Friday, February 8. 2008
It's my birthday!
Well I turn the big 3-5 today. I'm starting to feel old... well not young anymore! 
I've already been spoilt... Pauline has given me my pressie and I just love it.
I have so many geeky 'toys' that I really wanted something non-geeky for my b'day this year. Another geeky toy just means I'll be spending more time on the computer... and I do enough of that already!
We saw some artists painting several months ago and in passing I mentioned to Pauline 'I'd love to do that as a hobby!'
You know the drill, away from the computer, out in the country-side taking in some sun and fresh air.
Well it looks like it will become a reality now! Pauline bought me a French Easel Art Set.
Click image for a larger view.
On top of that she also gave me a bunch of paints, brushes and a bucket to wash out the paints in... all very cool!
As I'm moving down to Bannockburn later this year, it will be great to actually get out easily to places like the Otways, Steiglitz and the Brisbane Ranges National Park to do some painting.
Whilst I'm a beginner, it's more for the enjoyment and the great-outdoors. I'm likely to enroll in a short-course to pickup some technique but I expect it's something that I'll improve on with practice over time. (lets hope!)
So I'm all raring to go and paint myself silly! It will be a good break from the keyboards and a nice way to relax without any electrical devices within miles. (The mobile will stay home those days!)
I've already been spoilt... Pauline has given me my pressie and I just love it.
I have so many geeky 'toys' that I really wanted something non-geeky for my b'day this year. Another geeky toy just means I'll be spending more time on the computer... and I do enough of that already!
We saw some artists painting several months ago and in passing I mentioned to Pauline 'I'd love to do that as a hobby!'
You know the drill, away from the computer, out in the country-side taking in some sun and fresh air.
Well it looks like it will become a reality now! Pauline bought me a French Easel Art Set.
Click image for a larger view.
On top of that she also gave me a bunch of paints, brushes and a bucket to wash out the paints in... all very cool!
As I'm moving down to Bannockburn later this year, it will be great to actually get out easily to places like the Otways, Steiglitz and the Brisbane Ranges National Park to do some painting.
Whilst I'm a beginner, it's more for the enjoyment and the great-outdoors. I'm likely to enroll in a short-course to pickup some technique but I expect it's something that I'll improve on with practice over time. (lets hope!)
So I'm all raring to go and paint myself silly! It will be a good break from the keyboards and a nice way to relax without any electrical devices within miles. (The mobile will stay home those days!)
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I have previously mentioned we're building a new house (both here and here). Well on Tuesday the building commenced! Not much to date, but they have done the site preparation, and will be digging the foundations and hopefully laying the concrete sl
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