Tuesday, September 30, 2008

It's still all about my thesis..


I am still on and about writing my seminar paper, there is simply no end in sight. But I finally managed to compose a really good introduction.... cough cough.... I really like it!
Ramazan is over today, so we are all over happy, and my Lurve's Mommy surprised me in such a lovely way- she got me a present! I was really speechless and kept hugging her for three times at least! Than we had such a laugh about Seid's bro, when we were buying Kebab. The guy in the Kebaberia got a phone call from Seid's bro, who wanted to tell us, to bring him also one. Imagine, instead of calling on our cells... ha ha.. I couldn't manage- I was laughing for 10 minutes.
Of course it is again darn cold, raining and grey- autumn has arrived within it's full strength-I feel totally unmotivated! I just wanna cuddle and sleep! Anyways, I am off to wake up my Heart, otherwise he's up to a 12 h sleep again.

A tres bientot!
Sonja

P.S Evelyne - Bonne anniversaire!

Andie McDowell

Andi McDowellHaving neglected my blog entries last week, I thought I'd better get my act together and start posting more regularly. So here is Andie McDowell. It's the first one I've done in marker on this particular sketch paper and I don't think I'll be using it with markers again. There is an annoying tendency for the ink to bleed. Yesterday was quite good from a drawing/painting perspective. Managed to do a couple of watercolour sketches in the field. The first one is one I intend to return to, the second was a more studied sketch. I was going to get out and about for a walk but I found a good position in the middle of the road, so decided the car might be safer, with the added bonus I could listen to the radio. I'm not particularly pleased with either sketch, they both needed more time, so I will probably try again or maybe revisit the scenes? I haven't quite cracked the logistics of carting paints around yet but I'm refining my kit to improve that aspect.

Monday, September 29, 2008

AC Milan won!!!!!! Inter lost!!!! AC Milan won!!!!! INTER LOST!!!!



Best weekend for sure y'all!!! There is nothing better than a derby between AC Milan (the great and best club ever) versus the rednecks from Internazionale. Nothing better, espacially when we win it. And so it happened yesterday, when Ronnie (Ronaldinho Gaucho) scored after a great assist from Kaka. It was a fierce game, and we knew better ( than Mourinho- the coach of the bastards Inter). Sheva played and so did Maldini. Fabulous! I love AC Milan!! I love them so much!
Went out to test my Hunk's new Cam ( he bought one with his bro ), and I already hate it, coz I look like a lame farmer's daughter on all pics ( I guess it is absolutely not the fault of the cam...). Apart from that, the weekend's been pretty peaceful. We tried to get further with our homeworks, and were more or less successful. At least it was a warm weekend, unlike today.
Oh I hate autumn...
My dearest Ulla had her first day at University today, and when we talked via phone, she sounded pretty excited. That was so good to hear. I am glad at least she is happy to attend school, unlike me :-).
Off to work
on my fukced up thesis,





Sonja

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Another quick sketch

Unknown I've just realised I haven't posted anything for nearly a week, where does the time go! I've been exploring textural techniques and working on my oil painting for most of the week. I've not progressed very far with Marilyn, maybe tomorrow. I've had some really positive feedback from my Cricket caricatures, lots of talk about orders but nothing more concrete yet. I'll just have to keep plodding along. I'm trying to maximise my drawing opportunities and hone my watercolour skills. As a result spent some time restoring a box I got from a car boot sale for £1 on Saturday. It's designed for oil paints and was full of some very ancient paints and is bigger than I wanted but will do until I can find a better one.

This is a quick sketch I did on Wednesday night. I don't know who she is, the picture was an advert.

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Back in Goettingen..

...just cooked ( me!!!!) and now it's time for a little siesta .
Not alone naturally..... A presto!

Thursday, September 25, 2008

My Polish sucks as well...

I just wrote (after a month or so) my first post in Polish.
I guess my Polish ain't the best anymore.
The glorious days of it are passe.

Writing my thesis... God help me out....



There is nothing worse than writing a thesis about the Inquisition in medieval Italy. It simply sucks. There is so little material for the specific topic I have to pen about! I will have to invesitgate in the National Library again. Sucks big time.

