Monday, September 29, 2008

aniwaes..

aniwaes i was hoping you can view my blog in Internet explorer clearly..sorry if there is any problems..giv me any feedbacks at skool..okies..???luv u pple out there..adios..!!

xoxoxoxo..

hey..it has been two weeks since i had blog...the pressure i got during tis fasting month is so the displeasure..omgomg..but seem hari raya is near and no freds..i am surely tat i can make it 4 eye..but it rather look lyk im going 2 fail mtl..maths science..and DEFINITELY fail maths..tis thing has been in my thoughts 4 a long2 tym..even my cousin say im 2 WEAK in MATHS!!!..walao..they think they so clever horh..lol..at least all of my cousins are in express..now wat am i thinking is my eng and ml paper 2..el seem easy..but ml was super-the-difficult..did'nt even study..lol..but i did some stupid ONLINE revisions..yet i feel tat tis tym i had slack to much and im really STRESS...ayah say LET BYGONES BE BYGONES..lol..tat is so harsh..i mean not tat harsh..u noe??
c'mon pple hari raya is during the eye period..it is a good thing rather than psle..but theres no difference saying which is which..u get it..???aniwaes..tis update was suppose 2 be a fxcking good complain on the eye..can't they juz hav CAs???..omg..need 2 go n study then2 ask 'teachers' any questions..go for group studies..yet no difference in me..its lyk duh..does'nt aniwan knows freedom..at least a 5 hour freedom per day is good enough not lyk u need 2 stay at home during examinations 2 jus study unwillingly 4 exams..im forwarding tis msg and will say my life is rather the same as a pig living in a fxckingly smelly sty...ok thinks tats all..

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Flower Series has begun! Experimenting with Blackwrap




Lora Meyer brought a roll of blackwrap, which is like thick tin foil nonreflective matt-black, on her recent visit from New York,to see what we could do with it. She has created several art projects with it, using it 3-dimensionally with copper. I decided to create a surface with it, as a begining point to a painting.
I was inspired by the colors of beach glass for this lily.

Reverse Painting on Glass, New Experiements




Here are the first results of a new technique I'm trying, reverse painting on glass. This was done in the 19th C and it is commonly seen on old mirrors and clocks. In reading about Gabriel Munter, Kandinsky and other German Expressionists, they collected reverse painting on glass, done as folk art. Gabriel adapted this idea to her own artwork and created some beautiful pieces.

Not knowing how to do this technique, I have been experimenting and learning as I go. The work is viewed from the other side; what you paint, comes out reverse to how you paint it. Oil paint sticks nicely to the glass and there is something rather similar to monoprinting, just like preparing the plate with oil based inks. I have mostly used brushes and rags, but I can see there are many possibilities. I'm now trying to understand light over dark and dark over light and how that all works. I have been letting layers dry before painting the next sequence, this can create some exciting color combinations. Information about transparent vs. opaques pigments is important to this technique. I'm working on a large painting now and will post it up when it is finished. I'd love to hear from any other glass painters, what works for you?

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

The Evolution of a Painting, 3 Times at the Lighthouse





3 different end of summer days out at Cattle Point lighthouse, the very southern most tip of San Juan Island. Since you are standing on a cliff looking up at the lighthouse, there is no room to get back from this angle. Here are three different version, a small 8" x 10",the last one posted was the first one painted. Liking the composition potential, I thought I'd try it again as a bigger format, the second one. 12" x 16" is the second version. The final, a 24" x 24" was started out on location with a sienna underpainting. Though the lighthouse seem deceptively simple, I found it to be complex, especially with the changing light. It is not often possible to paint out there due to too much wind. I felt lucky to get in 3 sessions before the weather turns.

Monday, September 22, 2008

lives wasted..

hey..2dae during sci lessons..everyone i mean the whole class was so silent as a very2 disgusting

yet touching vid were played..it was so the disgusting and touching..alex did not wan 2 watch

it..look at the baby..

not even enough weeks they were aborted..these pple hu dare 2 go against will of god is very lyk

the 'devil'..wat dey noe is they r not prepared 2 become parents..yet the lives of this oncoming

human-beings are being killed jus bcoz of 'unreadiness'..lol..i think its not even funny..

tis is serious matter..i does not mean tat u r not ready 2 bcome a parent n u hav 2 take up tis

choice..omg..where r their 'otak'..such humans mus be strghtaway banish to hell..n make tis pple

suffer..as how they made an unborn live 2 face death..

herhh..can't continue..as wat i say tis pple r 'kurang-ajar'..

i dun think tis is a laughing matter..

'is the world going 2 end?'..

Saturday, September 20, 2008

BEAUTIFUL September










Lora and Jeff Meyer arrived from NYC to the most beautiful week of the year. We loaded up our paints, Jeff got a fishing license.... coffee in the morning with the seals, wine at night with the full moon. It was a perfect week with great people to share it with. Lora, Linda and I met that the Arts Student League while drawing with George Cannata. A total treat to share from one island to another.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

e-learning day

hello peeps..
morning2 woke up jus for some on9 works to be done..did
eng-attempted
maths-attempted
ml-attempted
history-attempted
geo-attempted
sci-not attempted
i dunno why i cannot du the sci quiz..i did wat mr ng ask to du..yet the quiz not there..maybe i need to wait till 1145am..walao so long..den i du wat..???
nvm den..

