Part of being me

Part of the fun of being me is magazines. You see, I get a jones for books. I always have. But in recent years, as the books began to absorb WAY too much of the available real estate in the house, Annie and I compromised - a bit. Although I still get to buy books, I do so much more rarely. Instead, I get MAGAZINES!! Another part of the fun of being me is a diversified range of interests. I'm a photographer. Books and magazines. I sketch and draw. Books, mostly. I paint. Books and magazines. And supplies. You can never have too many supplies. I ride motorcycle. Magazines. I do computers. Books and magazines. I am a Linux evangelist. Magazines. And just so you don't think it's ALL ABOUT ME - Annie joneses for LUGGAGE. Which, fortunately, she only satisfies rarely. Because that shit gets REALLY expensive.

Anyway, today I bought a copy of one of my favorite magazines. It's the February issue of 'Leisure Painter', a thin little slick from England which I really, really like. LP and 'International Artist' (which I subscribe to) are the only two art magazines that really speak to me. And it was lucky that I found an unsold copy of LP at Barnes & Noble. Anyway, this month's magazine has an article by an English artist named Tony Paul that shows you how to get started with Acrylics. And, as part of the process, he does a demonstration piece - a harbor scene. He uses the technique that I have been talking about lately - a toned ground, a monocolor underpainting and then the color applied to finish the piece. It's nice to see what you've been taught as proper technique supported in other material.

Now if I could just get off my ass and get to work.