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Long time since I've updated this page.  I just wanted to let you guys know that I am graduating with a Bachelor's in Fine art and a minor in Art History!  :-D 
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So, I only need one more semester before I graduate.

*YAY!*

Although I will be sad not to have facilities to use printmaking or ceramics anymore once I graduate: I have grown to love them very much.  They are a good break from painting and thinking about what needs to be done next.  Right now I just need to survive my last semester and put on a decent BFA show.

I'm debating getting my masters degree or not after I graduate, too, but I think I want to wait a while before working on that.  One thing at a time, after all.  


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So, I am extremely thankful that I buzzed around for a few more scholarships and grants at the beginning of this year, because I have enough of them now that next year my spring and fall semesters are covered-no loans, etc.  This is a blessing from God, especially since there's even extra money as well.

This makes me feel a little better, since I am taking three extra semesters to graduate with a BFA painting degree.  Thanks to the parent's support, I have no debt with college, but funds are getting a bit tighter for them as Dad's old job is closing-- although a new thing is opening up in the same company which might mean he could work at home, which is brilliant.  Anyway, good news overall.

I won a Kindle Fire for best painting in show at a school contest, and also this summer I have been busy illustrating a children's book for a friend which will hopefully come out in December.  I can't talk too much about that, but I will let you guys know what is up!

In the fall there's another contest for the Civil War at our art gallery for students and professors, so I'll try to get something in that as well.  I'm torn between absolutely silly and something more serious, so if I can have two entries maybe I will put in both ideas.  :-)
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So, this last weekend I finished the application process for becoming a Painting Bachelor in Fine Arts Major at EKU.  Basically I set up a bunch of my past work (5-6 paintings, 6-7 drawings focusing on figure and perspective, and 6-8 works in 2D and 3D) on Wednesday with the help of both my painting instructors.  I had a nice space in the Advanced Painting studio to hang everything up and I think that helped quite a bit when they saw my stuff on Friday morning.  

I got official word from the school that I'd made it the next day in the evening, but my print professor (who is awesome) told me ahead of time that I passed as I was cleaning up and putting away things Friday afternoon, so I got to hear early.  Apparently there's also a portfolio with comments in it about my pieces from the professors that I will end up getting next week.  

I have heard so many comments from other students about how nit-picky they are with BFA applications, so I am thrilled I only had to do this once.  There's currently only one other Painting BFA major in the school right now and he had to apply twice, and there was another guy who was rejected and gave up afterwards and went with a Bachelor's in Arts degree.  

Also, I'm experimenting with oils now and they're quite fun.  I think I'll set up another few canvases to work on in addition to the main assignment since oil dries so slowly, though, and it's particularly easy to muddy.  I have plans to enter a few school contests both this year and next year.  :-)

I realize I have not updated in a long time.  I'll try to post some cool things soon.  

Have fun, everyone!
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Nanowrimo!

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It's almost that time of year, guys.  Will you also be joining in to try and write a novella for the month of November?  If you haven't signed up yet, go to their website!  It's easy to get involved.  My penname is Penwiper, there, so feel free to look me up.  

This time I'm writing a sci-fi story loosely based on a classic adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini, IE Bardelys the Magnificent.  Basically I've changed the plot on its head, so I think it will be fun to write, and I'll also be addressing some issues I think Sabatini glossed over toward the end.  With Bardelys the reader could be assured everything would turn out all right in the end, but I want to make my character's footing a bit more shaky in regards to his actions during the course of the story.

If you've signed up or will sign up, let me know!  :-)
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