Everything and the Kitchen Sink

I'm old and and I'm cranky and I make stuff. Don't mind me...I'm quirky that way.

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4”x3” watercolour - tree branches in dirty grey snow.

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Amphitrite Point Lighthouse in Ucluelet. When we were there in October I really wanted to do a sketch of the Lighthouse but it was so windy we could barely stand straight. I snapped a couple of photos for reference. The sketch was started in the parking lot and finally finished now.

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Remembrance Day - heartfelt thank you.

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Amphitrite Point Lighthouse in Ucluelet. It was so windy that day that it was hard to keep my balance on the rocks while trying to snap photos.

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Started with a zombie which turned into an ugly brown blob…ugly even by ugly zombie standards. Scraped it and drew a little ghost instead.

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I was watching Howl's Moving Castle and love the way Turnip Head's clothes were fluttering in the wind.

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Pen and ink sketch. Love the portability of using just a fountain pen and water brush but it gets blotchy fast. Tried to put some white back in but think it made it worse.

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Inktober 2016 - pen and ink wash Pumpkins

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Grain elevator

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End of a week's vacation and a week of getting to know my new camera. *sigh*

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First photo on a new camera.  I think we’re going to have a beautiful relationship together. 

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Endless

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Wooden statues of three of the Apostles in St Joseph's Oratory in Montreal. Beautiful carvings but doesn't leave you with a warm fuzzy feeling. Just going through some photos of our trip to Montreal last October.

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A cold and frosty morning at Deer Lake Park. Because of the heavy fog all week, the sun has not hit the ground and there's a build up of hoar frost. Beautiful and surreal. 

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Rock flower

[fiona-tang]

Im young, and a artist, and the the thing that stops me is creativity, I guess I havent hit the point when I can just draw or paint anything, it would be my dream to do things like you :D, idk what to do in my life, what way to turn, even if I should finish high school or go to college, I just don't know,

Hey there! I was once extremely lost in my life too! I’ve always been a science student, went to university majoring in biology (love bio and chemistry but not physics), thinking I will become a doctor one day. I dragged to wake up to go to school every morning, feeling so lost, asking myself everyday why am I doing what I am doing, if I can’t stand 4 years of university what makes me think I can do it for the rest of my life?! I had counselling and went hiking all the time and that’s when I discover my passion for art. I remember my counsellor told me “Fiona, you have skills for science but no passion; you have passion for art but no skills. Neither choice will be easy.” I slept on that comment for a few nights and finally decided to quit science and go into art instead. Like she said it wasn’t easy at all, I was 19 years late as compare to my classmates since a lot of them started art as a kid (and I used to be the top student in science!). I remember feeling defeated all the time but I kept pushing. Emily Carr rejected me twice, I was in tears when I finally got the letter of acceptance the third time I applied! I am grateful that it wasn’t an easy road, that I constantly have to fight and push my way through, because at the end of the day, I cherish my grow and my experience so much more, and very “victory” tastes so much sweeter.

What I’m trying to say is, follow your heart. Give it some time, it may be shy but it will always tell you what it wants. Try connecting with nature more, going for hikes/walks, that’s what I do every time I feel stuck! Nature has always shown me the way :) hope this helps!

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It's never too early or too late to start.