Yep, it’s been a while since I’ve updated.  I guess I’ve just been kind of relaxing the part of my brain that wants to make art.  That’s not a bad thing, but I do need to get back down to business as far as that goes.

For the semester I received 2 grades of A (English II and Digital Art) and 1 grade of B (Art History I).  I would have liked 3 A’s, but my silliness in regards to some Art History assignments caused those potential grades to become 0’s, which dragged my grade down quite a bit.  I also spoke with an advisor at the University of Houston a couple of weeks ago.  I found that I’m not too far from being able to apply for the Bachelor’s of Fine Arts – Photography program at the school.  Right now there are a couple of core classes along with some foundational art classes that I can take at the community college level and there are a couple of art courses I need to take at the university level as no community college equivalent exists.  I also found out that I can take them concurrently, which is a huge bonus!  I have my application to attend the University of Houston submitted and at this time I simply await their rejection (not likely but always possible) or their telling me what to do next.  I’m getting pretty excited, kinda like the first time I went to an NFL game.

I also discovered a new paper just today.  It’s called Museo Silver Rag.  It’s a luster paper, which means it has some gloss (which is great for color gamut) but is not so shiny as to cause vision loss when the light reflects off the surface and into your eyes at certain angles.  The colors on this photograph I printed really popped, and the saturations where incredible – better than the MOAB Lasal Luster I have been using to this point.  The only problem is that the Museo Silver Rag is more expensive than the MOAB papers I usually use, and, at least locally, it is a little harder to obtain.

Well, at this point I’m going to say goodnight.  Have fun, everyone, and I will be back soon.