I'm feeling alive :D
Whee! Yesterday I was in Tahoe again with Seri. We went to North Star this time. I had it easy because Seri drove the whole trip. Thank you, Seri. :) I have a few very sore spots from the falls I took though. No matter, it was worth it. I wonder how Seri's doing. She fell pretty hard on her butt. I can't wait until we go again in a week or so. So spoiled am I!
...And, I finally visited the Oakland Museum of California on Sunday, March 16, with Lyle. That's something that I've been meaning to do for a couple of years, but just didn't. I am so glad we went because not only did I get to see the California native plant/animal/habitat art show, I found out that the museum has specimens and dioramas of native animals and habitats. What luck to have a local place I can go that not only houses animal specimens but is not crowded, so I can draw in peace. The other thing that made me feel a little better was the quality of the artwork in the show. This may be arrogant of me, but I was only impressed by a handful of them, so I felt hopeful that I wasn't a lost cause. May be next year I can enter a work or two? Aside from my laziness, I had been intimidated in the past about entering my drawings. The works of my classmates at Santa Cruz and the other science illustrators are so high caliber compared to what I saw at the museum. Did I assume incorrectly that most of the artists represented were going to be professional science illustrators?
Anyway, off to bed now so I can wake up early enough to go there tomorrow. I wanted to go today, but they're closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
...And, I finally visited the Oakland Museum of California on Sunday, March 16, with Lyle. That's something that I've been meaning to do for a couple of years, but just didn't. I am so glad we went because not only did I get to see the California native plant/animal/habitat art show, I found out that the museum has specimens and dioramas of native animals and habitats. What luck to have a local place I can go that not only houses animal specimens but is not crowded, so I can draw in peace. The other thing that made me feel a little better was the quality of the artwork in the show. This may be arrogant of me, but I was only impressed by a handful of them, so I felt hopeful that I wasn't a lost cause. May be next year I can enter a work or two? Aside from my laziness, I had been intimidated in the past about entering my drawings. The works of my classmates at Santa Cruz and the other science illustrators are so high caliber compared to what I saw at the museum. Did I assume incorrectly that most of the artists represented were going to be professional science illustrators?
Anyway, off to bed now so I can wake up early enough to go there tomorrow. I wanted to go today, but they're closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.