~Erica's Ramblings~

Site moved

Erica — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:51:17 +0000

Just a quick FYI that I’ve transferred over to a custom blog. You can follow me at www.ericacross.com/blog.

Pony Model 1

Erica — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:13:40 +0000

So here it finally is! My very first model that I painted. I am very excited because I could never find the time to do the things that I enjoy, but now I am trying to make time! My birthday is around the corner (March 18th) and I am anxiously awaiting my new drawing desk! Mike ordered it for me a couple of weeks ago and he says it hasn’t come in yet, but I am convinced that he has it hidden somewhere in this house!!! I just have a couple of other places to check. I know I’ll find it!

Until next time,

Deviant Art

Erica — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:16:08 +0000

I’ve signed up for deviant art! It’s a site that allows you to post your designs, drawings, etc. for free. It also gives you the option to sell some of your work. Just another avenue for artists to make a little money. I’ve transferred all of my digital art to my deviant art site. When I create something new, this is where it will be posted. I’m really excited about deviant art because it also lets you network with other artists and of course allows you to receive comments on your work as well. If you have a minute, please check out my new site.

Until next time,

Erica

School daze….

Erica — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:46:36 +0000

So I am well into my third week of my Advanced Graphic Design class and the weariness is taking a toll. The cat definitely had to drag me into work this morning!! I have almost no time to do the fun things in life…drawing, painting, etc. It’s all work work work…everywhere I turn. LOL! Anyway, I’m enduring – slowly but surely! I have MANY series episodes to catch up on and did not even have the time to watch Heroes last night! This is definitely a first for me. No matter what… I always managed to spare some time for Heroes. At least I have the pleasure of reading still hanging on. I’m able to read twice a day on my commute to and from work on the bus to the park and ride. I have started the Dark Series by Christine Feehan since I wrote last. I am now on book 5. She is such a great writer! I would suggest reading them if you are a vampire romanticist like myself!

Until next time…

Erica

I’m still alive!

Erica — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:58:36 +0000

Wow, it’s been over a month since I’ve posted last. Obviously I’ve been extremely busy with work, school and home life. I’ve also been trying to catch up on some overdue projects I had been meaning to get to, so I thought I would take advantage of that while all of my weekly shows were on hiatus. I’ve started painting…an extremely relaxing activity that decreases the stress in my life. Unfortunately, it’s very hard for me to squeeze the time in.

I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately though. I commute to work on the metro bus everyday so I get quite a bit of reading in until we arrive at the park & ride and I have to retreat to my car and leave my fantasy book world behind! I’ve read the whole Argeneau vampire series (10 books) by Lynsay Sands, the Vampire Kisses series (5 books) by Ellen Schreiber, and I’ve started the 2nd book of 8 from the Aurora Teagarden mystery series by Charlaine Harris. So, at least out of everything…I’ve still been able to keep up the reading. I remember a time when I didn’t even have time to read! LOL! Anyway, this post was just a hello from me really. To let you all know that I am still alive and I hope to be posting on a regular schedule.

Until next time…

Final poster design

Erica — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:33:36 +0000

In week 4 of my last class I had to design a personal poster.

Here is what I came up with…

I used a personal pixie of mine as the centerpoint of the poster. I’m not sure about the two-colored background just yet. I may chose one or the other as the only background.

Let me know what you think.

Erica

Final logo design

Erica — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:25:33 +0000

Well, I totally forgot to post the final logo design that I went with for class so here it is…

I’d like to hear your thoughts!

Erica

Making Up For Lost Time…

Erica — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:11:41 +0000

Well, it’s been a while since I posted last. Readjusting to commuting to work, a sick baby, and loads of school work will often interfere with my blogging efforts. At the moment I am on holiday break from school until the 5th of Jan. That helps out a bit with recuperating from loads of stress. LOL! Well, for Christmas I got a new Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet that I have had NO time to play around with yet! I also got paints (oil and acrylic), two canvases, an easel, some brushes, and 6 model figurines to paint. It was great! On the reading sector, I’ve read Fish Out of Water by MaryJanice Davidson, The Field Guide by Holly Black (Spiderwick 1), The Witching Hour by Anne Rice (again), and am near the end of Lasher by Anne Rice. I’m going to crack open my paints pretty soon and start on those models!

Until next time,

Erica

Twilight, True Blood, etc.

Erica — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:18:26 +0000

I went to see Twilight opening night and I really enjoyed the movie.! I feel like it could have been longer and included more stuff from the book, but overall I think they did a very good job. It pretty much followed the storyline of the book and I think the fight scenes between Edward and James were wonderful! Character wise I think the actors playing Edward, Bella, Charlie, Billy, Jacob, James, Laurent, and Victoria were on key. I have to admit that I did not picture Kevin or Eric as the characters who portrayed them. My husband Mike really enjoyed the movie too. He’s so romantic! Anyway, I think there were some key conversational scenes from the book that were left out of the movie. For example, Bella and Edward had so many conversations that were not shown in the movie. These conversations played a key role in the growth of their relationship and I would have like to have seen that! Anyway, kudos to Stephanie Meyers on her first motion picture and I cannot wait for the following three movies.

True Blood exceeded my expectations as a series entirely. I was very unsure if the characters would capture the essence of Charlaine Harris’ books and I think they went above and beyond that. Having read the books I think I have a one up on some people, but I honestly enjoyed watching this first season in its entirety. I am very sad that it won’t be coming back until Summer 2009, but I think the reason it was so short is because they were unsure how many fans the books actually had and they didn’t know how well received it would be. I think that the measure of success from the fans actually blew them away. So, here’s to the next season of True Blood.

Reading update…I am rereadng The Witching Hour by Anne Rice. I read this years and years ago while in high school and I am really enjoying rereading it now. There were some things I have realized I didn’t catch back then and I’m unsure if it was because of the maturity level needed to read this book or the fact that it contains so many detailed descriptions.

In school, I have just created my first project for class. It was a personal logo in black and white. I think I really did a good job capturing my nature. It’s posted here for you to see. I got an A on the project itself and this week we are experimenting with different colors for the logo. Once that is done I’ll post the final with the color(s) that I chose. Anyway, let me know if you like it!

Toshiba Timesculpture – Amazing Ad

Erica — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:29:38 +0000

This commercial really blew me away!

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