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I’ve started a new blog at: http://capappasart.com. If you read this blog please bookmark my new one so you can keep up with my artwork.

I’ve actually been thinking about this for some time but the deal was sealed the other day when all my categories, links and tags were mysteriously deleted and I was unable to restore them. Honestly, the reason why I blog is to push myself to be more productive, and id I’m going to have to sit around and try to troubleshoot through website issues, then I’d rather not do it. Plus, I’d rather not spend anything on hosting when I can do it for free over at trusty blogspot. I do need to find some way to archive these posts though. I’ve heard of people using blurb to publish a book of their blog posts. I might try this.

I just finished reading the book Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland. I couldn’t resist reading it when I saw it because this is easily one of my favorite paintings of all time. I think Vreeland did an excellent job with her research and you can tell she spent a lot of time making sure it was accurate. She did a great job with the characters and I ended up really caring about them, especially since the point of view shifts between different characters throughout the book. The first half of the book was pretty slow but the end really picked up and I read through the last 200 pages in one afternoon. If you like historical novels and art then I would highly recommend this book.

I said in a few posts back that I was thinking of deleting this blog and moving onto something else. I’ve decided to give it another go. My life in general is changing dramatically because I’m getting married and moving away, but I definitely think I will continue to make art a part of my life. Yesterday I did a lot of much needed site maintenance like upgrading to the newest version of wordpress and changing the design. I do like the way it is now a lot more because it seems a lot more clean and simple. My plan is to continue working in watercolor, hopefully doing some more of the everyday matters challenges.

I haven’t forgotten about my blog; I’m just so busy with school right now that I don’t seem to have time for anything else. I would love to be sketching right now but unfortunately I have to study my brains out for two exams tomorrow. I hope to do something cool over the weekend…if I can manage it.

Sometimes it’s easier just to write—instead of draw, that is. Seriously, I have no time for anything right now and I know it will be that way until Christmas day. I’m having trouble just keeping up on day to day stuff like laundry and groceries, not to mention studying. Everyone tells me that I need to put school as a priority but to tell you the truth, it’s not even close to priority status.