So, two parts to this post, sorry if the first part is boring :)
This is mainly an interesting occurrence I want to make a minor record of. On Friday I went to lunch, with the intention of eating quickly and quietly and then running over to speak with Joe before his class began. I happened to sit down near an older fellow in a suit with a fancy Ringling folder who engaged me in conversation. His name is Jack Harrison and he is a trustee of the college. He asked me if there was anything I felt was unsafe about the school. I joked a little about the neighborhood and brought up the lack of a sidewalk down Bradenton, but then I thought about it. He asked if the security's presence was strong, I told him it was, they're always helpful if I need to send someone home from the Cove at 2 am. Even still, with the school's expansion, I said it might be good to have another guy. He asked me, if I could add to the staff it would be a security officer? I said probably yes, or else a maintenance worker. They have a lot of trouble keeping everything in working condition and I don't think they've hired on a new person since the construction started. One day the water in the bathroom sink wouldn't shut off. It just poured full-blast down the drain all day. I put in a report but it just took them time, not really a safety issue though.
We talked about mental health and the availability of help. No problems really, I told him I had seen people with trouble get help with through the available resources with great success. He asked about RAs and what I felt their purpose is in the dorm. I told him about our RA and how he's busy a lot and not usually available in an emergency but that if there is a feud starting he is a very good mediator. He seemed to accept that and I brought up physical health. I cannot tell you how often I have watched someone here get sick and wait, often a long while, to be sure that whatever is the matter with them is serious enough to warrant going to the hospital or making an appointment with Dr. Weinburg. I made a point of letting Mr. Harrison know that I am very fond of Dr. Weinburg, but getting over there is not convenient. It's enough of a hassle that people will wait and go to class with miserable potentially contagious diseases for a week while they wait in hope that it will go away. He agreed that that was a problem and asked if there were a nurse who visited or something would that be helpful. I said yes, because people will take emergencies to the hospital and have access to something easy for minor problems so they don't wait forever. He is going to advocate for a nurse for us, and I am pleased.
Then we have figure, class was going well, I did some good gestures:
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And then we went on break, returned, and I could not draw shit. I drew the same drawing for an hour and then Eli and I traded because I had erased my fifth attempt. THIS IS NOT MY DRAWING!
Eli
http://myownversionof.blogspot.com/ did this amazing piece in less than 20-minutes, and he used my crazy lime pastel and I was really happy and stole it... Again,
NOT MINE, ELI'S! Check his stuff out, he's amazing.
Love and coffee,
~Anne
A sketch
The complete piece. I used my glass bead gel on this piece, it is the first time I have played with it, I like it, but it was hard to paint on top of.
Version with speech-bubbles
Version with Twilight Zone in Black and white, also with Speech-bubbles
I intend to add speech boxes digitally and probably add some grain to the Twilight Zone portion of the piece. We'll see, I have till Wednesday to tweak it.
And the whole thing together:
Gotta throw some clear gesso and a first layer of color on this lady and then I can sleep! The serious painting comes tomorrow, wish me luck!
Open acrylics, Isometric projection of my dorm room with figures. That's Joe on the bed and me standing there, but the figures aren't very good.
Open Acrylics, This is the new building that they built across the road from us.
Oil Paint, Didn't get a chance to finish this one, it's oil so I plan to work on it at home so it's not wet for the plane. McGinn put a green light on the model, it was... difficult.
Gouache and watercolor, This time we had two models and the idea was to take the models and turn them into Adam and Eve. I made the plants very large, 'cause... well, why not? ^_^
Had to break the piece in two for printing. I printed the other pencil drawing and rendered, once I finish the pencils for the other side I will be placing them together on the board, and painting them with acrylics.
First one was for figure. I used a photo of Rupert Murdock and had to give him a different facial expression.
Next we have a portrait of Allie, for Painting it looks sort of like I combined her and Casey into one person though...
To those unfamiliar with the characters here: On the right are the three main characters from "Fringe", which is held up as special because it is a sci-fi show aimed at general audiences. The piece is meant to show that that's not so original. On the left are the narrator from The Twilight Zone (the real version, not the newer one) and Agents Mulder and Scully from the X-Files. Both of which were watched by more than just Sci-fi people ^_^
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Eli http://myownversionof.blogspot.com/ did this amazing piece in less than 20-minutes, and he used my crazy lime pastel and I was really happy and stole it... Again, NOT MINE, ELI'S! Check his stuff out, he's amazing.
My big problem was that I was very rushed adding labels to the other products in the line so they don't work especially well. I also forgot to put a barcode and "Tissues" on my box. But all told it was decent and I got a B+ on it, so I'm pretty happy. 