Friday, September 12, 2008

skool..skool..skool..

hey..2dae skool nothing good happen..during art lesson got EYE thingy..do on foolscap..where art got lyk dis one..???dunno wat ms heng is thinking..
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during mt period..ms farhana came watch movie till 1026hrs..then shamila ask to assemble at canteen..walao..yet watch movie..still felt tired..cannot thn fasting lerh..den eng we did literature again..at first i thought todae no lit ..??? nvr keep promises..suppose 2 du eng du lit..at the end of the period alex read a story-with dialogs..he sounded funny..!!!i mean not the funny larhh..but jus weird..
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after music got cdp..mrs ong tok bout integrity..kenny look so stressed..heehee..he actually sux..alwaes disturb me den say "amirul..i will tackle u till you die.."he funny or wat..he going 2 be mad in 10 years tym..stay in woodbridge..lols..
alex:no offence..jus jokin on ur voice..
kenny:he surely dun blog larh...

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

my fav gummy bears..!!!

watch my fav vid on youtube..better stop my blog song if u want 2 hear my vid sound..



Monday, September 8, 2008

hei..

hey..updated after almost 1 week..fasting..feels lyk got no energy 2 typ..aniwaes todae 1st dae of term 4..expecting to get good results for EYE..mus study much harder..surely i will fail my maths the 3rd tym..science???i'll try to make it an outstanding one..malay..dunno wat 2 sei..complete failure..from bad 2 worst..slack 2 much..
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todae felt a brand new serenade in the surrounding..den kenny in class tok kok..lyk he always do..during d&t mr toh gav a 'surprise' test on materials..quite easy..to which hu brought their txtbks..dhurga was lyk irritating during the test..no book too bad lorr..
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3rd period go to the nv kitchen..n help HE pupils clean n eat..sad part im fasting ,syaliza's fasting and nuris..dun wan 2 talk about it..shaun..greedy enough 2 kill a cow..flush him 2 the toilet bowl den he know..
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nothing to continue

Sunday, September 7, 2008

September Workshop, Day 1



Today we were lucky to visit Deidre's new house in San Juan Valley. We talked about plein air painting, how to approach finding a subject by drawing several thumbnail sketches. Everyone looked around and quickly found numerous possibilities. Some people concentrated on mixing colors, some shook the rust off their painting skills, and others painted for the first time. This was a group with a high level of skill, and everyone took right to plein air painting. We did some color mixing and discovered that in September, the greens of nature have a lot of orange in them. Here's my small demo talking about color mixing, using a mother color, with slight degrees of color variations. Many tried a palette knife for the first time. Thank you Deidre for sharing your new home with us!

September Day 2 at Jensen's, Let the Painting Begin!








Let the painting begin! Sharon created fantastic paintings today inspired by the Fauvist and the German Expressionists. Cloud developed good paint texture on her old buildings, and Sharon from Olympia did a wonderful expressive painting capturing the feeling of the old and new at the shipyard. In the photo is the start of Sharon's painting with black gesso, some glaze and the beginning of opaques.

Down to the Docks, September Workshop Day 2








Jensen's Shipyard is a great place to paint. Everyone stepped up to the challenge of painting FAUVE today, pushing colors farther than what you normally see. Lea worked in pastel, Maureen used acrylics, and everyone else used oils. I teach a method of painting plein air oils where we start with black gesso, glaze our painting with an under color, then work with opaques to create our paintings. All worked beautifully with this technique. I am especially happy for our 11 year old artists, Sophie and Fiona.

Monday, September 1, 2008

8-(

2dae..,,
the first day of fasting..29 more daes..,,
cannot bear the first 2 hrs of fast..woke up at 4.45am..,,
eat till break of dawn..rice n egg onlie..i lyk..then watch tv..,,
den wen 2 bed again n woke up at 11am..ibu kecoh2..,,
at 2.20pm..i got my own ATM CARD..!!!!!
ayah purposely made me one to make mii be independent..,,
but he will hold on it till i'm 17..,,so long liiaao..
but still I LYK..,,
den go withdraw $200..n i touch the money lyk i nvr touch it b4..,,
ibu den rampas the money..n use it 2 buy 4 her kueh2 ingredients..,,
after dat wen home at 4.45pm..,,
watch tv..,,
tok2 family crap..,,
adeq mira taq puasa..,,
can't bear 2 see she eat..,,
both adeqqs tempt me 2 eat..,,
den become angry wth dem..but later ok..already..,,
b4 go home take bubur masjid..,,
still cannot bear the heat n smell of the food..,,
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buka tym!!!..,,
my fav part..order kfc..,,
at 7.09pm..makan already..,,
ayah n ibu's face look so sick while wating..,,
now okay already..,,
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jus need 2 wait 4 tmrw again..,,