Studio Saturday: Success, Completion, Vacation, and Attempt to Repeat...

...at least somewhat. Maybe not vacation, not anytime soon. However, to explain: last month, I found for the second year in a row, a Katatonia inspired piece of mine was accepted into the annual El Corazón exhibit at the Bathhouse Cultural Center. The theme was loosely hearts and music, and this fit perfectly. The piece was inspired by the song Decima. I finished the piece in the late summer, so I was ready, waiting for the submission to be open months later. I could have cried. I have yet to go see and missed the reception due to being on 70,000 Tons of Metal, which, funny enough - inspired me to become more of Katatonia fan and fall in love with their music. Needless to say, it's truly helped my work. 

Before heading to 70K, I also was working on a piece that I was hoping to submit to another upcoming show. I'll update the completed piece soon, but after I got back from vacation, I titled and submitted Blind Scopophobia. Yes - try to pronounce it, I can only hope I can say it right. It's a very personal piece for me. I hoped to finish it before vacation so after I could make sure it's good and ready, and after some research, came up with a title. Thus, Success, Completion, and Repeat. Maybe not another vacation any time soon. However, I do have another show I'd like to submit to as well. I'm hoping for the best. In the mean time, here's some progress shots and final photo of Blind Scopophobia. Now, back to a large painting that's maybe 60% complete. 

Currently Listening: Depressed Mode
Currently Watching: Orange is the New Black latest season and Altered Carbon