Aw, thanks! At the moment I'm really interested in Edward Hopper, Morandi, Kathe Kollwitz, Giacometti and Andrew Wyeth. I've also been finding a lot of exciting contemporary artists lately. Nicolas Uribe, James Miller, Mike Schmidt, and Ginny Grayson to name a few. There's a lot of good art out there.

Wehhhhhhhhh.

My entire childhood. You don't need to miss it. It's always there to revisit! Hasn't gone anywhere at all.

I wanted to move somewhere big and exciting and be a big exciting artist but now I just want to learn wherever I can for as long as I can. I'm realising how much value there is in pretty much any place I might go or be, so I guess I don't need to check plane ticket prices anymore.

I don't have any plans to in the near future but if I happen to be working on something that I'm excited about and the circumstances allow for me to film some of the process then I will try to do so! I'm working on a lot of things but none of them really lend themselves to being filmed since I have to work on them at uni and I would feel self conscious setting up a camera every time I go in to work (because most of the projects are things that I'm working on all semester).

I do but I don't use it anymore.

Hi! I have missed your questions! How have you been? My semester has just passed the mid-point so it's getting pretty busy. I have a lot to do and I don't know where I'm going with half of things I need to do so that's stressful. I'm pretty excited for my winter break, I'll probably spend it working on some new paintings and trying to apply what I've learned at uni this semester to my personal work. I need to get together some stuff to exhibit! I'd also like to get to Sydney a bit more on this break and spend more time in galleries there.
The self portrait did not turn out at all, unfortunately. I killed it half way through and now it is sitting in a pile of canvases being a disgrace. I will be painting another when I have time, which probably won't be until the break since I don't really have any opportunity to do any figurative or portrait paintings this semester- I am temporarily an abstract painter.

I'm pretty good! I've been really busy and it's a bit stressful but at least I'm using my time for things instead of sitting around. I'm back at uni, in my second year of my fine art degree. I'm working on a lot of drawing, painting and ceramic stuff at the moment. I don't have much down time, but I definitely feel pushed which is something I've been needing.

My dream 'job' would be to work full time as an artist and be able to support myself comfortably with that. Though, more realistically I intend to get my master's degree so that I might be able to teach drawing or painting at a college/university level and work on my own art whilst doing that. I'm not concerned with being extremely successful, I just want to make art and I'm very willing to work other jobs in order to support myself.

Well I eat a nutella sandwich for lunch pretty much everyday but I can't decide if it's my favorite or just the easiest thing to put on bread in the morning. I also love muffins and banana bread. Oh and I have been eating a lot of grapes lately. mmm.

I really don't think you should let a lack of drawing skill stop you from pursuing art. A lot of people who go into college art programs aren't that good when they start, but that's the whole point: you go there to learn. If you honestly enjoy it that much and think that you could put forth the time and effort to be good at it then you should go for it! I had to go through a lot of awful drawings before I was able to produce anything decent and it'll be the same for you. No one is just good at it, everyone has to learn. It's not so important whether you learn by yourself or with the help of school. Good luck!

The main thing with oil paint is to learn how to work wet on wet, and once you do figure it out you might find that it's actually a lot easier than other mediums because of that long drying time. You can really easily go back and fix mistakes or wipe off the paint because it stays workable for so long. Try not to let it get muddy though and you can avoid that by not mixing the colours around too much on the actual support (I'm awful for that though). Try and mix the colour you want on your palette first and then apply it without rubbing it around too much.

Some people like to sketch their composition on the support in graphite or charcoal before starting to paint, I used to do this but haven't been lately. It's quite helpful for when you're starting though. Remember that you can always paint over your mistakes, and you should never be too afraid of messing it up. You learn things by messing up. Also, don't be discouraged if your first attempts don't turn out as well as you had hoped. It takes a little while to get used to a new medium. Painting is nothing like drawing, so try not to approach it with the same mindset. It's a lot easier in terms of establishing things tonally, so try to approach it more as a blocking in of mass and tone rather than contour.

Oh! And don't get bogged down right away using every colour that you have access to. Try and use a fairly limited palette for your first few attempts, like maybe just white, some kind of red, yellow ochre and black so you don't get messy and you can concentrate on how you are applying the paint and capturing the form. I suggest that palette in particular because I just saw someone do a really good study using just those colours and it seemed to really help him focus on what he was doing.

Wow, sorry this is so long. Once I get going I just spew advice everywhere. I hope some of this is helpful!

Well, I'm not reading anything right at this moment. I just finished reading the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes which was really good. I'm about to start going through Bridgman's 'The Human Machine' but I don't think that really counts as reading since I'll mostly just be copying drawings out of it. I'm not sure what novel I will start next, I have a few waiting to be read.

Formspring never tells me when I have something in my inbox anymore! Annoying. But I am fairly happy at this moment, yes. I hope your exam went well! I have been smiling plenty, but I cannot make any promises in the youtube department.

Everyone tends to develop a different approach, but I tend to sketch what I want to paint, make a light under painting and then I just build up layers and adjust things as I go along. Don't be afraid to use a lot of paint, this is a thing I tend to struggle with a bit. Don't expect to make amazing things when you're just starting out. Don't be afraid to paint over something if it's off, even if you've spent a lot of time on it which I suppose leads on to the ever-important 'don't be afraid to mess it up'. Don't try to avoid learning how to do things in favor of developing a 'style' right away. Practice as much as you possibly can. If you're just starting to paint perhaps just buy some loose, unstretched canvas so that you can practice without feeling pressured to make something good just because you bought a nice canvas.
The most important thing is just to do it and to not be discouraged if things don't work right away. Finish what you start and always seek to learn more. Expose yourself to a lot of artists and think about how they achieved the result that they did.

Yes I have! A lot of the time they were also people who I was in some way connected to through other friends though. Though I have definitely established really nice bonds with a lot of people who follow my internet happenings, just usually not to the point of talking on skype and whatnot. I like getting to know the people who are interested in what I do on youtube and elsewhere so it's not like an unusual happening or anything.

Well, I suppose I will attempt a more sincere answer since you appreciated breacat, but again, loving someone doesn't have anything to do with what I THINK would make me love someone. It's a weird thing and it has no regard for convenience or pre-conceived notions and expectations. I guess it's never been the result of particular traits, just the way they make me feel. There haven't really been any definite shared qualities between the people that I've felt really strongly for. Everyone has their own unique pull and it's not something you can really seek out. I suppose at the most basic level I just want someone who I can grow with and be quiet with.

Falling in love with someone has very little to do with the kind of person you want to fall in love with.

They would need to tell me when I'm making bad art, play connect 4 with me all day and http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hw1dQOGVmqA/Tjd2sbtW1XI/AAAAAAAAODE/4sJ_O6kCQ2U/s1600/breadcat.jpg

Physically, I am attracted to people who have hands.

I do not. It would be nice but I'm not looking and I don't think it would be a great thing for me right now anyways. I don't plan on staying here and I'm not interested in having a relationship just for the sake of it or to pass the time so it's best not to get involved.

Of course I remember you! You were always quite lovely and drew me as a cartoon once. I hope things are well with you too! =)

hohoho, I had a feeling someone would do this.