Major Artistic Breakthrough

Goooooooood Morning. Yesterday evening at my watercolor class happened something that I didn't even know I waited for. What?

For the first time in my life I found that I liked my sketch and painting best of the class. Until yesterday I always had the feeling that almost everyone else is superior to me in almost all areas of my life.

So with that development I'm feeling much better and self-confident. Perfect timing.

A window, a lamp with a shadow and the sky

Nature's colors vs. human grey

Enjoy your Sunday everyone.

Cityview with pumpkins

Good morning everyone. A new day, a new month, a new life for meeee ... and I'm feeling good.*

Yesterday was not only a better day, but a great day because I finally ... created my logo.** Which also led to the really surprising and to me groundbreaking realization that I actually love my own handwriting. Now you may ask what is so special about that? Well, for the last 24 years I was either told by other people or I told it to myself that I have a crappy handwriting. Because it isn't that accurate, readable and same staying as they or I would've liked. My handwriting changes from day to day and even within a sentence that I jot down. Now while I was creating different logo versions of San's Visual Art, I always ended up liking my own handwriting more than anything I've manufactured. So that was how it dawned on me. It is totally my own handwriting, unreproducable and everchanging, the same as I am. So my logo is in my own handwriting.

Another thing that dawned on me yesterday when I was in the city and saw some business men in suits, I don't like business men in suits anymore. Seems as if the fact, that I have decided that I don't have to belong to this kind of business world anymore has freed my taste from common expectations. Because I've also found that I now dislike those sleek and often cold interior designs by architectural design mags. Before yesterday I always liked those clean and reduced houses, maybe because I thought that this way an engineer and business woman has to live. Changes, multiple changes day by day. Life is amazing isn't it?

Okay, now it's time for me to create the "Zen Postcard Set by San's Visual Art" for my friend D, who is celebrating his birthday today. I'll show you pics of it tomorrow. It's kind of a joke, the set not the party. His main present is something I brought with me from Rust, Austria.  After that I head to the city to get some coconut milk and green tea. And then I will paint the rest of my new and totally awesome shelf.

Enjoy your Saturday.

* sang in my Michael Bublé voice ;)
** before I show it to you it has to be touched up by a graphic designer that I know. Gimp and I are still barely on speaking terms.

Rusts Harbor

Harbors can be very calm and also calming places. Personally I always feel drawn towards water. These boathouses struck me as a bit odd, with their automatic doors.

Anyway, it's Friday and therefore new music is released and I'm sure you'll find something you'll like. I've looked into the new releases and I found James Morrison has released another longplayer. Funny thing is, I used to LOVE his music, I could've listened to it all day. Now, most of his songs are just toooo slow for me, so I won't buy this longplayer and instead just wait till it is available in our local library. Years ago I also had a thing for country music, so the new longplayer of Lady Antebellum would've been a must for me. Now? I don't really care about it. However if you like country music, go check it out.

Music has always been really important to me. During the last 20 years you would have had a hard time to meet me outside without my walkman/iPod. I ALWAYS listened to music. There was even a period when I slept with music on (one calming song on repeat)! As I have changed so much during the last months this part of my life has also changed. Not only do I prefer faster* music during the day now, but I also stop using my iPod all day long. I often don't even take it with me anymore. This change is HUGE for me. Just ask my friends.

The changes are going on and on. Yesterday I felt like I was standing a bit beside me. Why? Because I wanted to do so much, but instead of actually booking my domain, practicing my drawing and filling out forms (taxes ugh), I did get nothing really done. Or at least I feel like I did get nothing done. I cleaned up my place, decided I need a shelf next to my desk for storing my design-stuff** there and not only found an awesome and very creative solution for it, but I also bought the basic piece for it*** and I ate within my very own guidelines (only real food). Nevertheless I felt horrible last night. Seems like I'm becoming more and more the focused and driven person I want to be. Yes, I know, there have to be relaxing days, however yesterday wasn't supposed to be one of those days, those are scheduled for tomorrow and Sunday. My, my, my, when I pull this thing through I might even reach my "CRAZY GOAL" of being such a well-known artist like Andy Warhol or Salvador Dalí.****

Anyhow, I wish all of you a wonderful Friday. Make the best of it, I will.

* more Rock, more Dance, more Pop (I found out that I like songs of Selena Gomez, shocking huh? I especially love "Stop&Erase" at the moment.).
** Books, supplies and the file folder.
*** DIY-post coming up!
**** What?! This is called CRAZY GOAL for a reason. And a bit of craziness is absolutely necessary in this world. ;-)

The perfect Nusskipferl

I found in Rust, Austria. To be exact it was a homemade version of the "Winzer Café Conrad" located at the Rathausplatz in Rust in a really beautiful old house. The coffee and the wine are good too, but the Nusskipferl* is in my opinion the best they offer (beside the fantastic view and location and nice staff).

*pastry filled with nuts. In case you were wondering. Sorry forgot to mention it before.