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I feel boring as he'll lately. I came down with the flu immediately after class on Friday and just slept through the next couple of days. Apart from that though, I just feel less interesting than I used to. It seems like I'm either working and not really feeling satisfied from it, or drinking. Alcohol used to be in service to fun times and memories and things, now its just masking over shitty nights in 15 west. I can't really think of a reason for it though. I had thought that maybe there were different people contributing different things last year, but that doesn't ring for me. Half the time I wanted to be somewhere else with that group anyway. Just because theres a lot of people doesn't mean your having a good time. The other night at london's we had a party and that was lukewarm as well. I think I'm just on a down swing. I'll piss about meeting some new people and just end up looking in a bar. I probaby just give off shitty signals. Cept most of the people I want to meet give them off too haha. Yeah, Blade's final class sucked. He was laying into the illustration/painting thing pretty thick. Lots of little scoffs and comments, so a lot of the last class was just " get me the fuck outta here" . We were all pretty pissed, but I ran into Art getting some food and he said they were heading off to steal everything that wasn't nailed to the ground. I'd have loved to have been in on that but I felt like shit. We need to hit up another building or something. I think that and a pitcher at luis at 5 in the morning would do me good.
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I've got my final winteresession class today, in a few hours. I just got back from studio a little while ago; i was up with keith and art discussing technical metal while painting. Art has a may being flayed, with his body reconstructing itself into a golem/warrior type of deal. I think. I like art, and it sort of sucks that we hadnt touched off at all before this year. But everything he's done so far as been illustrating this world that hes constructed and i really, really wouldnt want to live there. The only happiness ive seen is in the grim satisfaction that in sacrificing yourself your doing something, to someone, somewhere. tired. nice giger vibe though. I had to laugh the other day, our sketchbooks are exactly the same. which is interesting, i think. Our sketches are so similar but hte paintings are so different. I'm still keyed up saturated colors, but in a way that still seems sort of dark and murky. He and keith on the other hand are straight up umber washes. Its been interesting working with them though. I remember for a time that i thought keith was the most talented painter i know. And the kid is still unstoppable, but i guess i see things differently. I think its that hes had a thing going for a while, and so has been able to hone it. whereas ive sort of gone back and forth with things a bit. Not that i havnt been pigheadedly pursuing the same style, but there have been fits and starts. I guess i should start looking for a job. shit. Maybe the story hat thing next semester will pan out. i dunno. There is always anzovin as well, but there are other options id like to pursue first. This post has no narrative thread whatsoever. I was going to say something about how, while im here, its completely normal to drink whiskey at 4:30 in the morning. But that holds true in mass as well. I think ive insulated myself rather well.
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Been posting these on the steampunk groups. Might as well have there here also. 
Salud
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The first new painting in the fantasy portfolio. The idea is to come up with 6 or 7 paintings by the end of the summer that I can submit to Wizards of the Coast, as well as the comic companies for cover consideration. I think if I work things correctly I can kill two birds with one stone. So wizards casting spells against steampunk golems, dynamically ;-) More soon. I took all of my reference pics for the next painting that I think i'm going to throw up on the steampunk communities. They've been good to me so far, s'time to give something back.
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Steampunk has a flavor. Let me show you it - http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mods/multim
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The steampunk magazine illustrations are apparently going to be featured in wired. nice. Lots of fun stuff on the site, by tonight prolly. people and robots and whatnot, though one happens to be a piece of rob schrab fanart. First time thats ever happened. Also something I sent out in the hopes of landing a matte painting job. It would be on the side when im not doing the texture work for Anzovin, but good eats, them matte paintings. Sending out some illustrations to Dungeon, s'a d&d mag i ran into at work. So ends this bullet point journal entry. im tired. also- the astroboy tattoos are all healed up. think im going to try to link up the gears now.
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steampunk pinpups, comic covers and me jumping around in a crow mask. check it out. Colinforan.com Cheers
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Had another website update; a Moby Dick book cover. Next up is The Hobbit, so if you have any ideas, let me know. No grassy lawns for this boy. Remember also that there is a comic section up now as well, and thats just fun for everyone. Colin
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Took me a while longer than I hoped. New sections, and a few of the comic pages, finally. colinforan.com Best, Colin
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Yeah, im still alive. Everything ive been writing lately i didnt really want to post though, so im going to have to decide on a purpose for livejournal if not for that. Finals. eh. |
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I've got to see about getting myself an internship in the next few months. Ive been talking it over with jean blackburn, and the wheels have moved to the point that we've set up another meeting. beh. The chances seem pretty low that i'll actually get into any kind of concept studio, and i'd just assume stay away from Walmart logos or something, but one takes what one can. I had my first bit of luck with Webadviser yesterday and got into one of the wintersession classes i was going for; webdesign. So colinforan.com should hopefully be picking itself up within the next few months. I feel like i've really let the site slide, and it's certainly not from any lack of work. People - School - I haven't been going to watercolors much lately. Blind teachers; really now. at a fucking art college. We try not to let her out of the house too much.
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Today was kind of a strange one. I helped Aidan clean out her apartment in the morning. It marked the first time in my life ive been on my hands and knees in front of a toilet without donating to it in some way ;-) The rest of the day was a little strange, though. I started working on one of the abandoned ruskie building landscapes, and im actually starting to get into it a bit. But i really just didnt want anything to do with anyone today. I sort of went through the motions of calling around and stuff, but i just decided that i'd go with the bare minimum and go across the street to the fashion studio for a little while. I was able to work in the gender illustration assignment though, and thats actually turning out pretty sharp. ill finish that up tomorrow at work, and kill off my liberal arts nonsense as well. Grace and I had a pretty uncomfortable conversation in the studio though, and now im feeling sort of odd. We just sort of talked about our tendency towards negative behavior. Not the obvious things, but just subtle character quirks that'll probably end up fucking us over in the long run. I flared up at her, though, and apologized for it. I guess im touchier about certain things being spoken blatantly than i had though. But i need to understand that whats personal to me, another person really couldnt give a shit about. which has its ups and downs, i suppose. I just feel that whether shes choosing to acknowledge it or not, she has a few ideas rolling around that could do some serious damage if they were ever realized. she knows that very plainly, but thats part of the attraction, i guess. I know it is for me. I just need to take a walk with danielle at the college, or drive to the rock query with greg. I feel like any negative impulses i have were sort of supressed at home. Maybe its because you want to preserve how innocent everything is. But even though i had a lot of the same problems at home, its as though coming back to providence accelerated and changed things. I really appreciate the friends ive made here, and i dont know where i'd be without them. but its a different atmosphere. its laughing because you feel like it, not because you think you should. Jesus, i didnt even realize it was saturday until i heard people screaming outside my window. Work tomorrow sleepsleep
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guys...im in trouble. Colin Foran (AIM) Seriously guys. I have no idea what to do about this. |
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