Music by the Black Keys-Gold on the Ceiling

 

THE BLACK KEYS--GOLD ON THE CEILING

 

 

 

Exercising & Health

This is what the illustration looks like before coloring with photoshop. I start off with using a Micron pen and do a little cross-hatching.

This picture I actually illustrated for the Neponset Health Center in Boston. Although you can't see it when you go in, because they placed it in the areas where the patients, Dr.'s, and nurses go. Basically not in an area where there is a lot of traffic. What was great about this one? It was my Dr.'s idea for me to draw a picture dealing with health.

 

I think we all know how important a good health and exercise is for our vitality. I once read an article on CNN.COM, basically the most bogus one I have ever read. It was about how exercise does not necessarily help you to lose weight because you eat more. Well I would assume most people would know if you eat the right things after a hard workout, you will not plateau in your weight loss. Of course it is a horrible idea to work out hard and then turn around and get a meat lovers pizza with a soda and chips. What I find however, is that watching your portions are a big deal. Here are some other tips from me.

1. Drink plenty of water
2. Snack on plenty of fruit
3. Exercise consistently, 4-5x a week for at least 30 minutes. Most people make the mistake of working out consistantly for 2-3 weeks then stopping because they feel that they have not lost much weight. It takes time to lose the pounds. You didn't get the pounds overnight, therefore you will lose it  overnight either.
4. Weight train-- which will help you gain muscle in the process and you will burn more calories
5. Find out what motivates you-- we all have our motivations when it comes to exercising. Whether it is looking forward to that cute guy at the gym, buying new exercise gear, or just that dress that you have been wanting to fit in to for such a long time. My personal motivation? I run races, mostly 5K's and 10K's and always want to give my best performance out there. Another, sometimes those races have some really cute guys. Lastly, if I gain weight, I can't afford new clothes.
 
 

 

New music by Green Day "Oh Love"

 

GREEN DAY "OH LOVE"

 

 

 

 

Why am I just finding out about this song? The older I get the less cool I become. I know absolutely nothing lately.

Civil Rights Footage

Civil Rights Footage

 

 

 

The Importance of Voting...IN MY WORDS

THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING

 

Picture depicting women picketing for their right to vote in the early 20th Century.

Obama... Romney... the finger pointing.. the bickering. Which one do we choose??? I know sometimes election day and days leading up to it can cause some confusion and annoyance for others. Often times I hear people say how they don't vote, dont want to vote, how their vote doesnt count, that it doesn't matter.  I just wanted to say why I really take advantage of election day, and my freedom to vote as a black woman. I honor and appreciate the long hard road American women had to travel so that we could have our right to vote.  I often think about the risks that black Americans and white Americans took so that black people could have their right to vote without intimidation. I think about Womens Suffrage which took place from 1848-1920. During the Civil Rights Movement, many Americans risked their lives and were beaten, marched went to jail, and toiled so that we can have the rights that we have today. I realize it, I get it, I understand that, and I do not want their hard work to be in vain. Thank God for these brave men and women, black and white, who fought for our civil rights. If they were not courageous enough to fight for our rights, then how would things be today.

 

There is no excuse for not voting, if that right was taken from any of us, we would feel awful.

 

VOTE

 



The Day I Met Destruction

THE DAY I MET DESTRUCTION



Titled "The End", a day of destruction depicted, mainly to show despair when in such conditions.

As I said previously, I grew up in a religious family. Often talk about the end of the world, The Second Coming and God's wrath. No matter how you grew up, what kind of background you have, it is one of those discussions that can be a little scary and troublesome to most people. Talking about destruction, death, and the end of the world, is a great way to disturb anyone or make them lose sleep. Economic Crisis, poverty, war, crime rates in America steadily going up...you see and hear preachers saying that God told them when the world is going to end or when God's second coming is... being of these reasons, often of course they are wrong and have no clue when this is going to happen. Or should I say they are wrong in saying they know the exact date...  Truth is, none of us know, how can you know for sure unless God or an Angel told you face to face which of course is not going to happen because since obviously, God and Angels.. and Satan for that matter, do not have physical bodies. Don't you think however, it is a good idea that the world does not know the exact date and time? Just think about what kind of chaos it would cause, if all of us knew the exact date and time of Jesus Second Coming along with the actual destruction of the Earth. And if you did know when the world was going to end, how would you spend that time?

Through this illustration I did above, I mainly wanted to depict the feel of despair and desperation, if I, or someone else, or anyone were to be in such a situation where no one could help you. Also showing the ending of the Lords Prayer. Even people that.. so called, don't b"elieve in God", have an urge to pray in desperate situations, I know.. because I see it happen a lot.

CHECKOUT THE WORLDOMETER--ACTUAL WORLD STATISTICS- http://www.worldometers.info/

Creature Animation...

Sorry I have been away for a while. I am working on my next post and artpiece which is about THE END OF THE WORLD. A favorite subject for a lot of us right? So when is the end of the world, I guess eventually dead or alive we will find out...

In the meantime a video from Youtube below from Creature Animation titled "Sp00ns Birthday Surprise"