The rose is really the most beautiful and complicated flower to draw. Going to keep up the practice and using YouTube faithfully for art lessons and techniques. These are for you!
Daisy Girl
I had a request for a picture with daisy flowers from my girlfriend.
Time to Get Outrageous
Definition in Webster Dictionary for Outrageous
1
a : exceeding the limits of what is usual
b : not conventional or matter-of-fact : FANTASTIC
2
: VIOLENT, UNRESTRAINED
3
a : going beyond all standards of what is right or decent
b : deficient in propriety or good taste
Hmmm…let’s ponder that for a moment. Outrageous.
All humans must fit into a few of these vocabulary definitions once in a lifetime. Do you? Do you exceed, restrain and go beyond right and decent?
Xyz…yes I can conclude indeed. Of course there is a gradient and severity. Life is so much fun if you can get to the point of switching to the “yes I can” morality. Saying “I am outrageous” might scare your friends or perhaps switch to friends that a bit on a going beyond of what your everyday life is like.
So my conclusion is this:
Daily mental diets physically writing down your “ten goals at the moment” and make a schedule.
Reviewing your current unhappiness and why.
Viewing a set of people that look like they are having fun and know each other well.
We live “x” amount of time and there is plenty of time to get things done before the whole soul lifts up situation.
Take care and comment if you agree or disagree. Tah tah for now.
Cheery Cherry Day
Excited to do new projects…today I did a bit of a study on cherries. I did most of my abstract images while listening to the “movie soundtrack” station on my Play Station. I just enjoy no words really. Makes me draw out emotion by listening—plus no ads to bug me. Take care and hope you like my addiction to drawing new things! Tah tah.
Abstract End O’ February
Look Hard with your Brain
Gosh my desk is a plethora of items.
“I know it is a big clutter but I know where everything is!”
- Big scientific calculator that I forgot what the top buttons are for
- A very good quality computer camera (only did the skype thing twice)
- Last but not least is a stuffed monkey with a t-shirt says I heart my geek
OH no I am a cheater when it comes to my straight up math skills or how I used to calculate findings while studying 5 years of Biology labs (why oh why on the metric system America of the United States). The honest truth here:
I didn’t pass the math test for college and they made me take my entire high school chunk in one quarter. Weep weep. I skipped other classes for my Advanced Placement scores but that damn math, mostly geometry and algebra shiznit.
God I LOVE to talk but only to certain people at certain times. I did genes for high maintenance behavior on the neck up which can sometimes stops my mood for a real chat exchange. I prefer to write or to giggle my butt off with my girlfriends or my sis in the whole face to face thang.
It’s just a label that my man is a computer nerd and I find intelligence to be a significant trait in him. He is also a bit shy and an introvert. Almost nine years and he hasn’t changed a bit. He studied like some impossible bachelor and master degrees in Physics. Now chu chu is almost done with an AA degree in Computer Science-Network Security and working at a help desk IT man on the weekends.
“I am not afraid to admit things that are true in my brain. Responding to my love or hate subjects is up to you”.
Lace-like Butterflys
Blah, blah and blah. “Why a lame butterfly girl?”
“Get out of my head you beautiful creatures. I must create them.”
As a motivated artist, I sometimes think of ideas in the weirdest places, my most wonderful ideas occur right before I lay down for my daily nap time. I have a strong urge to start an art project done before I forget it.
In some ways, it is like an attic that is there with all the tools and I can turn on the light to play with them. I’m getting to notice that taking drawing lessons and plowing through art books is paying off.
My college education did teach me art theory and I was assigned to very challenging assignments. The problem then and still have now is that I never had a formal instruction period. Like throw me in the freakin’ cold water and try to swim ashore. People in my classes did break down in tears because they couldn’t or wouldn’t like constructive criticism.
Grading art is so freakin’ weird and it took me years to try to change to make the instructor and other students happy. Reaching my “attic” moments, I had insomnia and would do most art work in the beautiful silence of the 3:00 a.m. wake session. To tell you the truth, I like being alone and not to show other people my art work. The judgment makes me tremble thinking about it.
