The weekend in Jackson was pretty awesome. I really wish I could have stayed longer, but I had to be back home on Sunday. I drove with Crystal in her car to Jackson Friday night, checked into the hotel, and spend practically all afternoon Saturday at seven*studios. It was cool though. There was a lot going on. There was a skate crew doing tricks out front, and a crew was tagging the wall on the side of the building. It took so many photos, I decided to make a separate gallery for them all. Daylight Savings Time saved me a bit, cuz I got to get an extra hour of sleep. Still I was dead tired by Sunday afternoon.

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Here’s my the piece I did for the show:


This my piece at seven*studios. The printed version was 12″ x 24″. Kendall got it printed for me in Jackson, and I brought up the matte and frame.

I didn’t win anything. I wasn’t eligible because all the prizes were local, and I wouldn’t be able to use them. Thanks for telling me beforehand, Ken. Not. *shakes fist* . . . But it was still a good experience. I’ve never done anything like this before, and there’s some interest to buy my print, so all is well. But anyway, browse the gallery for more photos and commentary.

I’m going to Jackson, MS tonight. I’ll be attending the art show I mentioned in previous entries, Soul Powered. Of course, I’ll be taking lots of photos. I wanted to leave you guys with a photo dump to tide you over. I may have intermittent internet access while I’m away. I won’t be gone long. I’m coming back home Monday night.

But, the page isn’t ready yet, and I don’t think I’ll be done editing it before you leave, so I’ll just have to post a little teaser.

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Well, I’m stranded at school, waiting for my ride, so I’m killing time in the University Library. I thought I’d post some more of the work on my soul-powered piece.

I’m using Photoshop CS2 to color this. I did the line work in pencil. I have to have this finished by tomorrow, so there’s much work to be done.

Also, I’ll be getting braces tomorrow. *Gasp*. I know. It’s gonna be fun. . . Really. I’ll try to take pictures if I’m not too annoyed from the anticipated pain. I’m definitely overdue for another photo dump.

My friend Kendall Patterson is hosting an art show in Jackson, MS. I’ve know about the show for a while, because Ken asked me to enter when he first conceived the idea for the show, but I tend to procrastinate. Also, it was really hard for me to come up with an idea for what to do. I had some ideas, but nothing concrete. Finally, I decided to go back to an inspiration I had in the beginning put pencil to paper. I’m pretty happy with how it’s coming along.

I don’t have much time to finish this, though, because entries must be in by the 18th of this month. I plan on attempting to color this in Photoshop. I loathe digital painting, because it’s just really hard for me, and I generally focus on just producing good line art. However, I’ve decided to suck it up for this project. I haven’t entered a drawing in an art show in some years, so this will be good exposure for me. The last art show I entered was a photography show this past Spring.

Well, that’s all for now, I sense a photo dump coming up soon. Last night I attended an anniversary party for some friend of mine. It was awesome. I may blog about it, may not. . .

My older sister Crystal sent me a link to this video. It’s a pretty cool idea.

I can relate, since I like to photograph children. It’d be cool to do something like that project on a small scale.