Keep calm and...

   Most of this month has been too crowded to do much in my studio. We have had family and friends staying allot and since my studio is also the guestroom that means I don't get allot of painting done!

   So I've been trying to keep my blog alive and healthy since I can't go out to my quiet little room outside and paint every picture that comes into my head.

   I have been painting all day today, but not the kind of painting you are thinking of right now. I've been doing a few days work house painting for my aunt this week which is good because I will earn a tiny bit of money. That sort of thing is scarce for me these days; I no longer get a student allowance because The Virtual Art Academy I am studying with isn't NZQA qualified.

   I can't wait until we get well into February then I shall be settled down into a normal routine and be able to really get working and get painting. I also have vague ideas about starting to work on drawings for an exhibition next year maybe. It's an exciting idea, and will take allot of thinking about and planning and money too. But lets see what this year brings before we start talking about crossing bridges let alone jumping over rivers!

Virtual Art Academy

  I have been thinking all year of doing some sort of art course, or degree, or something. I have researched all over the internet for NZ art schools and online art learning. Then I came across the Virtual Art Academy from WetCanvass and the more I learnt about it the better it seemed. The only comments I came across were positive and full of praise.

    The Virtual Art Academy is a series of courses of self-study which includes up to four years worth of study material. And it is very inexpensive compared to an art school or university. There is allot of material in it, four years worth as well as an online campus where you can share your work and comment on other students work. It sounded so great that I have gone and bought the whole course and am downloading all the information now! There is a lot of it too! My earnings form my art this year paid for it which is sort of exciting for me! But now I have no more art savings! I'll have to work hard at this course and get as much as I can out of it so that I can begin selling more work.

   I'll keep posting about how I get on with the course, and I will have lots of new work to share soon. Also I'm working on a couple of drawing videos which I hope to share with you this week, so keep an eye out for them. One is very special! =)