these texts are an archive of my life in the San Francisco Bay Area from march 2007 - march 2015. it stands as a record of close to a decade of my life, charting the struggles i faced as an artist, daughter, and lover. messy and chaotic at times, eloquent and poetic at others, these texts are an index i am proud of. it was here in this electric box that i learned how to be honest about my experiences and the person i needed to become. it was here that i first learned the truism that words make the world and how to trust such a beautiful, rife, hard fact.

thank you for meeting me here in such tall grass.


my artist website is here.

Jun 16, 2009

turns out he was right all along...

i could've easily stayed in bed until noon but the day is waiting and i've got stuff to do.

as i made coffee, i checked in on all the work i did to my canvas yesterday and OH she is gorgeous! the work looks so much different, so much more refined once it's dry. i don't think there's much left to be done. i'm going to lug her outside and stare at her. stare and wait.

yesterday, i learned how to use the loathed fan brush. i've always hated that damn brush because of it's bob ross, happy little trees connotation. but damn that brush is awesome! i was completely wrong about it. it is the perfect tool for smoothing lines and working in dry-brush. just amazing. a total eureka moment. i called my buddy mike who i've gone back and forth with about the ridiculousness of this brush and conceded victory to him. he was... IS right. that crazy, annoying, happy little trees brush worked wonders for me yesterday. teach me to never second guess good ol' bob again, god rest his soul.

6 comments:

Heather Jerdee said...

Shoot just when I was thinking I might go back to sleep this morning I clicked on here, good inspiration Angela the day is waiting for painting :)

Radish King said...

My favorite brush :o

angela simione said...

ha! :) sorry 'bout that heather.

angela simione said...

r-

i can't believe i've gone this long without it. it makes so many things so much easier, better, more gorgeous. no more painstakingly tedious and slow blending for me! :)

Alanna Risse said...

I don't care what anybody says. Bob Ross rules. I spent a few weeks with his tv show every afternoon while I was unable to walk, trapped in a 4th floor walk-up in new york. Let's just say I gained an appreciation for his existence. Sometimes you just gotta dip your toe in the pool.

angela simione said...

alanna-

i will never again doubt the power of the fan brush... or of the paint whisperer. :)