Torta011

So I have recently decided to start over with a new account as I feel I have now outgrown this one for various reasons. This new one will hopefully be much more focused and have more improved artwork as a result. I am in the process of phasing out of this account and will likely leave it dormant ( as I don't think anything will prompt me to fully delete it.)
Here is my new account in case you wish to see it. ------>

Thanks to you few who have watched me on this account! Hope to see you on the new one. It'll be a bit sparse for a while but I promise to really bring it this time around.

I'm not posting this as a regular journal entry because I want to draw a spot of attention to a musician friend of mine.

   His name is David Grinnell. I've seen him perform a few times and he's pretty awesome on the guitar. He's done a lot of performances and may have a chance to perform in Austria if he can raise the funding to get there. Anyone who reads this who has a thing for fusion, rock or acoustic (or maybe your curiosity has just been stirred), go ahead and check it out! He's got a nice selection of songs and hopefully you'll find something you like.

His page is right here if you're intersted and want to know more. ---> www.mymusicmagazine.com/davegr…

Please help to support this wonderful guitarist; the money from the songs bought is a donation to transporting him to Austria. Any and all support will be deeply appreciated as this would be a great opportunity for him.

Dear Pookie,

I'm so excited about the Olympics! I saw the opening ceremony and England did quite well with the performance (which is my greatest interest). I liked the design of the torch; clever, clever! I'll be keeping an eye on the competition results for the duration of the games. I especially wish the best for our gymnastics and swimming teams.


Make us proud team USA! Bring home dat gold..........medal, like a  BOSS! But no matter what happens, hopefully all of the world's competitors will have fun while they are there.

--Torta--

Dear Pookie,

I've thought a lot about what I want to do with my art skills lately and I think I've finally decided to pretty much concentrate on photography and illustration. Why you ask? It just seems like that is what most of the things I do ultimately gravitates to (not to mention I enjoy these the most). I've discovered a strong interest in the idea of commercial photography and illustration adds another outlet of skill that is transferrable to other careers. I've tried a lot of different things over the past couple years and it seems that these two forms yield me the best results of those endeavors. So of that, my account will be more centric to these fields, and that is what I will strive to improve on. I'll still do other things based off what I feel like doing for fun but this is mainly what I'll be doing.

--Torta--

Dear Pookie,
What's up?! It's summer and I decided to [possibly] humor you with some Pros and Cons of the season so far. Enjoy, you rascal of a journal, you!
I've still been making images, it's just there's not a whole lot I've been doing lately that could be deemed "DeviantArt-postable" status.
Not much is going on, so that's all.
--Torta--

Pros and Cons

Pro: Colossal Con was in June.
Con: 'Twas a Con I'm content I couldn't attend. Hrm… Gesundheit.

Pro: The Medieval Fair will be coming up soon.
Con: If I go, I'll be going as a medieval time traveler pirate-lady from c. 2012 AD. Maybe.

Pro: My birthday approaches….
Con: …On a garbage pick-up Monday.

Pro: It's been sunny and "comfortably" warm here in Ohio.
Con: However, Clouds and Planes mock us as they drift by so we get burned anyway.
    Pro: There is the hope of sun block to mitigate the damage.
    Con: And yet there's no lotion cure for Cloud/Plane insults.
        Pro: There's always the option of an umbrella and refreshments (or even stay indoors) to avoid skin problems altogether.
        Con: But Cloud/Plane is still laughing.

Pro: It's summer, we can take our pets to a local park area!
Con: Okay, we're at the mall, we got a space, what do we do with Fluffy?

Pro: Blue jays visit our bird baths.
Con: Hey, that strange bird vaguely resembles a raccoon….new species?!

Pro: It's a season of heat and people like to relax in the occasional pool…..
Con: …..As long as it's not one of their own sweat.

Pro: It's also a good time to go stargazing.
Con: So put down your ticket to Hollywood and use that telescope for the sky for change of pace!

Pro: It's a great time to get into aggressive, competitive sports.
Con: After all, players and spectators alike always get a kick out of the events.