I am currently at my Lurve's. Yesterday we went into the forest. We got lost. It was not funny. I was scared. It was cold. It rained. It was foggy. It was muddy. One tree had in it's middle- exactly on my eye-height something that looked like a ghost-face. I nearly suffered a heart-attack. I saw two roes. That was it. Afterwards I got banana juice with wheat beer to calm down. Next time I am gonna think twice before wandering around with my Hunk. Twice if not three times....
In parallel to my thesis I am working on a little book- some art thingy- for my boyfriend. Drawing and writing things you know- to show him some affection, since he claims jokingly or to enkindle me, he misses it. For now I made only six pages full- which means I have to find some ideas for 90 more pages at least.... Love my
ideas....

And some electrifying news for the end : Kanye West realeses his brand new album one month earlier- that is in ...November! Brazilliant!!!!! Can't wait. It MUST be pluperfect! I mean Graduation was simple amazing and perfect... It's truly a masterpiece... I can listen to it again and again and again...
Back to work.
Though I hate it....

Monday, September 22, 2008

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn2 I've spent today's practice sessions working on Marilyn Monroe. Today's image was a quick sketch of a young Marilyn without the high gloss polish she developed later on. I felt like doing a black and white picture for a change. I did 2 larger A3 pictures, the first made her look more like Kylie Minogue (Note to self, must have a go at Kylie sometime) I'd started to paint it before I'd decided to start again. The second picture is a better likeness, I've got as far as inking in and will start painting tomorrow.

I've uploaded an image for sale on ebay. Now I've sorted the process out it shouldn't take too long next time. I've just got to decide which images people will want to buy. Or create some...

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Cricket Caricatures

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Here are the pictures as promised. I'm really pleased with them, I think they mark a significant step towards the professional finish I've been aiming for. They are both Watercolours, so aren't as vibrant or Smooth as the marker pens. I've photographed them through the cellophane which has given an interesting effect in places!

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Hjelp?!

Why or how did I paste in two embeds?!
Why do these things always happen to me?!

Impero..impero...e davvero impero...

I hate studying, I really hate it! But what you have to do, you have to..or so. I am just done with L'imperfetto, Futuro Semplice, Trapassato Remoto, Il comparativo, Il imperativo, let's say I know il passato remoto and now I have to learn only il condizionale presente, and I am done with grammar. Tomorrow I have to learn some (a few pages only) vocabulary, and on Monday in between I have to repeat everything I know , about Seta.... I am so cheesed off mentally.. and also physically- we got up at five in the afternoon! Imagine that?! If my Mom knew, I'd be dead right now...
Talked to Ulla a bit on the phone, and also to Tita... She actually reached Susi, who seems to be fine, so I am relieved... (we did not hear from her for ages, so we were worried..).
Okay I am back to imperare (= to study in italiano), so is my Love. And while I am doing this, I am listening to Kanye West. After Can't tell me Nothing, this one is one of his very best (well all are outstanding actually).

Jesus Walks
- Kanye West


Yo, We at war
We at war with terrorism, racism, and most of all we at war with ourselves
(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the Devil trying to break me down
(Jesus Walks with me) with me, with me, with me [fades]

You know what the Midwest is?
Young & Restless
Where restless (N*ggas) might snatch your necklace
And next these (N*ggas) might jack your Lexus
Somebody tell these (N*ggas) who Kanye West is
I walk through the valley of the Chi where death is
Top floor the view alone will leave you breathless Uhhhh!
Try to catch it Uhhhh! It's kinda hard hard
Getting choked by the detectives yeah yeah now check the method
They be asking us questions, harass and arrest us
Saying "we eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast"
Huh? Yall eat pieces of shit? What's the basis?
We ain't going nowhere but got suits and cases
A trunk full of coke rental car from Avis
My momma used to say only Jesus can save us
Well momma I know I act a fool
But I'll be gone 'til November I got packs to move I Hope

(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the Devil trying to break me down
(Jesus Walks with me)
The only thing that that I pray is that my feet don't fail me now
(Jesus Walks)
And I don't think there is nothing I can do now to right my wrongs
(Jesus Walks with me)
I want to talk to God but I'm afraid because we ain't spoke in so long

