LindseyAyres

Well, I feel like I have been to Candy Island and back, and my teeth are a painin'! My mom had her youth group come over tonight and they learned how to make about 7 different kinds of candy, and of course left plenty laying about.  With most of my 7 brothers moved out of the house by now, that means the task of getting rid of the sweets has landed on me.  So.... candy burglars are definately welcome tonight!  And, does anyone have K'nuckles' phone number? This talk of candy reminds me that I'm working on a book cover for my illustration class- not a totally random connection there, no. I really wanted to illustrate a Roald Dahl book as I've

So, I spilled odorless mineral spirits all over myself in figure painting today, and I can still smell the remnants on my jacket sleeve... so much for odorless, but at least it's covering up the college student funk I most likely have going on right now ;) Also, today I joined INK, my college's design club. It actually took a tiny bit of courage for me to show up, but I'm sure glad I did. It will be great to network with other art students and people already in the arts industry, participate in extra critiques, contests, and art events and just get involved at my school.  Since we're a commuter school, it's a kind of harder to form a tight k

Hi! First journal entry ever! I'm still trying to figure what a llama is... Thanks (I think) to those of you who gift one to me...  So far, I'm loving what I see in this great little place (so many amazing artists and creative folk, hooray!) and am very excited to be a part of it. Most of my work posted so far is a little old (pre-Elementary Education degree), but I'll add more as it comes about. So, this week for my figure painting head study I chose to paint a pic of one of favorite old timey artists, the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Feeling inspired, I had some dinner at a local Mexican restaurant, and as I was leaving I saw a young woman