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Some RL + Watercolours in Gaul
Friday, 9 May 2008 10:13 pmI don't seem to do anything else than to keep repeating that I'm not dead and haven't abandoned LJ or fandom... It's just that work is killing me, so to speak. The company hired me because they really, really, really needed someone to help them out, so I find myself doing hours and hours of (utterly uncompensated, haha) overtime. And if perchance I manage to get to the station in time for a comparatively early train, you can bet the stupid thing is delayed by at least a quarter of an hour! ( Read more... )
Anyway - during weekends I try to make the most of the time I have left after doing all the necessary things (like shopping for supplies and necessities) that I don't get the occasion to do on weekdays. Mostly I end up painting and drawing. I have done some War in Gaul. There are also two new Snape pictures in the works, and I am still attempting to adapt (and post in a few archives) my now-AU Snape-and-family-in-Germany epic. The beginning of the story takes some effort to put right; the middle is mostly fine; and the end requires some juggling too. But I am determined to get it done :). I have got to chapter two so far *g*. When I have a few more chapters and can promise a more or less steady posting rhythm, I will bringing them out.
Last weekend I had great fun messing around with my watercolours. I have rather come to adore them, even if the results don't always live up to my enthusiasm :P. It suddenly occurred to me that I have bought two Moleskine watercolour notebooks, but that I have been nervous about using them. It's always like that with me: I am addicted to notebooks, but somehow I have the idiotic notion that I shouldn't use them unless I am going to produce a masterpiece. But why on earth shouldn't I use them to doodle and experiment? *shakes head at self* At least it would mean I have my pictures (good and bad ones alike) together in bundles instead of on loose bits of paper that lie around or get lost and/or damaged. So I gathered my courage and started painting furiously. The six little pictures/portraits that resulted are of various quality and can be found below.
( Ambiorix's four sisters and best friend )
Anyway - during weekends I try to make the most of the time I have left after doing all the necessary things (like shopping for supplies and necessities) that I don't get the occasion to do on weekdays. Mostly I end up painting and drawing. I have done some War in Gaul. There are also two new Snape pictures in the works, and I am still attempting to adapt (and post in a few archives) my now-AU Snape-and-family-in-Germany epic. The beginning of the story takes some effort to put right; the middle is mostly fine; and the end requires some juggling too. But I am determined to get it done :). I have got to chapter two so far *g*. When I have a few more chapters and can promise a more or less steady posting rhythm, I will bringing them out.
Last weekend I had great fun messing around with my watercolours. I have rather come to adore them, even if the results don't always live up to my enthusiasm :P. It suddenly occurred to me that I have bought two Moleskine watercolour notebooks, but that I have been nervous about using them. It's always like that with me: I am addicted to notebooks, but somehow I have the idiotic notion that I shouldn't use them unless I am going to produce a masterpiece. But why on earth shouldn't I use them to doodle and experiment? *shakes head at self* At least it would mean I have my pictures (good and bad ones alike) together in bundles instead of on loose bits of paper that lie around or get lost and/or damaged. So I gathered my courage and started painting furiously. The six little pictures/portraits that resulted are of various quality and can be found below.
( Ambiorix's four sisters and best friend )