To the hustlers, killers, murderers, drug dealers even the strippers
(Jesus walks with them)
To the victims of Welfare for we living in hell here hell yeah
(Jesus walks with them)
Now hear ye hear ye want to see Thee more clearly
I know he hear me when my feet get weary
Cause we're the almost nearly extinct
We rappers are role models we rap we don't think
I ain't here to argue about his facial features
Or here to convert atheists into believers
I'm just trying to say the way school need teachers
The way Kathie Lee needed Regis that's the way I need Jesus
So here go my single dog radio needs this
They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus
That means guns, sex, lies, video tapes
But if I talk about God my record won't get played Huh?
Well let this take away from my spins
Which will probably take away from my ends
Then I hope this take away from my sins
And bring the day that I'm dreaming about
Next time I'm in the club everybody screaming out

(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the devil trying to break me down
(Jesus Walks)
The only thing that that I pray is that my feet don't fail me now
(Jesus Walks)
And I don't thing there's nothing I can do now to right my wrongs
(Jesus walks with me... fades)
I want to talk to God but I'm afraid because we ain't spoke in so long

Jennifer Anniston

Jennifer AnnistonI finished the commission yesterday. Two A3 watercolours of retiring members of a cricket club. I'll be able to post them tomorrow, as they're being presented at a cricket dinner tonight, possibly even as I write. I finished them on Thursday and they were handed over yesterday, client was happy and I got paid, so I was.

I spent most of yesterday trying to sort out how to put images in a database of my artwork, still no success so feeling VERY frustrated. If anyone reading this can offer any advise, it would be appreciated? I'm using Open Office but I think I need to upgrade as I could write the tables and forms but not edit them once they were saved, and I still can't get the individual pictures into the files, just the same one on ALL of them.

Today has been much better, I returned to the celebrity marker pen caricatures. Here is Jennifer Anniston in a stretch limo.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Studying, studying and...studying

Yesterday we celebrated Assal's and Jana's b-day's. And today I am totally cheesed off, especially since I literally fucked the whole-biorythm-thingy I had been working on for weeks. Gone and gone. The bday itselves were more some sort of Ladies Night, with Grey's Anatomy and stuff, some champagne and chatting. We got home around 2 a.m and I was supposed to get the first train to Hannover at 6 a.m! I had to pack first and than I fell asleep- imagine that I woke up 5 minutes before my alarm clock went off, which is a miracle! Things like this only happen, when I am überexcited and/or travelling somewhere. Apart from that I put on my hardest efforts into staying in bed as long as it gets. Anyways, I got to the station a few minutes before the train left and my Love picked me from the station. Imagine that he attached a pretty sunflowe pic to one of the walls at the station, because I love them so :). It was so wonderful seeing him again after almost three days ;). I really do love him much!
Now I am learning Italian, since my Love went to work and have to write a special poem. Oh Geez. Okay back to work!
Bacini!
P.S
AC Milan won 3-1 against Zürich in the first stage of the UEFA Cup. Thanks God!
We are the best!

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Progress report

The commission is going well, although finding time to do any of it over the weekend has been a nightmare. Also the children keep having appointments during my "child free" time which has been cramping my style. I've completed one of the pictures and I am at the colouring stage of the second one. Hooray, I'm past the inking in stage! I hate that part because it's when it can all go horribly wrong.

Zajdi, zajdi..jasno sonce




Zajdi, zajdi jasno sonce,
Zajdi pomraci se,
I ti jasna le mesechino,
Zajdi udavi se.

Crnej goro, crnej sestro,
Dvajca da crnejme,
Ti za tvojte lisja le goro,
Jas za mojta mladost.

Tvojte lisja, goro sestro,
Pak ke ti se vratat ,
Mojta mladost goro le sestro,
Nema da se vrati.

