"Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck -- but, most of all, endurance." -James Baldwin (1924 - 1987)

Art Related News...
I must apoligize for my lack of journal updates for whomever reads these, as of late I have been buisy and hard at work with school and AP Art class. With only 7 weeks of school left before the walk down the graduation carpet, ITS CRUNCH TIME!!! :busy: Some of you have already noticed that I have submited a new completed piece and the sketch work for another art piece that has now been finnished. I originaly planed to color it in paints but got discuriged and decided to finnish the rest in watered down inks. My next big work, "Cyber Conformity" will be the last Cyberpunk/Sci-Fi related piece of the school year. The rest of my work for the next 7 weeks will be mainly animal Skeleton illistrations and attempts at human and animal portriates. Cyberpunk cant be my only interest!!! My Sci-Fi Portfolio of all the work that I have done for the year will possibly be put up during the summer when I can get a job, make some money and scan the pieces at Kinko's. Thats 12 total art pieces along with 12 non Sci-Fi related work. My Art teacher expects the best quality work at the end of the year and she doesnt look very kindly at those who have incredible talent but fail to try thier best. Thankfuly she is proud of this years class and is surprised at how far all of her 3/4 year students have improved. Hopefuly the Collage art professers that will be looking over my own work will have simular opinions...
Also, chech this out --->>> [link] <<<--- I am surprized some thing of my terrible quality from Sophmore year was put on on display! --->>> [link] <<<--- I gave this to a girl I liked a month after I drew it. Been on her binder ever since!

Other...
After months of isloation within this cave I was finnaly invited to a friends birthday party. (I always seem to get invited to birthday parties in the spring...) I hate to say it, but it ended up being a total Geek-Out Nerd Fest of almost every social outcast steriotype thats popular in in this area!!! There were Emo's/Gothics, Die Hard Pokemon/Yu-Gi-Oh fans, Anime Fans, Gamers, Artists, and a few Rabid Anime Fan-girls. (There is a big difference between Anime-Fans and Rabid Anime Fans, its all about the "Content" ) And to my own surprise I ran into an old friend that I havent seen in over 2 years. She left high school for home schooling because she wasnt doing well in a such a chaotic social environment. Since then we have been keeping contact over DA. ( Here she is!!! --->>> [link] <<<--- After 2 years she hasnt changed much but for some stupid reason I didnt recognize her and ended up with an Akward meeting that left me feeling that I had done some thing extreemly stupid afterwords. I was glad that I got to see her again, its always sad to see such a unique personality leave...
The overall party was great, there was good food, and a soda bar. There was a guitar hero challange and a Super Smash Bro's BRAWL tournament all on a huge projection screen. So sad that I didnt get to see Samus in her blue skin tight jumpsuit or Solid Snake fight. There was a few oddly funny momments were my friend who I havent seen in 2 years was playing as "King Dedede" (who is a penguin!) and she was useing a rocket launcher. LOL A penguin with a rocket launcher!!! There was another odd momment were Star Fox's tank got stuck in a small cave! Later on there was peniata, and a few hours a socializeing and "Art/Story/Character/Manga" talk with the adults. The party was ended with a movie (movie was "Balls Of Fury") Strangely, people were surprized to see me relaxed for the first time in the months that they have known me. It was a great party. Sad that I always have to return to my cave after every few hours of enjoying the company of friends...



ART STATUS

GIFT SKETCH WORK
1. 0% complete, Ivy for :IconShiroiKai: (Begining sketch page, with eye studies as a start)
2. 0% complete, Hitsu for :IconDemyx: (Technicaly Gift-Art)
3. 0% complete, Hettah/Emberg for :Iconremotelyxpainful:
4. 25% complete, Xeno-Ribbontail for :IconRibbonTail: (Technicaly Gift-Art)
5. 0% complete, Steam-Punk Samurai Knight for :IconZeoX: (Technicaly Gift-Art)
6. 0% complete, Ax Aspheth (Technicaly Gift-Art) (For a good real life freind of mine)
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SCHOOL WORK
--->>> (100% Finnished) Starship Troopers Fan Art (Inks, shades, water inks, background and details all finnished) *wew*
--->>> (0% Finnished) Cyber Conformity (Planing Sketch finnished)
--->>> (0% Finnished) Grandmother Portriate
--->>> (0% Finnished) Sister Portriate
--->>> (0% Finnished) Wilderbeast Skull
--->>> (0% Finnished) Owl Skull
--->>> (0% Finnished) Diamand (aka: Mazik) Domestic Animal Portriate

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