I finally finished a painting!!!!!

It's been far too long since I've done a painting, but I finally have done it!! so here's how I did it!!!

Step one, this is the photo I used.                                 Then I made a sketch of it.

Then I scanned it into the computer and make a mock-up of the final piece. As the plan for this painting was to be vivid colours under a blck stencil, to give the impression of the image.

Next I made the stencil and marked out on the canvas where abouts it would be.

Then the painting began...

  



But when I added the black I realized I'd done the colours too realistic for it to really work. So I changed my mind and decided to paint it normally (practically starting again!)

And the final thing!



Time to paint?

As you may know, most of my srtistic free time is taken up with my daily blog
http://superzero-snippetsofmyun-heroiclife.blogspot.com/
So it comes as no surprise that...um. actually I've no excuse. It's been about 3 years since I last did a painting and I thought it about time I tried it again. If I can do this painting within a couple of weeks I'll enter the open air art exhibition this year.
So my idea is Thanos! here's my start;

first a little sketch gets re-drawn onto the canvas, then I add some base colour.

this gives me something to work on...hopefully.
So if you see me, bug me about finishing a painting!!!!

SuperZero - Snippets from my unheroic life

part 1

http://superzero-snippetsofmyun-heroiclife.blogspot.com/

Dan Rhodes

This is a short story by Dan Rhodes, I haven’t asked permission to put it on here, but you can get a free copy of his book ‘Anthropology and a hundred other stories’ with the new issue of the Watertone’s BooksQuarterly magazine.
I thought it apt.
It’s called

HONEST

January said it was very important for couples to be completely honest with each other, and I agreed. I told her very honestly how much time I spent thinking about her, that whenever I pictured the future she was always there by my side, and how even after three years together I sometimes couldn’t help feeling a little nervous when she was around. She told me to stop. ‘That wasn’t what I meant,’ she said. ‘I meant I just don’t love you anymore.’ She looked away. ‘And the more I think about it, the more I realise I never really did.’

Dan Rhodes new book ‘Litle hands clapping’ is out in February.

FYI

Okay, so this is a little selfish, but am getting a little bored of telling the same story over and over, and seeing friends tip-toe around.

Did I have a good Christmas?

NO.

Adie left me on Christmas eve. and has since told me there is no chance of getting back together.
A few months a go she told me she no longer finds me attractive, this was a terrible blow, but I was just about coping. Then a few weeks later she falls in love with another guy. Nothing happened between her and this other guy (he’s happily married), but it made her realize she doesn’t love me enough to be with me.
So it is now over.
But we are trying to stay friends.

I’m struggling to cope. I don’t know what I supposed to do, but I’m taking it one day at a time and hopefully I get out the other end.

Coheed

Coheed and Cambria have done a cover of ‘The Church’ s song ‘Under the Milky Way’.
It’s very beautiful.

Check it out here..

http://www.myspace.com/coheedandcambria

Sometimes when this place gets kinda empty
the sound of the breath fades with the light
I think about the loveless fascination
under the milky way tonight

lower the curtain down on Memphis
lower the curtain down on me
I got no time for private consultation
under the milky way tonight

wish I knew what you were looking for
might have known what you would find

and it’s something quite peculiar
something shimmering and white
it leads you here, despite your destination
under the milky way tonight

wish I knew what you were looking for
might have known what you would find
wish I knew what you were looking for
might have known what you would find

and it’s something quite peculiar
something shimmering and white
leads you here, despite your destination
under the milky way tonight

wish I knew what you were looking for
might have known what you would find
wish I knew what you were looking for
might have known what you would find

under the milky way tonight
under the milky way tonight
under the milky way tonight

Queen

Love of my Life

Love of my life, you hurt me,
You’ve broken my heart, and now you leave me.

Love of my life can’t you see,
Bring it back bring it back,
Don’t take it away from me,
Because you don’t know what it means to me.

Love of my life don’t leave me,
You’ve stolen my love now desert me,

Love of my life can’t you see,
Bring it back bring it back,
Don’t take it away from me,
Because you don’t know what it means to me.

You will remember when this is blown over,
And everythings all by the way,
When I grow older,
I will be there at your side,
To remind you how I still love you
I still love you.

Hurry back hurry back,
Don’t take it away from me,
Because you don’t know what it means to me.

Love of my life,
Love of my life.

* * *

Save Me

It started off so well
They said we made a perfect pair
I clothed myself in your glory and your love
How I loved you
How I cried…
The years of care and loyalty
Were nothing but a sham it seems
The years belie we lived a lie
I love you till I die
Save me save me save me
I can’t face this life alone
Save me save me save me…
Im naked and Im far from home

The slate will soon be clean
Ill erase the memories
To start again with somebody new
Was it all wasted
All that love? ...
I hang my head and I advertise
A soul for sale or rent
I have no heart Im cold inside
I have no real intent
Save me save me save me
I can’t face this life alone
Save me save me save me…
Im naked and Im far from home

Each night I cry I still believe the lie
I love you till I die
Save me save me save me
Don’t let me face my life alone
Save me save me ooh…
Im naked and Im far from home