- Tose Proeski (*)

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

500th post - I am trying it with Swedish again :)

1. Vad heter du? Sonja
2. Vad är det för färg på byxorna du har på dig? blue!
3. Vad lyssnar du på just nu? Kanye West- Can't tell me nothing
4. Vad gjorde du igår kväll? Was out with my friend eating
5. Vad är det senaste du ätit? Breakfast
6. Hur är vädret hos dig just nu? ?
7. Senaste person du pratade i telefon med? Seid (my boyfriend)
8. Det första du lägger märke till hos det motsatta könet? Ögonen
9. Gillar du personen som skickade detta till dig? Snodde den ur Frida (en tidning)
10. Hur mår du idag? Fantastic!
11. Favoritdryck? Chaipur (Indian Tea) and this fancy Serbian Water...
12. Favoritsport? Passive or active?Football ( AC Milan is my club!), Ski Jumping, Formula One.. a screw it- I like them all! And for me : Horse riding, rafting, snowboarding, surfing and orienteering
13. Hårfärg? Some dark shade of brown
14. Ögonfärg? the same as above
15. Soluppgång eller -nedgång? Both are magic. Saw more sunsets though- they look warmer...
16. Syskon och deras ålder? My brother is.. 29?!
17. Senast sedda film? Don't mess with Zohan <3
18. Favoritdag på veckan? Weekend!
19. Är du för blyg för att bjuda ut någon? Was?
20. Favoritlåt? Many many many- Sunshine by Jay Z, Dust in the Wind by Kansas, Can't tell me nothing by Kanye West, Tulips by Bloc Party and 747 by Kent
21. Sommar eller vinter? Sommer naturligvis!
22. Kramar eller kyssar? na na na
23. Förhållande eller one-night-stands? No one-night-stands
24. Choklad eller vanilj? Vanilla!
25. Hur bor du och med vilka? in Gottinga with my friend Assal (you can also count my boyfriend in) and in Poland- once with my Dad once with Mommy- I have many bedrooms you see :)
26. Vad läser du för böcker? As good as all. I love reading. Last book was The Godfather by Puzo
27. Hur ser din musmatta ut? I got one from Tita with a Slovenian Ski Jumper printed on it!
28. Favoritspel? Risk :)
29. Kan du nudda din näsa med tungan? Nope
30. Kan du korsa ett öga åt gången? Yes
31. Är du romantisk? More or less
32. Skulle du säga själv du är lycklig? Definately yes. A perfect ten on a scale 1-10.
33. Vad är klockan? 13.00 and I should be cleaning my appartment

Fertig!

Can't tell me nothing!

Can't Tell Me Nothing
-Kanye West
I had a dream I can buy my way to heaven
When I awoke, I spent that on a necklace.
I told God I'd be back in a second,
Man It's so hard not to act reckless.
To whom much is given much is tested.
Get arrested, got some chili, get the message.
I feel the pressure, under more scrutiny,
And What I do? Act more stupidly.
Bought More Jewelry, More Louis V, My momma couldn't get through to me.
The drama, people suing me,
I'm on T.V. talking like it's just you and me.
I'm just saying how I feel man,
I ain't one of the Cosby’s I ain’t go to Hill man
I guess the money should've changed him,
I guess I should've forgot where I came From.

La,la,la,la wait till I get my money right
la, la, la, la then you cant tell me nothing right
Excuse Me, is you saying something?
Uh, uh, you can't tell me nothing
(Haha) you cant tell me nothing
Uh, uh, you cant tell me nothing

Let up the suicide doors.
This is my life homey, you decide yours.
I know Jesus died for us,
But I couldn't tell you who decide wars.
So I parallel double parked that motherf***er sideways
Old folks talking bout back in my day
But homey this is my day.
Class started 2 hours ago, oh am I late?
You know I already graduated
And you can live through anything if Magic made it.

They say I talk with so much emphasis,
OOOO They so Sen-Sa-Tive.
Don't ever fix your lips like collagen
Say something were you gone end up apologing.
Let me know if it's a problem man,
Alright man, holla then.

