Summer

Oh my goodness! I absolutly love this summer weather that we are getting. It's completely beautiful. All I wanna do is lay in the sun all day long. People, if you live in cold parts on the USA or other countries, you are missing out. This golden 70 and 80 degree weather is something I will NEVER get tired of. Everything feels so alive and fresh. It's complete serenity. You feel renewed when you walk outside. I have found myself sitting outside and writing all my feelings down and drawing pictures like a little kid. I LOVE IT! I wish I could do it all year round. But I will admit, I do LOVE fall more than any other season, so I can't complain. Fall and all the others are just beautiful.

What I've Been Up To...

I haven't been on here in a while and I apologies. I've just been so busy with graduating. I am college bound!  I've been doing a lot more artwork also. I will put some more up later. Anyways, I've been expanding my music interest to things like Marilyn Manson and Alice Cooper. I am finding out I am loving all the genres within rock music. I love old school rock from the 80's, punk bands from the 90's, metal, and horror punk rock. It's all so fasinating to me. There is so much offered out there!
    I am also doing a performance in the street in Grand Rapids this coming Thursday with a group I go to UICA with. I don't know exactly what it will be but it sure will be interesting.
    I have been working on a lot of scenery paintings so far this year. It's something I am good at and enjoy. I am hoping to get some practice in this summer regarding art practice for myself. I should be so lucky to...

Exploring Downtown Grand Rapids

I had so much fun last night exploring the artist lofts and apartments of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. I was with a group of students from UICA, and we were looking into living options downtown. It was so much fun! I got to meet starting artist and find out what their lives were like.
   I've always loved the city, and always wanted to live in an apartment downtown. I like the people, art, and music found there. It would be completely BA to move down there. Good thing is it's not super expensive. Especially the part of town I was in. It would be near my college, and I think it's a good idea to look into in the future for my career. The whole artist places was called "Avenue for the Arts." It was a great program. I'm thinking about it. I don't know if I am really good enough yet. I wanna become a tattoo artist. I think I would be good. I designed my own tattoo I have so I think I just might have a chance. It's a good field and they get paid not too bad. I never wanted a fancy job like a doctor. I just wanted to enjoy what I do for a living. I think that's the most important. I could minor in Fine Arts. Do some medical training in college and BANG: tattoo artist.

Isn't this pic trippy? I finally finished it today...took me 3 whole days to do it! UICA classes tonight, going to explore the art of the city of Grand Rapids! Should be interesting.
   Anyways I've been kinda sick lately, stomachs been upset and on top of that...still trying to get rid of a cold! Try a month with a cold! It's insane! You would think I would be over it by now.
     But readers, even though sometimes I feel like I am writing and throwing stuff out into the internet, I know you're there. Thank you! Okay, today I am trying to imagine myself on the beaches of California with the Beach Boys playing in the background. Crappy weather in Michigan, wondering if summer/spring will EVER come. Rain and low 50's temps. School is almost over for the year then it's COLLEGE! I'm so ready to get out of school! I'm having senior-idous and wanting to leave now and just get OUT of classes.
    Been listening to a lot of Testament's The Ritual album. Trying to figure out drum parts and shiz like that. Also learning lyrics. I love being able to sing to my favorite songs!
     I need art ideas!!!!! I am running out of things to paint! This one ^^^ is suppose to be Native American (ode' to my Native American background).

Art Work and the UICA

One of the few puzzle pieces I created. I am actually working on a Native American piece right now that is SO awesome! I am very excited for it. Once I am done I will surely put a picture up to show everyone. I've never been so excited about an art piece before. I am Native American so it's like an ode' to Native American's! Cherokee especially. This one ^^^ is kinda a random hippie piece of work. I don't like it as much as the stain-glassed rose piece. The other one took more time and looked more professional.
    Another UICA class tomorrow. I wonder if we will actually do some art soon! I got to meet some really awesome artist that put their work up there. (UICA =  Urban Institute of Conemperary Art). It's located in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. It's the perfect place for a starting artist like me to take classes and learn from the best.

Spring Day... I Hope

Dear readers, it's another normal beautiful sort of spring day in Michigan. I guess if you say 50 degrees and sunny is spring, then whatever. It's inspired me to spend more time outdoors. It brings out my inner-hippie that's been hiding all winter. I feel like putting on a Grateful Dead album and painting. I honestly feel like painting a million colors. They don't even have to make sense together. They can just go together. They can be beautiful. I hope that one day I can make such a beautiful painting that me myself doesn't HATE! Anyways, been listening to some SlipKnoT and W.A.S.P. a lot lately. It's cool man!

ART!

I am personally really excited to announce that I will be getting back into art! I have started a program this week that will help me open my mind up to the world around me and suck it all in. It's kinda like breathing in air. I will breathe out all the art and creativity that is inside me and offer the world something new and brillant! What do you think about that? I am going to find a way to post pictures of my art here on my blog. Idk if it will work or not.

My Art Project

Okay, so the whole idea I had for this aweosme art project was gluing a bunch of old records together to make a poster. Than I was going to paint them bright colors and paint other designs over them, like flowers and tattoo designs. I thought it was a perfect idea. Someone that lived near by me was sweet enough to donate all their  records to me. What do you think?

New Art Project?

ladies and gents, sit back and relax with your cold soda, probably throwing my thoughts out into the wind here. I've been sitting around at school all day with a knee that is KILLING me not able to do much walking. I guess sometimes life just decides to suck for you. Anyways, the weather has been really nice. Here is my idea: I have a million old records. What do you think about a new art project? Glue the records some-what together and paint on them my Ed Hardy like pictures I do? Make a GIANT poster of them. I guess that since I've been starting small it's time for a big project on my own.
  I've also been practicing the drums EVERY SINGLE DAY. I guess I would make a good metal drummer. I think I would and so does everyone else. So we'll see. I don't know. I need some feedback PLEASE!
-PJ \m/ \m/ keeping it metal