And then it was quiet...
Categories: artwork
Tags: Microsoft Expression Design, Microsoft Expression, brush play, Guildford Book Festival, Guildford Big Book Draw, Brushes, Artwork
Date: 25 October 2009 07:39:04
So, Big Book Draw weekend last week and it was a corker. Slightly lower numbers than last year, the first year we've not grown by exactly 20% in fact, but a number of people said to us that they'd been surprised by it not being in half term week (again a first for us). Still, the 120+ people we had join us enjoyed it massively and it was a complete success. We had a huge piece in the Surrey Ad too which was glowingly positive and a nice read.
And then, almost directly after the Book Draw I went down with a cold which then turned into laryngitis and aches and pains. Fun. Went into college on the friday (didn't want to but had an email to say there was no sick cover) and lasted as long as I could. Then headed home and been in bed ever since.
Which allowed me to, at least, finished off this picture in Brushes on the iPod touch. Time wise I didn't manage to do the iPod exhibition, which was one of a couple of small disappointments on an otherwise lovely day (we were out of canvas at work hence no chance to print it out), but I did do one pic to prove that at least the pictures do print out well at A1 size. Hopefully an exhibition soon, depends on budgets going through at work.
So, maybe not so soon... :(
And, lastly for this update, installed Windows 7 on my mac which means I can get back to using Expression. I'm trying to focus on fewer projects post Book Draw and have some time off, if that's possible. We'll see. I've got two freelance projects on the go to finish off then I'm hoping to say 'no' to everything that I can for the rest of the year. Doodled this in Expression Design last night, was fun to start using it again.
Also, news to come about Sylver... But that's for another post. Let's just say that this has been the hardest project to work on and the most under attack one. I suppose I should see that as a positive thing, if its worth attacking it's worth something, but it can get a bit wearying, especially when it feels like I have a coal fired frog in my throat and sound like I've been smoking 20 an hour. Ah well, onwards as ever.