La,la,la,la wait till I get my money right
la, la, la, la then you cant tell me nothing right
Excuse Me, is you saying something?
Uh, uh, you can't tell me nothing
(Haha) you cant tell me nothing
Uh, uh, you cant tell me nothing

Let the champagne splash, let that man get cash,
Let that man get past.
You don't needa stop to get gas,
If he can move through the rumors, he can drive off the fumes cuzz
How he move in a room full of nose?
How he stay faithful in a room full of h**s?
Must be the pharaohs, he in tune with his soul,
So when he buried in a tomb full of gold.
Treasure. What's you pleasure?
Life is a, uh, depending how you dress her.
So if the devil wear Prada,
Adam Eve wear Nada,
I'm in between, but way more fresher.
But way less effort, cause when you try hard,
That's when you die hard.
Ya homies looking like "Why God?"
When they reminisce over you, my god.



One of Kanye's best songs ever. Do you get the message of it?! Everyone's a bit Kanye I guess.... As for it- I adore this song, and could listen to it the whole day. He is one of the best artists out there!

Monday, September 15, 2008

Busy, busy...very busy!

Getting things in my new appartment done- and that will last til Wednesday. Than I am off to my Precious :). Believe it or not, but I miss him like crazy once he is not with me.
Apart from that, a few things hit me. More personal.

Were out and about with Assal, Funda and Jana- in a fancy restaurant. The food was so delicious. Just came back, and I feel so damn tired. Anyways, gonna finish the last episode of Grey's Anatomy and go to bed. I need some sleep. I need it bad!

Loads of love!

Friday, September 12, 2008

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury Well, as promised, here is the late great Freddie Mercury. I've gone for an earlier image, I always preferred him with long hair. I still can't make my mind up about the spotlights. Apart from not being round, a matter which will probably result in some tweaking later, and I know how! I'm still not sure whether the sun ray effect is working. I think I'm going to have to sleep on it and review the situation in the morning.

I'm probably not going to be posting much over the next couple of days as I've got a commission! I'm very excited about it, but details will have to wait until I can publish them without ruining the surprise. There is always the possibility, however slim, that one of the potential recipients will see the image before they receive it, and that's not right!

Now this is what you call gorgeous...


Adriana Lima ...

Jeg har den fra Jossan..og Jossan har den fra...

..Vicky naturligvis. Let's see how good my Swedish is :P

1. Hur gammal är du om fem år? 27

2. Vem tillbringade du minst två timmar med i dag? My boyfriend

3. Hur lång är du? 175 cm

4. Vilken är den senaste filmen du sett? (in the theatre) : the dark knight

5. Vem ringde du senast? Either my Mommy or my Boyfriend or my friend Assal

6. Vem ringde dig senast? My Mommy

7. Hur löd det senaste sms:et du fick? from Alex, a friend of mine

8. Föredrar du att ringa eller skicka sms? It depends, sometimes it's easier to send sms...

9. Är dina föräldrar gifta eller skilda? The second..

10. När såg du senast din mamma? Almost two weeks ago...

11. Vilken ögonfärg har du? Dark-brown

12. När vaknade du i dag? I have no idea..five something?!

13. Vilken är din favoritjulsång? The Power of Love (Frankie Goes To Hollywood) and So this is Christmas (J.Lennon)

14. Vilken är din favoritplats? Horse-back or somewhere warm...

15. Vilken plats föredrar du minst? Dunno..

16. Var tror du att du befinner dig om tio år? Jeg vet ikke!

17. Vad skrämde dig om natten som barn? Everthing..

18. Vad fick dig verkligen att skratta senast? My boyfriend..

19. Hur stor är din säng? 160

20. Har du stationär eller bärbar dator? What does this mean?!

21. Sover du med eller utan kläder på dig? With!

22. Hur många kuddar har du i sängen? In Germany some four, and in Poland uncountable :)

23. Hur många landskap har du bott i? 3

24. Vilka städer har du bott i? Rosdorf, Goettingen, Wrocław,Wien....

25. Föredrar du skor, strumpor eller barfota? Barefoot!

26. Är du social? Indeed I am!

27. Vilken är din favoritglass? Tiramisu Ice Cream

28. Vilken är din favoritefterrätt? Tiramisu

29. Tycker du om kinamat? No!

30. Tycker du om kaffe? I do not drink coffee!

31. Vad dricker du till frukost? Water, Juice or Tea!

32. Sover du på någon särskild sida? Nei?!

33. Kan du spela poker? Yes I can, but you can see thanks to my face expression what kind of cards I am holding.

34. Tycker du om att mysa/kela? ?

35. Är du en beroendemänniska? In which form?!

