Tiling ?

Graduated from a tiling course :) 

I haven`t had the time nor inspiration to draw anything since tiling started. I have .. four? drawings started at the time. But all I do is stare at them and don`t feel like adding a line. Same goes for some other aspects of my life.

But I still love losing myself in books. Since I only read 20 last year I did not dare to make much bigger aim for this year. Goodreads reading challenge 2013 for me includes 30 books (11 finished). Reading Beautiful Creatures right now.

Once Upon A Time - Colin O`Donoghue, Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Dallas

Finished my drawing of Colin O'Donoghue today and thought I would put it here together with two previous Once Upon A Time related ones. Once Upon A Time is one of the few not UK tv shows that I watch. And absolutely adore.

So, first is Josh Dallas who plays Prince Charming/David Nolan. The second is Ginnifer Goodwin aka Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard and as already said Colin O'Donoghue as Captain Hook/ Killian Jones.

Josh Dallas / Prince Charming

Ginnifer Goodwin / Snow White

Colin O`Donoghue / Captain Hook

Tom Riley vol 3

Tom Riley

Saying Tom made my day would be such an understatement. So, yet again he was ever so sweet to reply to my letter and sign my drawing. I couldn`t express how grateful and happy I am that he found the time to write back in addition to his autograph (which I actually received last week).

I cannot wait for Da Vinci`s Demons. 

New experiences

I already started with a sentence that nothing new has happened this year but then I realized this is actually not true.

My first new experience was to run 8 km barefoot :D (inside though). I had run 16 km the previous day and got a blister that I forgot about so it was kind of painful to run with trainers. The obvious move - why not run barefoot? Oh, the feeling in my shins the next day :) I have done it before but never such a distance.

The next new thing was a plastering course. As it was a holiday we (teachers in both of my schools as I teach in two schools) had to take courses and one of which I chose was plastering. I loved it. Not to mention all we had to memorize were three keywords (in that particular order): cow, sex, feelings.

And the drawing is of Audi R8 which I fell in love with when watching Date Night My last drawing of 2012.

Still hoping to hear back from Tom. 

My 2012

Again time to round things up.

So, 2012:
Training: ran 1800 km (a bit more actually, but not that much), swam 34km, 14hrs of aerobics and a few kms on bike. Ran my first marathon :)
Made 26 drawings (about half as much as last year. hmm.. will want to manage more in 2013)
Visited 3 countries (Finland [only Helsinki], Egypt and England)
Saw 2 concerts (Example and Michael Bublè)
20 books (again not as much as I would have liked. Probably due to renovating our house in summer and that taking most of my time)
Again good music
Good TV shows and movies
I enjoy my work and was given an wonderful oppurtunity to expand my field once more.  
Met some brilliant people in life and online.

Not saying everything was good, as always bad (so very bad) experiences and emotions were part of my year but wouldn`t know the value of positive things if not for the bad. Be careful what you wish for? Prince Charming kind of found his way to my life but apparently he was not MY Prince Charming so still waiting for mine :)

Quite wonderful year. Let`s see what next one brings.

Tom Riley Da Vinci's Demons

Tom Riley

So, yet another Tom drawing. This time from Da Vinci's Demons, Roger Kisby`s shot.

Would love to get this signed by Tom. Though I don`t actually want to send it to him, in case it will not get back to me.

A4, bigger than the one I did send and got back. This time a bit trickier. And he didn`t reply to my tweet asking if his agency is the best place to send it to. Hoping for a Christmas miracle.

Edit. Did send it after all, with the GQ drawing. He did reply to my second tweet :) But deleted the reply the next day :( I`ll see how it goes, fingers crossed.

The rooster experience

Couple of days ago while running I came across a rooster standing by the roadside. It was couple of metres from the road. As it saw me (so it seemed at least), it started walking towards the road. I though I would be faster but closer I came, the faster it started walking and reached the road before I could pass it.

Not the same rooster :D This one was actually friendly

The rooster stood and looked at me. Fine, let it watch, I`ll go behind it, at least that was what I tried to do. For some reason I did not feel like turning my back to it and rightfully. As soon as I had passed it, the rooster started walking towards me. I was like wtf? What do I do if it attacks me? I picked up my pace and so did the rooster until it was running while beating its wings. Like I wasn`t paniced enough :D But fortunately it was not that trained.

The next day there were two roosters. What? The thing is, I have run past them uncountless of times without them so much as looking at my direction.

Til the end

First off, I know it should probably be `till the end but I like it better this way. So I saw this photo that I fell for. Unfortunately I didn`t think to found out who took the shot. It was so very touching, representing everlasting love in my head for some reason, something quite rare it seems. And something I have not drawn before (part of face without eyes) so I decided to try.

Disbalance

I have an amazing ability to find people in my life who have an entirely different view on relationships. Not only relationships per se but friendships, or communication in general.

It comes out I tend to be more interested in people than they are of me. And still not only that. I can`t call it communication skill, I am not the best at that. But.. but when I am talking to someone/writing with someone I tend to be the one who asks questions, rarely the other way around. I get that I can speak without being asked to but if the other person shows no actual interest then..

So when I don`t take the initiative, start an conversation, ask questions, propose to meet up and do whatever, nothing happnens.

Rasmus Mägi yet again

So this is the third drawing of Rasmus Mägi .