Just some thoughts

I just wanted to share some of what's currently going on. I've been so very busy, like I've been saying continuously now for several months, but it's true. I'll try and share as much as I can within reasonable limits. I think this is really going to take a toll on my blog/blogs.

I'm actually thinking about changing a lot of things. I'm a person who gets very set in their ways but drastically changes a few things every now and then. I"m not to fond of the name CadaverCarousel anymore, it just doesn't seem to reflect who I am right now. I want something more delicate and beautiful yet still tainted. So I'll be changing my persona/name, probably my background, decorative elements, etc. I'm also thinking about what I should focus on posting more of in the future, which will probably be more art-based.

What would you like to see more of on any of my blogs? Do you have any recommendations? Please feel free to tell me.

Mother's Day

I know I haven't been very present here. I do apologize, I've been very busy these past few months and it looks as though there's no sign of slowing down. I'm so busy yet feel like I'm accomplishing very little or have very little to show for it.

  Anyway, I have some updates for all of you. There have been a couple semi-eventful happenings in my almost non-existent life. Mothers day passed and for once I actually put effort into getting my mom something other than just signing a card. (sorry.) I made my "mama" a blizzard cake, the first one I made entirely by myself. The flavor is reindeer bites, one of her favorites, it has coconut, caramel and chocolate chunks in it.

May 2012

(Yes, I know it looks as though it says Hoppy instead of happy and I forgot the apostrophe in Mother's.)

The day before we went to a Thai restaurant called The Orchid to celebrate. I put my hair up in my first successful victory rolls and wore a cute jacket I bought years ago and never wore. I myself ordered the pineapple chicken which was as delicious as it looked. Everything we've tried there tastes good. I highly recommend it.

May 2012

I wish everyday was Mother's Day, it really should be. I love my mama. <3

Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke Of Dorset

Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke Of Dorset, Rosalba Carriera

Carriera began her career doing lace patterns and painting miniature portraits on ivory lids of snuffboxes before she started doing portraits like the one above. Her pastel portraits were so widely admired that  she was awarded honorary membership of Rome's Academy of Saint Luke of 1705. She was later admitted to the academies in Bologna and Florence. In 1720, she traveled to Paris, where she made a portrait of young Louis XV and was elected to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture.

It's very hard for me to imagine that this is pastel. Everything I've done with pastel is much less detailed and finished looking. The way the fabric looks in this is amazing. Then again, back then they had better quality pastels that were more buttery and less chalky so it was easier to create such effects.

(All information I've obtained about the piece I got from Art History vol.II by Marilyn Stokstad)



Strawberry gashes forever

About a week ago I finished a painting I titled "Strawberry gashes forever". Below is a picture of the painting itself and in a frame. I'm thinking about selling this one. I'm still not sure how to even start selling my stuff online, though I'd really like to sometime in the near future. This painting will probably only be available to purchase here in Albuquerque, NM.

April 2012

April 2012

(If anyone has any questions or advice on how to sell things online or how to get an art career started, anything regarding these topics, please feel free to e-mail me or leave a comment. thank you.)