Day 22: The Hills Are Sunny?

Before I came home today to paint I fretted over my psychology homework and my brother not getting a ride from me to work-so I tried to sneak in a nap.  I was so tired that I fell asleep so quickly and started dreaming about my brother yelling at me "Get some crackers!"  or something weird like that.

I quickly got home and saw that my brother wasn't even there.  UGH! 

I managed to find time to do some painting before I had to meet up with my presentation group for anthropology.... I hope we get something done.  The presentation is tomorrow. 

It's so nice to just sit down and paint for 45 minutes and pretend that's all you're expected to do- I wish.  I added more white and painted the yellow over the white so it would stand out more.  I felt good when I found my stopping place but then realized to my horror it looks greenish despite my efforts to avoid that problem. 

Oh well.... it must be too close to the blue and give it that greenish affect.  I will tweak it later with some dark blue and some white.  The way I painted makes it look like another set of hills instead of more sky.  But that's okay..... maybe that's what I was going for. 

School is driving me crazy. 

If only I used my head and just signed up for 3 classes instead of 5.

To cheer myself up I went on the front doorstep and read.  It was nice out and the ghetto kids were running around and playing basketball.  I also listened to Bob Marley on the way back to campus.

Something interesting about Vincent Van Gogh:  he made over 40 portraits of himself.  Starry Night was done at the mental hospital he stayed in (St. Remy) and it was one of his last paintings before he died.  He did more classical sketches and paintings like this one.....  

....before he went for more of a modern style.  The above drawing is called Sien's Mother Wearing A Black Cap.

Oh wow!  I just checked my email and the psych homework isn't even due til tomorrow.

Thank God.