December 2007

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Technique
Like water color paint
12.28.07 | Permalink | Comment?

Trying out a new approach to drawing with color pencil.
Ever since I started, I thought about drawing with color pencils as though it was a cross between Rembrandt and the way Bob Ross painted.
I thought that to get a nice picture I would have to cover the paper with a thick layer of pigment just [...]
Autism
Not feeling warmth
12.20.07 | Permalink | Comment?

I’m experiencing some problems thanks to our revolutionary new heating system.
A few weeks ago when I drew a perspective of my green chair I was planning to do an other one without the pillows. I didn’t because my day job took so much out of me that I was just to tired. But now I’ve [...]
Blogging
For all who sell herbal plant thingies
12.17.07 | Permalink | Comment?

Celebrating my 1000th piece of spam.
A few months ago Matt wrote a post about the relationship between having a lot of visitors and getting a lot of spam. I thought the idea was rather funny so I kept an eye out for spam and it seems that Matt was right. The more visitors I [...]
Technique
Drawing: Green chair
12.09.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Finding that technique is as important as knowing how to look.
The last few weeks I’ve been drawing assignment out of the book “Drawing with the right side of your brain”.
Although I tried to draw what I saw I wasn’t satisfied with my last drawing of my chair. It felt like something was wrong but I [...]
Autism
Something came up
12.08.07 | Permalink | Comment?

Discovering that I can deviate from a habit without being at a turning point in my life.
I might as well give up. My life is a failure.
I used to sport every Monday and Friday. But now it’s gone.
Last week I was thinking about going to the sauna. I didn’t but by the time I decided [...]
Drawing
Negative space (Drawing: Negative chair)
12.07.07 | Permalink | Comment?

Learning to draw the real shape of an object.
Tonight’s drawing isn’t one of the assignments of the book but something that I tried for myself.
I’m right in the middle of a very long and theoretical part about composition. Although it is important and I certainly learn from it. It seems to go on and on.
A [...]
Autism
Shortcuts: Thinking and drawing in shorthand (Drawing: Symbol drawings)
12.04.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

I’m finally getting some ideas about the difference in thinking processes between autistics and non-autistics.
Some 20 years ago I read somewhere that people who are autistic can’t think in symbols. I didn’t know that I was autistic myself and I didn’t understand what they meant. Don’t autistics understand symbols like the dollar ($) sign and [...]
Autism
Solving my travel phobia
12.01.07 | Permalink | Comment?

My problems with toilet habits turned out to be a lot bigger then I thought.
Ever since I started this blog at the beginning of this year I’ve been surprised by the amount of knowledge you need if you want to write an article about something you don’t know and how much you must understand if [...]