Idea

Teaching has given me an idea. What about a book that describes how a picture works. I have read a lot of how to draw books that talk about drawing in terms of techniques, but have not read any that discuss the abstract devices image makers use to construct illusions. If you understand the parts of the illusion like pictorial space, form, and color, technique becomes secondary. I think this may get more to the heart of the idea of learning how to draw and paint.

I will probably start writing it sometime this week. If you want an advance manuscript email me at donovan.bill@gmail.com

Working Alot

I have been working alot, which is good, because now I will have money. I will try to think of something creative to stick on here over the weekend.
One thing I recently saw that is interesting and odd, is the website www.secondlife.com Apparently people spend all their waking hours living a virtual life on this page. They buy and sell things with currency from the website, and the currency can be converted to US dollars in the real world like money from a foreign country. Sweden has a virtual embassy, which is bizarre and fascinating.
Secondlife was inspired by a book called Snow Crash, which I have not read but probably will in the next 2 weeks, it is part of the popular cyber-punk genre.
Ok, I am off to bed, I have to work again tomorrow!