Here is a butterfly I drew in about an hour. My aunt wanted me to color it so I made three copies for her to enjoy. Replying with a comment would make me smile.
Take care and oceans of love.
Just Half a Girl
Just fooling around with an idea that a fellow blogger drew…pretty or not? My very first drawing of my face. Needs work but was fun either way!
Mad Mad Monday Abstract Beast
Sunday Abstract Explosion
Kick Down the Lights, Camera, Action Baby
Stand here. Look and speak to the camera. Pronounce your words. Explain your artwork to the audience. Hmmmmm.
Looks like Heather D. did the impossible dream. Yep. TV baby. TV.
There is a fundraiser event on the local news that is going to take place for the next two weeks. Creative 360, a local gallery and school for artists, was looking for someone to present their work and explain why the classes helped them in the series of “Express Yourself Art Shop” lessons. Being the art nerd I am, I was able to collect all my art work from my 2-dimentual and Acrylics classes. In addition, I brought my own personal collection of work I have done in the past three months or so.
For fun, I took a few pics of all the art projects I have been working on. Actually there are piles but I know where everything is (not a hoarder, please don’t label as the such). I selected about 20 or so to show the director. Little did I know that they were going to put these art sketches on the wall behind us. I thought I was just bringing them to just show the director my type of work.
Pretty much went picture by picture of what the image is and what my theory was behind it. That is the fun point in my brain. Most try to guess what my art means, but when I spit out my “truth”, they look at me like I am crazy. Oh well. I’m crazy.
The interview was only like 15-20 minutes long. I was able to introduce myself and talk about how the classes were challenging and awarding at the same time.
Stars in my eyes. Hmmm. Maybe someone in Midland will stop me in the street and want my autograph. Now that would be EPIC.
Naked Lady Head Logo & More
Does this woman with no hair scare you? Hmmm…I just did my logo right by her naked head to scare you and show interest at the same time.
See I am an elite-ess Graphic Designer and I feel like I can almost use any visual image for my use. Whooo-ha ha ha! If I end up in prison, I promise to have a secret blog society with letters to my sister. Thanks sis! Keep all that on the down low yo. Send me some watermelon gum and a sketch pad if you do see me behind bars. I am sure those would be considered as “luxury” items but what is a locked up girl supposed to do?
I formally apologize for my blog behavior. Getting in a more “blog” girl mood again. Just did the view of the o’ resume and calculated that I have been an artist for almost 15 years!! My rebirth is almost hitting the year and a half mark. Just recently, I had a two day turnaround on five art projects for fundraisers. With that tight of a two deadlines, my instant like burst in my brain took me to another level. One I learned about on a Monday that it was needed by Wednesday (I volunteered also to do two pieces??!! Crack attack for real!). The other three art projects I did totally know about the deadline and procrastinated real bad. In the middle of church, I started to draw two of them out (sorry) that went along with the pastor’s message.
The name of my three pieces is Vanilla Popsicle, Bubble Love and Eyesite. I will post them now and feel free to comment if you love or hate it. Constructive, not a fork to the eye ball, criticism would be welcomed.
Well I must hug you tight and say “Tah Tah” until we see each other again.
Pianopalooza Donation Art Projects
Thank you Heather Deogracia for creating two beautiful art pieces to donate to the Disability Network of Mid-Michigan Pianopalooza on Creative 360’s behalf. January 31, 2014
Look Ma I Can Draw
Online Drawing Lessons 2013 Exercises
2013 Almone Sketch Images
I Promised I Wouldn’t Cry
Marking this day with a big huge golden foiled stars!! Messages in my spam folder were actually my first comments from two people that liked my blog site. mmmmmm…feels like floating on puffy white clouds when I was on laughing gas a few weeks ago. Maybe if I share the comments, I must push forward and keep my blogs perky and original.
Letter Comment Number 1
I have been surfing online more than three hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours. It�s pretty worth enough for me. In my opinion, if all site owners and bloggers made good content as you did, the web will be a lot more useful than ever before. I couldn�t resist commenting.
*Your comment almost made me cry…weep weep.
