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restless nights...

10/13/2014

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One way that my body and brain deals with stress is through nightmares.  Ever since I was a kid, I've always had bad dreams when stressed out.  Sometimes, I can't remember the dreams, sometimes I can.  Sometimes the bad dreams I had as a kid come back to me even now as an adult and still freak me out.  
I've been having bad dreams the past few days.  It's going to be a stressful week.  I have 3 crits lined up this week - which is something I rarely do to myself but juggling so many schedules is difficult.  This week happens to be convenient for the people I want to hear from.  So, I'm stressed; and coffee is always nearby.

I keep dreaming about paintings falling off the walls, or that suddenly everyone in my committee hates all my work, and the worse - that I simply do not produce enough work.  My expectations for myself are quite high.  In the studio I feel a little frustrated.  Although I like my current work, I know it needs to go somewhere else - I really need to push it - but I just don't know where to take it.  I'm hoping that after these crits some of these problems might become more clear.  

Also, I ruined a painting this weekend.  It was beautiful before! and then I screwed it up because I was frustrated with it and tried something new.  I'm hoping I can save it still.  I'm going to give it a good try.
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wip.
I also spent a few hours last week in the lab, looking at some of my "slide paintings" under the scope.  Below are some of those images.
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mixed media with artist, cow, and pig's blood.
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mixed media with artists, cow, and pig's blood.
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mixed media with artists, cow, pig's blood.
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steve belt
5/28/2016 08:53:12 pm

enjoyed my lunch at the bar with u today...I WILL miss u

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    • Blood Works MFA thesis show
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    • Dissection series
    • home/lab/studio
    • Biological Imperative
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    • Circles
    • Paintings on canvas
    • If biology had a memory
    • 2010-2012
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