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Another exam day. Health and Advertising Design. Both were easy...
I started to think about him in Health, and it was awful. It's like...Right now, I don't want him to be happy. I don't want to think about him driving away in his car into the freedom that is outside of school. I don't want to think of him having fun. I don't want to think of him...winning. That's a sick thing to say, but it's true. I want to be mature and not think of it that way, but I don't want reality to be like, "he is having an exciting life compared to yours, lol!" BLAH.
I really want to focus on doing some creative writing and drawing this summer. I was in my mom's room this evening, and noticed the newsletter from the local art center on her bed. Check this out:
young adult
10-week classes
Figure Drawing for Ages 15-18
$140 members; $165 non-members
Jason McCann
Weekday class- Tuesdays, 2:30-4:30p
Begins Jun 13/ ends Aug 15
In this class, participants will draw from a live model draped or nude (parental consent for students under 18 years of age required). Young adults will study the skeleton, muscle structure, and form of the human body in gesture, schematic, and contour line drawing in media such as charcoal and graphite. This class presents the opportunity to add figure drawing to a portfolio. It is a great introductory class for the high school student who is planning to study art in college or for the student who simply wants to enhance his or her drawing skills. Tuition includes model fees.
8-week class
Anime for Ages 15-18
$100 members; $125 non-members
Dan Peterson
Weekend class- Saturdays, 1-4p
Begins Jun 17/ ends Aug 5
Students will participate in creating artwork in the style of Anime. This class is for teenagers who are interested in Anime and want to study the styles used by its leading artists and creators. Students will focus on drawing while storytelling. Creating a small comic strip/comic book while improving their drawing ability will be the focus of this 8-week class.
I need that figure drawing class. I'll believe I'd feel so much less awkward when drawing figures...If I can get that down, I'll actually feel like I'm getting somewhere.
The Anime class I'm actually tentative about: I want to focus on the 'storytelling with images' aspect of it, as I believe Japanese animation does a great job at doing so. I just hope it doesn't turn out to be some insane, frightening 'otaku' fest with a bunch of creepy high schoolers who think they're cool because they like to eat sushi and have Inuyasha hoodies. I also don't like focusing too much on Japanese animation style...The style distorts the anatomy of the normal human body, and is also influenced by Asian body structure. My art already has a kind of anime-ish influence to it, and I'm not sure if taking an anime class at this point in my life would be a good idea.
I just like the idea of getting out of this apartment. I want to do something constructive to my future, and meet new people. People who aren't strange. I don't want to dwell on Patrick, because it's painful to think about. He also didn't call me yesterday...Bleh on him.
I wish I could take some kind of creative writing class/course here. I just feel like my writing is kind of bland...I read some stuff that just seems amazing to me, but I just can't get how they can do it. I need to practice, though. Maybe that's it. Maybe it's just like progression in art: I remember being young and wondering how the hell some people were able to draw the stuff they did, but I look at what I can do now and wonder less. I hope it's like that.
What do you think about the anime class?
I started to think about him in Health, and it was awful. It's like...Right now, I don't want him to be happy. I don't want to think about him driving away in his car into the freedom that is outside of school. I don't want to think of him having fun. I don't want to think of him...winning. That's a sick thing to say, but it's true. I want to be mature and not think of it that way, but I don't want reality to be like, "he is having an exciting life compared to yours, lol!" BLAH.
I really want to focus on doing some creative writing and drawing this summer. I was in my mom's room this evening, and noticed the newsletter from the local art center on her bed. Check this out:
young adult
10-week classes
Figure Drawing for Ages 15-18
$140 members; $165 non-members
Jason McCann
Weekday class- Tuesdays, 2:30-4:30p
Begins Jun 13/ ends Aug 15
In this class, participants will draw from a live model draped or nude (parental consent for students under 18 years of age required). Young adults will study the skeleton, muscle structure, and form of the human body in gesture, schematic, and contour line drawing in media such as charcoal and graphite. This class presents the opportunity to add figure drawing to a portfolio. It is a great introductory class for the high school student who is planning to study art in college or for the student who simply wants to enhance his or her drawing skills. Tuition includes model fees.
8-week class
Anime for Ages 15-18
$100 members; $125 non-members
Dan Peterson
Weekend class- Saturdays, 1-4p
Begins Jun 17/ ends Aug 5
Students will participate in creating artwork in the style of Anime. This class is for teenagers who are interested in Anime and want to study the styles used by its leading artists and creators. Students will focus on drawing while storytelling. Creating a small comic strip/comic book while improving their drawing ability will be the focus of this 8-week class.
I need that figure drawing class. I'll believe I'd feel so much less awkward when drawing figures...If I can get that down, I'll actually feel like I'm getting somewhere.
The Anime class I'm actually tentative about: I want to focus on the 'storytelling with images' aspect of it, as I believe Japanese animation does a great job at doing so. I just hope it doesn't turn out to be some insane, frightening 'otaku' fest with a bunch of creepy high schoolers who think they're cool because they like to eat sushi and have Inuyasha hoodies. I also don't like focusing too much on Japanese animation style...The style distorts the anatomy of the normal human body, and is also influenced by Asian body structure. My art already has a kind of anime-ish influence to it, and I'm not sure if taking an anime class at this point in my life would be a good idea.
I just like the idea of getting out of this apartment. I want to do something constructive to my future, and meet new people. People who aren't strange. I don't want to dwell on Patrick, because it's painful to think about. He also didn't call me yesterday...Bleh on him.
I wish I could take some kind of creative writing class/course here. I just feel like my writing is kind of bland...I read some stuff that just seems amazing to me, but I just can't get how they can do it. I need to practice, though. Maybe that's it. Maybe it's just like progression in art: I remember being young and wondering how the hell some people were able to draw the stuff they did, but I look at what I can do now and wonder less. I hope it's like that.
What do you think about the anime class?