01/23/06 11:06 - 32ºF - ID#33814

Sheep dog, standing in the rain

I say the right things but act the wrong way
I like it right here but I cannot stay
I watch the TV; forget what I'm told
Well, I am too young, and they are too old
Oh, man, can't you see I'm nervous, so please
Pretend to be nice, so I can be mean
I miss the last bus, we take the next train
I try but you see, it's hard to explain

So today I had drawing class at 8:10 this morning! That is uber-difficult for someone like me who has NEVER been a morning person, but the class went well nonetheless. My teacher is painting the retirement portrait for Masiello and is mostly a painter by trade and I think that's cool. He mentioned that he has had exhibitions in the past and has more coming up in the future and I think that's cool. Maybe I can gain some tutelage from this fellow and he can give me some direction as to what it is I need to do to have a proper exhibition. He seems alright, he's a younger guy and name dropped "The Pink" so I can't imagine he's some hard ass.

Me and my dad made a 3'x3' canvas today and I can't WAIT to get started working on that one. I promise no more Clemente'-esque portraits, but rather something a bit more surreal, so look out for that in the coming week.

I'm seriously broke at present time and it seems that everyone wants to hang out with me this week (blah). I need to buy more art supplies for my class and pay my phone bill and a few other things I'm sure. I really want AND need that job at the Co-op and I'm praying that I get it. It's so close to school and everywhere else I frequent so that would be ideal.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

01/22/06 10:36 - 32ºF - ID#33813

Welcome to crackerbox palace!

So this weekend was sort of sedate for me, but there's much to be said about sedation. On friday i was at off the wall and I had a few drinks with friends and that was fun. On saturday i was at spot w/ another friend and that was cool. There was no place to sit so instead in went for a walk and saw all the great buildings around Elmwood and Delaware and that was fun. Good conversation was had. Later on we had dinner. This morning I went for another job interview and that went superlatively in my opinion, so hopefully I'll hear something back soon. And right now I'm just jotting down art ideas and dl'ing some music. So i mean it when I say it was sedate. Hope everyone else's weekend was good.

Ciao!

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Location: Buffalo, NY

01/20/06 06:50 - 45ºF - ID#33812

Reinventing yourself cruelly 101

This is the newest painting I've done. It's called "Fabbish Face" and I think I'm going to send it to the Impact Gallery for a show they're doing. It's acrylic and water color with pastel on 2'x4' canvas.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

01/20/06 02:30 - 49ºF - ID#33811

Miles and miles of Englsih garden!

More photographs of Montreal!

A sexy and pretty city by all accounts!

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Location: Buffalo, NY

01/19/06 12:04 - 28ºF - ID#33810

First impressions of earth.

Okay, so looks like I finally got some of the pix from my trip to montreal! I hope you enjoy them! It was such a rad trip, believe me!

Me and a friend brushing up on our french.

At a trendy little cafe'.

Smoking a cigarette and taking it all in.

Looking a bit like George Harrison, in my own opinion.

Wearing a parka, because that's what gorgeous men do.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

01/18/06 06:19 - 31ºF - ID#33809

I hate myself for hating them

These are the newest paintings I've done. The first is obviously called "Attention" whereas the second is called "Pencil Neck". The latter is the largest painting I've done thus far, and it's 2'x4'. I hope you enjoy them!

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Location: Buffalo, NY

01/15/06 11:30 - 12ºF - ID#33808

Modern Girls and Old Fashioned Men...

Hello! I was in Montreal from Thursday to Sunday and I must say, it is a very beautiful city and makes you feel differently. It reminded me a lot of NYC, but it was much more my pace, as I'm just a little country mouse. What can I say? the language is beautiful, the women are beautiful, the architecture is beautiful, and it's totally worth the hellish car ride, though I am thinking about a plane ride for next trip. What else? Haha. Took to smoking cigarettes while i was there, drinking a lot of beer, and strong coffee. I figure I was on holiday, so vices can rule. Made it into a strip club and was reading a French Phrase book the whole time (uber cool, i Know). Hit on some Quebec girls (no use. No bullshit tolerance from them). Really made a go of it I think. I look forward to more travelling, even further away. I'm sure I'll look back on this excursion fondly for some time to come.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

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01/11/06 06:55 - 41ºF - ID#33807

Because I was raised on Garfield...

So I was a little bored today and I decided to start my own comic strip. It's pretty offensive sometimes but it's very adolescent humor I think we've all enjoyed at one time or another. Let me know what you think. They're called "Father and Son".

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Location: Buffalo, NY

01/11/06 12:47 - 35ºF - ID#33806

Hey waitress, what are you waiting for?

More paintings:
This one's called "Fish and Stars in sea of green and yellow". Pretty stupid title, but it fits.

This one is called "The Singing Dog, w/ Archie Comics". Again, stupid title. I'll work on them.

Lemme know what you think!

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Location: Buffalo, NY

01/09/06 12:48 - 38ºF - ID#33805

Drowning in a sea of love

So I just scanned some of these pix into my comp because I love the Beatles, especially circa 1965 and I just think they are the bees knees, so well, there's that!