DreamsOfDownfall

I just want all of my watchers and favoritesr to know that I am deleting this account!!!
If you still want to favorite my artwork or follow me, go to this link:

paintmyworldrainbow.deviantart…

Thanks! You guys are fabulous

Hi guys! I started a group on Deviant art! Its called Pantone of the Year. Pantone is a color matching and trend company that predicts what colors will be hot in a given year. This year's pantone is Turquoise! I would really appreciate it if all of you joined the group and submitted your best art featuring the color Aqua, or just watched the fantastic work of others. Join now:

pantoneoftheyear.deviantart.co…

In other news, my boyfriend just joined DA today. Check him out, he takes crazy animal pictures and does some mad doodling.

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And last but not least, my artwork was featured on the cover of Spirit Seeker Magazine! Check it out!

www.spiritseeker.com/

I've had a lovely little Spring Break, chilling, having a good time. Mining for crystals in Arkansas, going to concerts, spending some quality time with my buddies and with my art supplies.

In other news, I gave up DA for lent, mostly because I was spending 2 hours a day just surfing and being in awe of other people's art, and it was eating up all of my time. So that's why I have been very scarce lately; I can now only get on during Sundays, until after Easter.

Secondly, my parents bought a new scanner. Hooray! It scans up to 4000 DPI! This is insane when you consider that a normal photo is about 300 DPI. I scanned some art today and zoomed in on it to see things I could never see with my naked eye, like traces of my fingerprints and tiny rivers of ink flooding crevaces in the paper. Just bizarre man.

Last of all, I was rejected. I didn't get the full ride to Missouri state. But the good news is that I got Bright Flight ($3000 a year), as well as Board of Governers ($7000 a year) and Pfizer National Merit ($3000 a year). This means that, cha-ching! All four years of college are almost paid for! All I have left is $4000 total and I will be a happy happy girl.

This weekend I went down to Missouri State to be interviewed for the Presidential Scholarship, which is the full ride scholarship there, given out to 40 people. I am one of the  260 remaining finalists who interviewed.

I basically sat down in this small room surrounded by a Chemist, a Finance man, and a student who received the scholarship last year. They asked me questions like "What are the three books that have most influenced you and why?" and "What are the negative effects of globalization and what can you personally do the combat them?" and "How do you plan to grow as an artist?" It was nerve wracking, but more exciting than anything. I had the same feeling I get as a little kid on Christmas morning.

It was a very intense day overall, being surrounded by all of these finalists, all of whom were qualified to be there, all of us wondering who among us would receive the scholarship in the end.

And while I realize that I probably won't be one of the few to receive the full ride (I am a slow thinker on standardized tests and not a valedictorian), I was honored to be considered, and thrilled to rub shoulders with all of those movers and shakers. It was a great experience.

Now I shall go to art mart and drown my sorrows in art supplies.

Hey Guys,

I just wanted to rave for a moment about Copic markers (my grand obsession). Two weeks ago I bought a set of 80 on an art website, and they arrived on Wednesday!!! Ever since then, I have been pretty much going without sleeping or eating so I can draw with them. When I do sleep, they are next to my bed on the floor. I. AM. IN. LOVE. All I'm saying is, if you ever are trying to decide what expensive art supplies to invest in, chose Copic markers. They are a dream come true.

Second, this week, I am going to begin teaching a painting class at a nursing home! If anyone has any ideas of what exactly I should do (in terms of instruction) let me know, because I have never been a teacher before. This should be an interesting experience.