Horse With Lady

Well, family stuff has evened out. Now I've got a tooth problem. Plus a lot of work all at once. If you're freelancing, I don't think it ever happens in a way that's convenient for you. Plus it's deadly to turn away work. Still, I'm managing, for the moment. Re-evaluating what I want to do with this blog. So far it's not been so much links or reviews or things, but my sketches, and a verbal sketch of my mental state. I'm happy with that, and it seemed to be my voice for this. But if things start getting really terrible, then this will be only complaining, and not too much fun. Still, there are always the sketches to post, which perhaps only indirectly mirror my psychological state.

The above doesn't look too Edvard Munch or H. Bosch-like. It's a turn of the century lady with a horse, both subjects I like to draw. I did costume designing for theatre in Calgary (mostly childrens' productions such as "Oliver" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.") Lots of room for fantasy and fun. Also historical recreation. I love the mechanics of clothing. Another gig that didn't make it onto my offical CV was a summer spent painting fences at Spruce Meadows Equestrian Facility (fancy way to say "Riding Stable," but it's more than that. You can see the jumping events they hold there on national television). I dug sketching the horses. This was around the time Peter Shaffer's "Equus" was popular, but it wasn't that popular around that place, for sure.