I went to a Walmart store and bought more art supplies. For this new art batch, I will experiment with wet mediums, acrylics, and watercolors. I also had to purchase more appropriate paper because my other papers are mostly for dry media. The pastel bars on the images are primarily for background coloring since they can be used longitudinally and cover a larger area. I'm planning to mix the mediums sometimes.
I had to reorder my desk and put away all my sculpting materials. As I mentioned before, I started to quickly run out of space. That's an inconvenience that is fixable only with more space. I outgrew my studio in a few days. It means my art ambitions are off the wall. Don't worry, I say to myself. I'm praying to The Almighty to grant me a new studio and more time to devote to art, and in exchange, I'm promising to also become of help and service to more people through my art. I will find ways to do that as well.
Right now, I'm setting up the camera to record overhead. The first test failed because the SD card had only 64 GB. Now, I have a 256 GB card and plan to start recording the process soon.
This new work combines 0.5 mechanical pencil, airbrushed markers and white conté crayon.
I just realized how easy it is to accumulate stuff, mess up everything, and overcrowd a space with finished sculpting work. Making sculptures calls for a much larger workshop, so life and God are telling me that one has to grow as an artist internally and externally. For now, I'm very grateful for the opportunity I had to start playing with clay, getting to know more techniques and possibilities, and increasing my artistic ambitions. My new studio is good, but sculpture requires extra space. As of today, I'm pausing sculpting and going back to drawing painting, and digital art. Once I am situated in a larger studio I will resume sculpting.
The chair just arrived, and now I have a calm space for coffee, thinking, reading, and social media scrolling. By the way, I opened Joel Osteen's podcast yesterday while driving back home. That guy keeps being accused of falsehoods and whatnot, but the truth is that he is way too advanced for us. He has mastered things we do know about but can barely use like he does. I'm 57 and supposedly very advanced spiritually, but at this point, I haven't achieved that level of success and communication mastery. So, the people who talk ill about Osteen, in my opinion, are just jealous. I don't see how the guy could be deceiving anyone. He has helped me a lot through the years to keep my faith, keep moving, and keep believing. I'm very thankful that one of Joel's books came to me once, many, many years ago and changed the way I approached my communication with the Almighty. It's very good to have Joel Osteen around.
As mentioned in the previous post, I wanted to create action figures inspired by the horror movie Alien. That movie had incredible tension and action, so I created a comic-style character representing a high-action scene. The soldier is missing a shoe, has an incomplete uniform, is still wearing a communication device, and has a big knife to be more silent. The dog tag is moving, too. I feel like I really nailed it.
I love sci-fi and horror movies, but I must accept that I'm also easily scared. After watching an intense horror movie, I would remain aware of the dark for days and perceive shadows and things moving in corners. I'm very susceptible. But I still love scary movies. One of my all-time favorites was Alien. I want to reflect on the intense actions of a character from movies like that. So this time, I will use sci-fi gizmos and weapons and things like that.
My wife suggested me doing the Alien monster itself, but I prefer not to touch other people's characters. I'll do my own originals. This one, as you see is running like hell and will have some cool gear plus crazy weapons.
I'm thinking about the next sculpture. I like to move quickly because I'm prone to getting bored and losing interest. If I keep producing swiftly, I'll remain busy and engaged.
My next sculpture has to be something I like, but I will also step away from my previous work because I'm afraid some NPCs out here will start labeling me as "political" or "ideological." I'm happy to be American and grateful to be here, but I won't go any further beyond this point as I have no interest in getting down the political rabbit hole.
I know times are troubling, so it's a good moment to clarify: I'm not a troublemaker, and I won't support radical ideas. I'm just a humble artist who does rideshare for a living. I have no interest in giving advice beyond simple little things like diet, some spirituality, art, and that kind of thing. Do not call me, and do not invite me to anything not business-related. The answer is no in anticipation of all other things.
This is a surprise ending. The creative energy that took over and guided my hand wanted me to do this sculpture. Wow! A beautiful, vibrant cowboy girl is holding my citizenship ceremony flag. So, this sculpture will be part of my personal collection forever, and I will keep my American flag for as long as I live.
Well, this was unexpected. I was working on my new sculpture, but the sculpture "asked" me to do some modifications. So, this female warrior wanted to give her a more modern, contemporary, realistic approach, so she turned into a cowgirl. Now, this is where I am at. Will update later.
Now I'm doing curvy chics. Lol. I can't deny that sci-fi and fantasy art is centered around beauty and voluptuous females, starting with legends like Frank Frazetta, Royo, and others known through magazines like Heavy Metal; That is how I know their work. I'm joining the club with my own version. It is still rough, but I'm making quick progress. During the next few days, I hope to add some cool details or maybe even change or add weapons like a ray gun or something else. I may also do a space helmet.
