I’m wondering if I should start titling these posts ‘weekly update’ again. Maybe that would help me get back to posting regular updates. And then the posts wouldn’t need a specific topic. Hmm. I will be giving that some thought. Of course, doing that does make the title so generic that it might not excite you to read the post. Again. Needs thought.
Something I was looking at recently reminded me that last year at this time I was working on filling the pages of a sketchbook with a daily/nightly drawing. I haven’t done that this year. Though I have worked on some art. I have thought about doing that project again or mor accurately, a variation of that project.
I’ve done a couple of mixed media pieces recently that I like. I’d like to explore this a little more because I think I can do some good stuff with it. I like the stippling with the watercolor. And the piece I’ve recently which is watercolor and colored pencil. That one is turned out to be a little bit of a surprise.
When I started the flower piece that is the watercolor with colored pencil my intention was to use the set of Caran D’Ache watercolor pencils that I have. Unfortunately, when I got ready to use them, I found the set I have lacks the colors I wanted and in some cases needed. So, I used the large set of Prismacolor Premier pencils that I have. I’m a little disappointed to have had to do that as I really wanted to use the other. However, results can’t be denied. And the piece turned out really nice.
I have a few pieces that I’ve shared pictures of the work in progress shots and not the final product. It’s because I want to post them places where you can order a print of them. The challenge is that to do that I need to be able to get a really good quality scan of them and that has not been so easy. Believe it or not. On top of that is deciding where I want to post those items. Right now, I’m leaning towards an Artstation site for the fine art things that might make better prints than just cards or t-shirts. Stay tuned. As I get that setup, I’ll be making announcement posts for those things. And I’ll add a link.
There are a few things that I haven’t posted final products of because they will be going up in the Zazzle store. While I’m excited for you to see them, I’m not excited to do the work to get them out. I’d offer a good excuse or explanation, except I’m not sure there is one. Well, aside from not wanting to do some of the “clean-up” work I need to do there and feeling like if I’m going to log in to add things, I “should” clean things up while I’m there. *sigh
I have some music news. I bought a new guitar. This is a nylon string acoustic guitar. It’s from Cordoba. I have another guitar made by them that I love. And that guitar is how I came to find Savarez guitar strings which I am also a big fan of. The new guitar is called The Stage. It’s got a slightly smaller width neck from a regular classical style guitar, but it is the same scale length. Which is a bit long for my fingers, however, with the smaller width and the difference in the body, it’s not as big an issue. Which surprised me. And that brings me to the body. This is a thin body acoustic. It isn’t nearly as deep as most acoustic guitars, and yes, it is intended to be played plugged into an amplifier. It doesn’t sound as thin as a regular solid body electric guitar does when it isn’t plugged in. However, it is quieter. Maybe not a bad thing.
I confess, when I first saw the Fender thin body acoustics, I wasn’t a fan. I wasn’t even a little excited. I certainly had some unjustified bias. I’m not even sure I tried one to be honest. So, when I got a chance to play a Stage I was really surprised at how comfortable it was, and is, and that things I was struggling to do on my regular nylon string guitar weren’t an issue. Though I am not in the market for another steel string acoustic guitar, were that to change, I would reconsider a thin body. Now, I would like a nice acoustic amplifier to go with my Stage. Which, like my first Cordoba guitar, it came with Savarez strings. Yay.
I recently had the opportunity to have my opinion of 6 string bass guitars challenged and changed. I watched an Instagram post of and by Sebastián Tozzola playing a 6 string electric bass guitar and he played a really beautiful melody on it. Previously, I didn’t really understand what the point was to have those extra strings. I had a very narrow opinion of the bass guitar. That has definitely changed. If you want to check him out your can find him as @sebasstozzola on Instagram. He always looks like he is so happy and having so much fun when he plays. It’s great to watch.
I’m sure there are a lot of things that I’m not including here that as soon as I click the post button I’ll think of. And then think that I meant to or should have included that in this post. Oh well. I guess if that happens, I can just start writing another post and maybe that will get me back on track of regular postings. There’s a thought. For now, I think it is time to retrieve the coffee that I left in the other room and is now cold and close this out.