36. Känner du någon med samma födelsedag som din? Many! Three of my closest friends, a cousin of mine, Austrians...Finns..

37. Vill du ha barn? Yes!

38. Kan du några andra språk än svenska? Well svenska ha ha ... Norwegian, English, Polish, German, Italian, French, Ukrainian, Slovenian and basic more or less Serbian.

39. Har du någonsin åkt ambulans? Oh yess...

40. Föredrar du havet eller en bassäng? Sea!!!!

41. Vad spenderar du helst pengar på? Living....

42. Äger du dyrbara smycken?Yes

43. Vilket är ditt favoritprogram på tv? The Simpsons, Kalkofe's Mattscheibe..CNN

44. Kan du rulla med tungan? Nope

45. Vem är den roligaste människan du känner? I am sure it's my boyfriend! And my friends Marcel and Adrian

46. Sover du med gosedjur? Yes I do!

47. Vad har du för ringsignal? Kanye West and an Italian Song

48. Har du kvar klädesplagg från då du var liten? Dunno...

49. Vad har du närmast dig just nu som är rött? Jeg forstar ikke..

50. Flirtar du mycket?Jawohl

51. Kan du byta olja på bilen? Ha ha...

52. Har du fått fortkörningsböter någon gång? Ja

53. Vilken var den senaste boken du läste? "The Godfather" By Puzo

54. Läser du någon dagstidning? Yes- Frankfurter Allgemeine or La gazzatta dello Sport

55. Prenumererar du på någon veckotidning? Yes- Spiegel

56. Dansar du i bilen? I do :P

57. Vilken radiostation lyssnade du till senast? NDR Info and NRJ France

58. Vad var det senaste du krafsade ner på ett papper? Last night...

59. När var du i kyrkan senast? During the European Football Championships..

60. Vem var din favoritlärare på högstadiet? My tutor, who taught me English and Arts and than.. my French and English teacher...

61. Hur länge har du campat som längst i ett tält? 2 whole days...

Wie habe ich mich geschlagen?!

Storm did not come...







Nothing new and unexpected. We made however some pics yesterday while being out and about in the evening. And I should be studying now...

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor A quick sketch today, I wasn't so much restricted for time to draw as for access to the picture. I found a lovely picture of Ewan McGregor (I do like a good Scottish accent.) when I was out today but had to leave it behind.

I'm still playing with the oils!!

'Got this from Jossan


I am a
Daisy


What Flower
Are You?




But I wanna be a sunflower! :/

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey Well this is Jim Carrey. Not my best likeness by a long chalk but quite a pleasing result nonetheless. It has not been a productive few days from the portrait/caricature front. The oil paintings are going quite well, but they're a still life and landscape. I've been playing with ripple effects in oil, as you can see below. Ripples 001Ripples

I think I prefer the bottom one. I was intending to work them more but something about the simple rendering of the shapes was quite appealing. These were done about 2 weeks ago but I've only just felt happy about putting them on the scanner bed, oil takes soooooooooo long to dry! Definitely a watery them going on today. I can't say that I consciously planned things that way! Just a process of evolution I suppose.

Sunshine :) :) :)

Believe it or not- but we have wonderful sunshine here in northern Germany! That gives you as a person so much extra-power for the whole day. It is so beautiful outdoors! Anyways, I am again at my hunks' parents' house, studying, while he is at work. I have a guilty conscience, since I kept talking to him throughout the night, and he must be half-dead now. But these were higher powers, meaning I had to sort things out. And I am so glad he thaught me to talk, and not to keep things for me, that bother me. It feels so much better now, even though I think I am a way to vain sometimes.
Just talked to Stephan (my friend from Chile)- haven't seen him for weeks!!!!He is one of the most positive persons I have ever met. Once you see him, you feel some good spirit, and he can't help not to smile!
Anyways, I am now back to study and read for Italiano. Just wanted to mention, that Federer won the US Open (he faced Britain's Murray in the finals). Congrats Roger!
I am off, but with one little thing - one of my favourite songs ( I love Kanye!) :




Bacini!
P.S Question about where to go in Octobre (the two of us solved almost- looks like Sweden!!! Malmö or Trelleborg!)

