Dear Weekend

Dear Weekend,
I am ready for you to begin!  Here are some things I love about the weekends:

1.  Sleeping in with my hubby

2.   Starting new books like Cutting For Stone, by Abraham Verghese 

3.  Long runs near the ocean with my Garmin Forerunner GPS watch so I can check my pace.  Love this thing!

4.  Going to movies.  Last weekend was La Mission and this weekend is The Back Up Plan

5.  Eating lunch with Brad at a cute cafe near our house like Claire's on Cedros.  I love their Sweet Potato Fries!  

Photo Sources:  1.  Flickr.com, Gui o Gato,  5.  Sdcitybeat.com

Art Book of The Month: April 2010

The art book that I picked up for my april art book of the month is so sooo amazing!  The title is, Big Book Of Fashion Illustration, by Martin Dawber (note to self - check out Martins other illustration books) and there are 379 pages of gorgeous illustrations of all kinds of fashion.  I have already given the book a once-over and now I'm going to go back and really dig in, mark pages and be inspired!  LOVE art books!

    You can get this book at Amazon.com for only $19.77.  It is soooo worth it!  

Art Book Review Of The Month

In order to become a better painter I decided to read a new art book each month.  My aim is to read the book in full, put the teachings into practice and blog about the results.  My book for March is called Mastering Composition by Ian Roberts.

Composition is the backbone of a good painting and I know I could be a lot better at planning my compositions for paintings.  The intro in the book is inspiring because it reinforces the idea that any artist can get better through practice and continued learning.