Life of Art SitRep #346 More Abstract Blue Rays and OtterBox iPhone 7/7 Plus Cases

Though I knew I should've worn my fuzzy black hoodie to the car show, I wore my light blue one instead. Sunny and sooo many reflections. Ah well, still fun though. Shot 156 photographs and ditched 65.

Finished adding my Abstract Blue Rays Watercolor Painting to some select iPhone cases, home decor, and gifts:

Abstract Blue Streaks Watercolor Painting iPhone 7 Case by RocklawnArts
Check out Template Casemate Cases online at zazzle

Abstract Blue Painted Rays OtterBox Defender iPhone 7 Case by RocklawnArts
Browse other Rugged Otterbox Cases

Eye-catching Painted Blue Abstract Rays Light Switch Cover by RocklawnArts
Check out another light switch plate at zazzle.com

Evocative Abstract Blue Rays Watercolor Painting Decorative Pillow by RocklawnArts
Browse Abstract Accent Pillows online at Zazzle.com

Evocative Abstract Blue Rays Watercolor Painting Rectangular Photo Magnet by RocklawnArts
Shop for Evocative Magnets online at Zazzle.com

Check out the collection of Abstract Blue Rays Watercolor Painting products.

Finished updating iPhone 7/7 Plus Case-Mate cases.

Rocklawn Arts blogged New Stylish iPhone 7 Cases at Rocklawn Arts! and New custom iPhone 7 Plus Cases at Rocklawn Arts! and New Abstract Blue Rays Watercolor Painting (which will post next Tuesday).

Started updating descriptions of new OtterBox iPhone 7 Cases and OtterBox iPhone 7 Plus Cases as needed:

Red Linen Photo Background OtterBox Defender iPhone 7 Plus Case by RocklawnArts
View other Rugged Otterbox Cases

Faux Marble Abstract Water Black and White Photo OtterBox Defender iPhone 7 Case by RocklawnArts
Look at Faux marble abstract water Otterbox Cases online at Zazzle.com

Faux Green Marble Abstract Water Photo OtterBox Defender iPhone 7 Case by RocklawnArts
See more Rugged Otterbox Cases at zazzle.com

Eye-catching Golden Gate Bridge Photo OtterBox Symmetry iPhone 7 Case by RocklawnArts
Check out other Eye catching golden gate bridge photo Otterbox Cases at zazzle.com

Geometric Rainbow Squares OtterBox Symmetry iPhone 7 Case by RocklawnArts
View more Rugged Otterbox Cases at zazzle.com

Bold Black and White Diagonal Zigzag Pattern OtterBox Symmetry iPhone 7 Case by RocklawnArts
Look at Rugged Otterbox Cases online at Zazzle.com

Abstract Teal Geometric Shapes OtterBox Symmetry iPhone 7 Case by RocklawnArts
Browse more Rugged Otterbox Cases at Zazzle

Updated links file for new cases.

Watched A Modern Black and White Photography Post-Processing Workflow by Bryan O'Neil Hughes and Creating and Maintaining a Useful Digital Portfolio with Jared Platt on Creative Live. The portfolio workshop inspired me to keep working on rating/sorting my photographic archive.

How was your week?


6 years ago on TTaT: Twice, seriously?

Voter Registration Deadlines Are Approaching!

Deadlines to register to vote are approaching! Remember if you've moved permanently or changed your name, you need to update your registration.

Joss Whedon created the SaveTheDay.vote site which has deadline info, the ability to register to vote, and a great PSA with loads of A-list actors.

If you are 17 now but will be 18 on or before November 8, 2016, check the Voter Registration Age Requirements by State. Many say "18 on or before next election," but in some cases, you can still register to vote before turning 18. Click your state's link for the most accurate info!

Here's the official government site for registering to vote: Vote.usa.gov

Get registered and vote, so your voice will be heard this November.


10 years ago on TTaT: Keep Kevin busy

Life of Art SitRep #345 More iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus Cases

This week, I shot 84 photographs and 5 videos. Culled 80 photos and 1 video, also from earlier shoots.

Made an Abstract Blue Rays Watercolor Painting laptop sleeve:

Abstract Blue Rays Watercolor Design Laptop Sleeve by RocklawnArts
Check out Template Laptop Sleeves online at zazzle

Continued revising iPhone 7, 7 Plus cases:

Red Linen Texture Photo with Custom Monogram iPhone 7 Case by RocklawnArts
Check out more Red linen Casemate Cases at Zazzle

Snow-covered Trees: Vertical iPhone 7 Tough case by RocklawnArts
Find other Snow covered trees Casemate Cases at zazzle.com

Abstract Geometric Purple Polygons iPhone 7 Case by RocklawnArts
Look at another galaxy s5 cover online at zazzle.com

Red and White Gingham Pattern iPhone 7 Tough case by RocklawnArts
View more Red and white gingham Casemate Cases at zazzle.com

Checkered Rainbow Pattern iPhone 7 Case by RocklawnArts
Browse Lgbt Casemate Cases

Bold Checkered Navy and White Pattern iPhone 7 Case by RocklawnArts
Browse Navy Casemate Cases

Watched Working with video in Lightroom tutorial with Julianne Kost. For LR 4 but should still work, why didn't I watch this sooner?

