I've been reading Sylvia Plath's journals recently and there's something really captivating about following her along her artistic development and thoughts on her work, not to mention there's something really intimate about reading someone's journals.
I'm still in the journals from her college years when she was young and passionate and determined to find what would make her most satisfied in life. Her determination at being a successful writer along with/in competition with enjoying life's pleasures (a good summer tan, a Friday night date... ) and her pendulum swing between the two pursuits seems such a fundamental human plight: the balance of work and pleasure.
She frequently considers the idea of experiencing life's offerings as a requirement of being a successful writer. I know for myself, I believe I will be a better artist if I am out experiencing life and the world around me but there is also a guilt that I experience when I am not being productive. Maybe it's the tug of the two desires that is important and keeps you going: the pull into the studio, and the pull into the world.
To do:
Finish David & Eric
Eric:
- furrow brow more
- lips too shiny, bottom lip -underlip-chin needs less contrast
Tom and Scott-
Tom
- left lip/cheek highlight too bright
- left upper lip shadow placement off a little
Scott-
- skin tone
- jawline, cheek lines
- eyes?
Rebecca-
Start over on face. White it out and start over!
Playlist:
Wait, wait, don't tell me (NPR)
This American Life (NPR)
Aimee Mann- Bachelor No. 2
Ry Cooder- Mambo Sinuendo
Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man- Out of Season
Tegan & Sara - The Con
I'm just putting on the finishing touches of my latest piece: "It Wouldn't Surprise Me." I'll be varnishing it and fixing a few things today, but it's basically done. It's nice to finish this one up; it's been a challenging piece. 
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