georgia theatre drawing

i've been working on a charcoal drawing of the late, great georgia theatre here in athens, GA.

i took pictures as i went along, sort of like taking pics during a pregnancy (no?).

so here she is, my new baby girl.

the beginning is always the hardest part for me. 

i have to re-learn to trust myself to not eff it up.

just a few finishing touches left to be made....

le finish producto

details in the fabric

i plan on making high quality prints and selling them to help fund my dream trip to europe this summer.

if you're interested, 

holler at ya girl.

a tribute to rain

here's to the rain, 

one of my most valued friends. 

i feel an indescribable peace when it rains, 

as though my soul is taking longer, deeper breaths. 

rain is like a shower for my inner being, 

a much needed cleansing for my mind. 

i love to watch the rain as art

and listen to it as the most beautiful song. 

i love to run in the rain, 

and partake in the occasional rain dance
(highly recommended).

to me, rain is one of the most romantic gifts on this earth. 

to me there is no doubt, 

GOD is in the rain.

into each life some rain must fall. 

henry wadsworth longfellow

(cheese, i know. but you gotta love this scene....)

you pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. that's a part of it. 

denzel washington

strange how hard it rains now

rows and rows of big dark clouds

i keep holding on underneath this shroud....

-patty griffin (Rain)

first.blog.ever.

for those of you who know me, you know that garden state is prrreeeetty much my favorite movie. ever. maybe it won't be my favorite movie forever, but it has been since i saw it in the dollar theatre for the first time years ago (2004). i love it. i watch it monthly. i have to have my garden state fix. i get garden state urges and i love to quote it. natalie portman is my favorite actress. im in love with her. okay, so not really, i just want to BE her. again, not really...let's be serious. it just makes me feel good. its about life, love, yet its simple. real life shit. what's not to love? plus, zach braff is prrrretty awesome.

for those of you who haven't seen this glorious film, there is this scene where sam (natalie p.) and andrew (zach b.) are in front of this huge fireplace, drying off from this epic night swim they just had. Andrew (aka "large") is sharing this crazy sad story about his childhood and his mom dieing...

sam: you're in it right now, aren't you? 
andrew largeman: what? 
sam: my mom always says that, when she can see im like working something out in my head, she's like, 'you're in it right now' and I'm looking at you're telling this story, and you're definitely in it.

hence my blog title. boom.

i thought it fit quite nicely. if you haven't seen this movie, stop reading this blog now....and see it. its amazing. life changing. i figured this blog could be a place for me to go when im "in it right now"; a place for me to really take what's being worked out in my head and put it somewhere.

and now for the disclaimersss: 

lets get some things straight slash get all of the cards out on the table (is that how the saying goes?). i am not a writer. i am an artist. i like to write, but it's not always fancy, pretty, gramatically correct, in order, or interesting (to you or to me). this i know. ill make up words. ill probably post some things that you will think are stupid, may not like or disagree with, but i have already taken these things into consideration, trust me. its okay. id rather write and share and move on with my life than spend too much time correcting my thoughts using a thesaurus, spell check or triple reading to make sure it sounds cool enough. oh, and this is sometimes going to be more for me than it is for any of you. but i hope that you can still enjoy bits and pieces, parts, slices, or if i am lucky, the whole pie. this is me. these are my thoughts, my dreams, my ramblings.