Still Life: Teapot

Just a quick still life. I tried a different technique than usual. The actual teapot had colorful flowers on it, but I thought it looked too distracting/out of place when I tried it out. Overall it looks flat IMO. And I don't like the background.

New Sketchbook

I got a new sketchbook! I bought it before last semester ended. I've decided this time around, it will be more of a book of sketches. I think I tried too hard/spent too much time on each drawing in my old sketchbook. I also want to try to do more life studies, etc.

Today I went on campus for a little bit and sketched Stephens Hall. I would've sketched more, but it got cold. I always find drawing in new sketchbooks intimidating - I don't want to mess up the crisp, pristine pages. I also have a tendency to leave the first page or two blank. I have no idea why.

Within me a lunatic sings

If you don't already know, I'm back in Berkeley. After being sad and sentimental about how much I'll miss everything, I spent a week at home, only to move back to Berkeley again for the summer. I have an unpaid summer internship at an architecture, web, and graphics design firm on University Avenue. It's a super small firm (there are only 2 people), but I figure I'll be able to gain a lot of experience in three different fields I'm interested in. That's not something I could do with any other position. I've been able to learn more about Flash, CSS, Drupal, and we might enter a architecture competition. I've also been proposing new design ideas for their new website. It's pretty exciting, but it took getting used to 8.5 hour shifts. I was initially thinking of working back at the library part time in the evenings, but... I like/need my free time kthx.

Being back in Berkeley feels strange.
It's comforting to see familiar places.
It's weird that certain people aren't around.
It's a lot more quiet.
It's not the same.
I still miss it.

Directions

1. Clean the floors. Wash the dishes. Wipe the dust in those untouched places. Make sure the place looks cleaner than you've ever seen it.

2. Collect your belongings. Turn in your keys. Throw away the things you don't need. Make sure there's no trace that anybody lived here.

3. Turn around. Take one last look. Look long and concentrate hard. Make sure not to forget the things that were once inside.