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Jeg elsker deg!

I am so grateful to have you!
I have never been in love so much and this way!
Thank you
for being with me.
Volim te!

Gorgeous weekend!



It's Sunday, and I must say that my resumee of this very weekend is better than perfect! My <3and me came back to Gottinga on Friday (after missing three or four trains). Assal was still in Kassel, so we had the flat for us only ;). Got up at 5 a.m the next morning, to catch the first train to Hamburg, to spend the whole day there. I must tell you- it was amazingly great. I can tell you one thing- Hamburg is the northern's Munich! After 7 hours of shopping we went back, to find Funda and Assal drinking Nemiroff (Ukrainian Vodka) a la maison. So we joined the girls- the eve was so great. We eventually ended up playing "Flaschendrehen"- a typical German teenie-game, ni which you use an empty (optical) bottle, turn it around and ask the person on which it points whether he/she wants to answer a question or do something. It was really great, since we were only four it was let's say quite intimate, and we learned a lot of stuff about each others (and some things made me love my hunk even more). After that we went to bed, and my Lurve just told me how much he loves me and that he wanted to eat me for my answers I had given during the game:). Today was goodie, Funda came over and we played "Risiko", escorted my Love to the station (he comes tomorrow to fetch me) and talked for hours (accompanied by some white wine) with Assal. Now it's time to go to bed. I have some stuff to do tomorrow, plus pack, since I am gonna spend two day's at my <3>house. Nighty night!

Friday, September 5, 2008

Heath Ledger - round 2

Heath Ledger 001Finally got around to another attempt at Heath Ledger. So many things were bugging me about the shading on the last one. Decided to go for the "Night's tale" image, it suits him so well.

Spent some time today sorting out online gallery submissions. I've not put many pictures on them yet but I've signed up with Yessy.com and the Saatchi gallery's "Your gallery" I need to sort out links and get some more work scanned to submit. For "Your gallery" I will need to be more selective as there is a limit on how man y pictures I can submit, fortunately Yessy has unlimited submissions.

Oh and one urgent thing..

.....I am longing for some news from Zako ( ---> Vicky!!!!!!)
Kisses for you!

Back in Germany!

I am finally back in Germany. I am busy studying for one exam, and trying to divide my time for hunk and friends. Though it is not easy. Some people do not get the message.....
Anyways, was @ Yannick's ( who studies Italian with me) farewell-party, since he is leaving for Bella Italia (along with many, many others..like Lucia, Merle, Filip and Cristofero) .Big times I tell you! I knew nearly every single person there- Gottinga is a small spot after all! I think I decided to go home as the last one at six a.m- and it was a Tuesday. I could not sleep once I came back home, so I decided to tidy up my room.

Now I am studying in my hunk's room at his parent's house - going than to Gottinga- to spend some time there, and tomorrow we are off to Bremen and Hamburgo!

Oh but there is one thing I must add : Congrats to Mari and Youssef- wedding is set for the 18th! I wish I could be there as well. Well I will be with my thoughts at least! Much love from me at this point!

And :
Djokovic, Nadal, Federer and..Murray are the ones to appear in the Semi's! Nice line-up, ain't it?! Okay I am back to work. Though it sucks to study now! I think it is all news for now anyways!

Muchos besos

Vera Farmiga- again

Vera Farmiga Here is the completed picture, I'm still not happy with it but it's OK. I've been doing more general artwork recently that I am happy with, so I thought I'd upload a couple of these, might have to do another blog! Naa!

Absract flowers sample

Monday, September 1, 2008

Vera Farmiga

Cimg3389 This is an unfinished picture, the hair isn't right yet. It's also still wet so I had to photograph it hence the funny yellow colour. I thought I'd better post something, even if incomplete as I haven't posted since Friday.

I've been experimenting with watercolour techniques, thought I'd take a few risks and chose Vera because I was interested in her face and her blouse.She was on the cover of the Telegraph magazine. I can't say I know who she is.