Thank you oh so much for commenting back about my “interesting” articles and “good” content as useful. I just started this blog in September and wasn’t sure if my sense of humor or artistic mind would interest anyone until today Jan. 23,2014 when I read your response/commenting. From the bottom of my pink heart, I appreciate the compliments and now have the confidence to keep doing my blog. Can you at all share things about you at all? Just general background would make me smile…like a big smile. Take care and know I thought about you tonight as I continue my blogging lifestyle.
Tah tah for now.
Heather Deogracia
Blogs are whatever we make them. Defining ‘blog’ is a fool’s errand.
Michael Conniff
Comment Number 2
I love your blog.. very nice colors & theme. Did you make this website yourself or did you hire someone to do it for you? Plz answer back as I�m looking to create my own blog and would like to find out where u got this from. thank you
Good evening to you…I just got your message because my blog slammed you into the spam folder..wah wah…computer error. I started my website free at WordPress.com and then paid $18 for my name to be the website. I didn’t hire anyone but I do have a 10 year experience as a graphic designer so I sorta cheated on the already designed template they gave me. Free blogging is sooooooooo much fun and this site made it simple. Keep in touch and let me know how it goes for you. Tag you are it if you start a new blog! I want to see what you come up with! Take care and a big Thank You for commenting back. Also, please feel free to write back if you have any further problems o.k.
Tah tah for now and hopefully I was helpful.
Heather Deogracia
Blogs are whatever we make them. Defining ‘blog’ is a fool’s errand.
Michael Conniff
Dogs Make Me Smile Inside and Out
Here is a pic like ten years ago with my shih tzu dog named Buster.
New Resolutions for 2014
What was the single best thing that happened this past year?
Displaying my art in a gallery
What was the single most challenging thing that happened?
Choosing to spend free time being more productive
What was an unexpected joy this past year?
Joining a church that loves me
What was an unexpected obstacle?
I did not know that writing a novel is a very LONG process
Pick three words to describe 2013.
Exciting, recovery and overachievement
Pick three words your boyfriend would use to describe your 2013 (don’t ask them; guess based on how you think your spouse sees you).
Patience, impressive and fun (??)
What were the best books you read this year?
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
With whom were your most valuable relationships?
Definitely Phyllis!
What was your biggest personal change from January to December of this past year?
The energy to actually “finish” projects
In what way(s) did you grow emotionally?
My heart isn’t broken any more about the past
In what way(s) did you grow spiritually?
I found myself daydreaming thoughts about what I believe in and learning how to pray often
In what way(s) did you grow in your relationships with others?
I feel like my personality has been reborn and have an easier time meeting new people
What was the most enjoyable part of your work (both professionally and at home)?
I spend hours in my art room…I enjoy spending my time on what I love
What was the most challenging part of your work (both professionally and at home)?
Doing research and working on a project at the same time
What was your single biggest time waster in your life this past year?
We canceled our cable and stepped away from media on television/radio
What was the best way you used your time this past year?
Writing in my journal at the speed of three pages a day
What was biggest thing you learned this past year?
Putting my money on a budget is less stressful
Create a phrase or statement that describes 2013 for you.
I must achieve a strong set of goals and guidelines to a strict routine everyday
Teeth Yank 2013
So in an hour, I am heading to the University of Michigan to “extract” (or my words freakin’ yankin’) 8 teeth all in one sitting. They are supposed to give me laughing gas (not going to be laughing) to help “relax” the process of crunching bleeding and the dentists determination to remove my long rooted friends. The hardest ones to lose are my two front teeth…wait, maybe my back teeth…wait, maybe ALL of them!
Went to the store to buy “soft foods” and spent like half of the money that we used to spend…that is a good sign. I’m on this diet for the next three months so hopefully I can fit back into my skinny jeans and tube tops (teasing about the tube top—it is like 20 degrees outside and snowing). Matthew also has it in his head that he is going to lose some pounds himself…I do most of the cooking so I will try to please both of us at the same time. He eats everything and stays slender.
Going to sign off for now. Drew a pic in a paint program so you can see what I will look like in a few hours! Pray and wish this girl zero pain for the next week. Tah tah for now!
Heather Deogracia 
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