Also, "Lightroom CC - Working with DSLR Video" with Julianne Kost –This was great! (Think she misspoke on the keyboard shortcuts for setting in/out points. Should be shift I and shift O.)

Caught up on some archive maintenance.

How was your week?


10 years ago on TTaT: Tyler plus one

Note to Self, vol. XXIV

Forgo the layers next time.

But the curls get weighed down as my hair gets longer.

I know, but the random pieces that sometimes fall forward like bangs you don't want are surely a result of the layering.

You wanted something different. Even if it seems like your hair is only getting progressively shaggier as it gets closer to the idea of the cut you want, it is at least a change from the status quo.


10 years ago on TTaT: The Next 15

Note to Self, vol. XXIII

Earl Grey Dark Chocolate by jelina chocolatier is extremely tasty! Also very good: Salted Almond Dark Chocolate by Theo and Orange Peel in Dark Chocolate by Chocolove.

The other chocolate treats I sampled were also tasty though I probably wouldn't get them again.

However, in future, do not nibble as much or as late because the sugar and no doubt caffeine will seriously fuck with your sleep.

Think I got 5 hours total, and not all at once.

It's about 22 hours later and I'm only now starting to come off that physical hum I associate with caffeine.

I guess "fair trade organic chocolate" is code for highly caffeinated.

On the upside, my newly low tolerance for sugar seems a good indicator I actually have kicked my sugar addiction. Even two years ago that would've seemed impossible.


10 years ago on TTaT: 33 Things

Oh, Deer

I can't upload video directly to blogger? Whatev's, here you go, from my backyard.


10 years ago on TTaT: There are limits to my Dad's knowledge

Life of Art SitRep #344 Abstract Blue Rays and iPhone 7 Cases

Thursdays in September are becoming museum days. I am down with that serendipity. Soaking in the art.

Shot 49 photographs and some more I have yet to upload. Did some culling this week though, got rid of 63.

Started adding my new design, Abstract Blue Rays Watercolor Painting, to some items in my shop:

Abstract Blue Rays Painting Acrylic Print by RocklawnArts
Browse more Home Acrylic Wall Arts at Zazzle

Abstract Blue Rays Make Your Own Mark Card by RocklawnArts
Look at more cards from Zazzle.

Abstract Blue Rays Watercolor Painting Postcard by RocklawnArts
color post card printing from zazzle.com

Abstract Blue Rays Watercolor Painting Poster by RocklawnArts
Browse anotherPoster template design online at Zazzle

This is as far as I got though because the great case migration transferred all of my iPhone 6/6s and Plus Case-Mate cases to their iPhone 7 counterparts. I'm slowly working my way through them all, double-checking the design fit and descriptions. Here's a few to wet your whistle:

Whimsical Prussian Blue Watercolor Curves iPhone 7 Case by RocklawnArts
Find more Hand painted Casemate Cases at Zazzle

Red Gouache Crenellated Pattern iPhone 7 Plus Case by RocklawnArts
Check out Hand painted Casemate Cases online at zazzle

Black and White Chevrons iPhone 7 Plus Tough Case by RocklawnArts
Browse other galaxy s5 cases at Zazzle

Double Arch Close-Up iPhone 7 Case by RocklawnArts
Look at galaxy s5 covers online at Zazzle

And a few clear cases by Uncommon:

Light Blue and Transparent Gingham Pattern iPhone 7 Plus Case by RocklawnArts
Browse other Classic iPhone Cases

Double Rainbow Barcode Case by RocklawnArts
See other Protective iPhone Cases

Light Blue Diamonds on White iPhone 7 Plus Case by RocklawnArts
Find other Protective iPhone Cases at zazzle.com

Made a variety of small tweaks and changes to my store and collection organization.

Rocklawn Arts blogged New Red Green Gouache Scale Pattern. (Will appear next week.)

Watched Night Photography Tool Kit with Chris Nicholson and Astro Photography with Lance Keimig.

Read Popular Photography Aug. 2015 issue.

How was your week?


10 years ago on TTaT: Multiples of Eleven

Sights from a day

A painting I loved: a still life in a diner. A red menu propped up by a bottle of ketchup and glass sugar pourer in front of it.

Photorealistic.

In effin' watercolor!

Just amazing to me.


Later:
At my favorite local pub for dinner. Stopped in their tiny single room restroom to wash up. There was a nice wall lamp beside the mirror.

A nice change from the brutal overhead lighting so common in public restrooms which always makes me think, Damn, I have a lot more grey in my hair than I'd thought.

