around a bunch of family who I've never seen before, most were of course quite old, but it was nice all the same. It's kinda fun seeing family since they're all from the Caribbean on my dad's side.

Anywho besides that, I've still been drawing every day, started a new sketchbook too. In my Life Drawing class last week, we actually had to make a portfolio filled with all of our homework and our best classwork assignments, then we had to publicly critique everyone individually (which was kinda scary). But I was really surprised that I got such positive feedback! My teacher and my classmates all gave me really nice feedback, which was pleasant because some students were not afraid to be honest, so some feedback for others was.....harsh, but for mine it was very positive. They told me what worked and what didn't and the advanced students really flattered me, saying my work was very confident for someone in the beginner's class. I dunno, it was just nice.

In Drawing I we started shading. I screwed up because I didn't have a graphite stick, but my teacher said she liked it either way. I'm also able to "sight" better now and get accurate perspective without the aid of tools anymore.....and I use "better" loosely, because I was reallyyyy bad at it before. And of course my shading was shooty-ish because I missed that lesson. But I'll practice over Spring Break, which, for me, officially started today!

My parents basically told me that I can go to Calarts, but I need to fill out my fafsa and see if I can't get some aid. The summer program is $6000 after all...geez. But I can't wait 'till I go!

Anyway, photo dump time:

Some of my grandma's house

That's her in the back. She's awesome and Jamacian. Her house also smells amazing all the time for some reason. (Those flowers aren't real so it's not them haha)

From my new sketchbook. And old character of mine, "Button".

Ginyu force. I fudged it up. But I like how Recoome turned out. He's my favorite. Idk why.

Faces from imagination

Life Drawings

More life drawings.

Super blurry, sorry.

Actually...wtf, I didn't realize how poorly cropped these pictures are.

This is why I'm not a photographer.

Geez.

People in class.

People on plane.

So yeah, that's what I've been up to. I'd re-take the pictures but I have to get ready to leave like.......now. haha. Also most of these pages are unfinished. But oh well, I'll take clearer ones next time.

Laterz