deconstructing the box: May 2008 Archives

Will it never stop, I mean me, it seems that I can not seem to catch up with stuff and I am putting more on my plate all the time...

Not much of an exiting nature to report at this time, my little project has had some minor successes that are so minor that I feel that I should not even mention.  The only problem is that there has been little time to really "get it chugging along" and work in my sketch/journal book. 

I have several photos that I should and now that I think about it, will post now...

Enjoy!

Gords in NC

painted turtle sunbathing

Alright, the leg has lifted, weight been shifted forward and the foot placed back on the ground (the first step has been taken) in the Deconstruction of the Box.  I found a small sketch book that I bought last winter and not touched since and have now dedicated it to being my journal for this project.  It is small enough to carry around and I will usually have a small arsenal of pens, pencils, glue sticks and the like that I will be able to carry around with me if I so feel like it (just like the old days). 

On a smaller note too, this morning I passed on picking up a Pepsi at the corner store before catching the bus.  I usually do for a little morning eye opener, albeit I bet I break down at some point today and have one, damn you Pepsi for being my Achilles heel!  (that last part as sound as if John Stewart said it)  This is something I want to quite having to have on a daily basis.  I had kicked the habit for over a year but I picked up the habit again after I started my current job, and it has been getting worse and worse lately.  I don't need the empty calories (can't stand the taste of the diet products and don't trust there side effects either)

I am sure some of you (especially on LJ) have noticed that I have been writing a ton more then I had been in the recent past.  This has really primed me up for this endeavor and hopefully will continue to push me in positive directions.  I am also hoping that this will improve my somewhat lacking writing skills to at least an adequate level of writing.  I am not planning on writing the great American novel or anything but it would be nice to be a better writer. 

(please note that this was writen 2 days ago, just had time to post it)

I tend to be a very habitual being, this is something I do not like about my self and have tried to change at times which can be rather hard when the s.o. is also like that. The good think is, I am not quite to the point of being obsessive/compulsive, or am I?

I don't think I need to bore you with all the details but I will highlight some of the things I do on a regular basis. I like to take the same bus to work, and go on breaks at the same time and walk the same or nearly the same path (indoor when not nice and outside when it is nice). I have several lunch places that I obsess about, throughout the week but they come and go with me (after I get totally sick of one I find a new one to take its place). Happy hour is one of two places for the most part even though I like to try other places, I do like to hang out with the people I know well. There are a ton of other examples, however I do not think this is a problem that I alone possess, it is something most people do to one degree or another.

My point is that, I need to change some of these habits to more beneficial and productive ones. Why not try to take over the world! Ok, how about getting all that energy back into art works and focus on expanding my horizons? I think that is what I will have to challenge my self on and try to document the progress here in a weekly update. I know that this is going to be a multi-process endeavor that I will need to think about and plan carefully to become successful.

Ha, I could call it "deconstruction of the box", not a bad idea for a project and I could also create/start an art-journal (on real paper) to add a layer of complexity, not unlike books like "Drawing from the Right Side of the Brain" by Betty Edwards but different, something that I can use better. Now that I think about it, I might go back to that book as an inspiration to this project but tailor it to my own liking, since I find it can be a bit flowery for me...

***Note to self, think about big picture and think about baby steps also use Chuck Close's new paintings as example to this end***

More on above note as I develop thought...

Ok, my LJ friends are rolling their eyes at me since I have tried this before, however this is a good time for me to take a good fresh start at this...