The side light instead made my curls look particularly awesome with just one streak of grey that looked cool, my face half in light, half in shadow.

Then I noticed at the top of the mirror a small sticker that read: you are beautiful.


After dinner:
A fox hesitated then jogged across the road right in front of the car.

Perky ears, bushy tail.


10 years ago on TTaT: Out and about (Aw, I miss audioblogger.)

Gunfire

Though I'm mostly accustomed to hearing sporadic gunfire on Sunday afternoons from a nearby hunt club's firing range, the rapid-fire gunshots I heard today were unsettling. Clearly from some type of automatic weapon.

With the summer we've had, I couldn't help but think, I hope they're not practicing for a mass shooting.


11 years ago on TTaT: Three Breaks: Part 6

Life of Art SitRep #343 Red and Green Scale, Ogee Patterns

Toured the home and studio of a pair of abstract artists. They were art collectors as well with paintings by Picasso, Leger, Braque. As much as the art, I love seeing the views they had, though the trees have grown enough to obscure parts of what they were able to see.

Shot 168 photographs and 7 videos. Culled 17 photos and 2 videos.

Uploaded 324 photos and 42 videos from last week. Culled 4 videos, 130 photos.

Finished creating the new Red Green Christmas Ogee Pattern collection.

Red Green Christmas Diagonal Ogee Pattern Medium Table Runner by RocklawnArts
Find more Dining room Table Runners at Zazzle

Painted Red and Green Christmas Ogee Pattern Wrapping Paper by RocklawnArts
Shop for other wrapping paper at zazzle.com

Rocklawn Arts blogged New Red Green Christmas Ogee Pattern. (Up next Thursday, I believe.)

Created a collection of Red Green Gouache Scale Pattern products:

Red and Green Gouache Scale Pattern Wrapping Paper by RocklawnArts
Shop for another wrapping paper at Zazzle

Christmas Red Green Scale Pattern Fabric by RocklawnArts
Browse Christmas red green scale pattern Fabrics

Large Print Red Green Painted Geometric Pattern Bicycle Playing Cards by RocklawnArts
Browse other Playing Cards online at zazzle.com

Christmas Red Green Scale Pattern address labels by RocklawnArts
Browse more Christmas red green scale pattern Labels at Zazzle

Red and Green Diagonal Scale Christmas Pattern Ornament by RocklawnArts
Look at Red and green diagonal scale Ornament online at Zazzle.com

Check out the rest of the Red Green Gouache Scale Pattern products.

Watched some short business videos.

Updated links, LOA files.

Made monthly backups.

Have you backed up lately?


11 years ago on TTaT: Three Breaks: Part 3, Three Breaks: Part 4

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

42. The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Not your typical celebrity memoir. It's like she thought, Fuck it, I'm going to write about what's important to me and if my experiences can help others? Boom, I'm doing it.

I really appreciate that about this book. There are light chapters too, a number of things I was delighted and surprised to find out we had in common.

If you've seen her television show, Inside Amy Schumer, it's like her interview segment, "Amy Goes Deep" except in far greater depth and her life is the subject.


9 years ago on TTaT: Ruins where I can get them, Vol. 1

Life of Art SitRep #342 2017 Calendars

Went to a contemporary art museum and absolutely loved it. Shot a ton of photographs and videos I've yet to upload.

Revised and updated all of my Calendar Products for 2017 and updated their respective collections as well:

Cool Custom Calendars
by Claire E. Skinner

2017 Calendar Mousepads
by Claire E. Skinner

Stylish 2017 Calendar Posters
by Claire E. Skinner

Handy 2017 Calendar Magnets
by Claire E. Skinner

Rocklawn Arts blogged New Prussian Blue Watercolor Curves pattern, New 2017 Calendar Magnets, New 2017 Calendar Mouse Pads, New Stylish 2017 Calendar Posters, Rocklawn Arts 2017 Calendars. (The latter are scheduled on upcoming Tuesdays and Thursdays.)

Started adding my design Red Green Christmas Ogee Pattern to items. It's a compilation of hand-painted colors and a digital pattern, one of the designs I alluded to over the summer.

Red Green Ogee Pattern Christmas Holiday Card by RocklawnArts
Create card designs on Zazzle

Christmas Holiday Ogee Pattern address labels by RocklawnArts
Check out other Christmas holiday ogee pattern Labels at zazzle.com

Red Green Christmas Holiday Ogee Pattern Postage by RocklawnArts
View more Christmas holiday Stamps at zazzle.com

Red Green Christmas Ogee Pattern Postcard by RocklawnArts
Make postcards from photos online at zazzle.com

Wrote a piece of fan fiction which is a story in and of itself.

Rearranged collections some.

Rearranged categories a bit.

Culled 113 photos from one of last week's shoots.

Watched Tara Gentile's "Why More Offers Don't Equal More Revenue" video.

How was your week?


11 years ago on TTaT: Progress and non-progress