Only two more weeks and I will be a mommy!

I'm sure I will never have time to finish my 15 new art projects now. Oh well, the kid has to sleep sometime, right?

This entry is dedicated to a new club to reach DA.
Acid-Burst-Love-Fed

I have been touched by the idea and entries thus far and would like to support it by featuring it in my journal.

This club, I feel, reaches all levels of the community from painters to photographers and so on. It's not about a technique, or about a theme, it's based on meaning, perception and that raw emotional feeling we get from art, and why most of us make it in one form or another.

But I think it's better if the club's admin explains this.

~Taken from Acid Burst Love Fed's Journal!!~
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This is a community dedicated to collecting art that means a lot -- art that goes kaboom inside you.

What we want is the art that you find too important or too touching or maybe even too disturbing to explain.

You know what it is about. The art that leaves you speechless. When you view it, it changes who you are. At that point the language and the thought you've learned so far is not enough. You might feel something completely new.

And when you create art like that, you can only pray that it will reach someone. It cannot be forced.
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I have several of friends on DA and would encourage all of you to seek this out and take a look, and perhaps find something that surprises and enthralls you, and you in turn could make that same impression on someone else.

Cheers my loves.

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Well here is the main reason I have been so inactive, besides being busy that is. After building my new swanky PC, I went to transfer my files from my old hard over to this one and ...nothing. It won't work. It's grinding like my teeth. Then I go to my back-ups, which i meticulously keep BTW, and ...nothing. Most of my PS files, all of my WIPS, just gone.
It's been hard to get back in the mood to do anything after that, even check the art of the wonderful artists on deviant art.
I'm starting with sketches for now and may scan them in at a much later time, but I'm not sure. Anyhow, if anyone reads these things here is my explanation and story.

I hope everyone has been doing well!

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Hello everyone!!! I have missed DA quite a bit over the last few months. What happend? Well I think it's best to ask "what is happening." For it is not over yet.

It's true, at first I was just simply overly swamped with work. My new job is taking some getting used to, and is difficult for me to leave behind when I come home at night.

Then I started painting my bedroom because it was really disgusting and needed it, so my computer had to be removed and unused for a couple weeks. Once that mess was done I set out to straighten my life out, and began hooking up ye old compy. However, not but 10 minutes into getting reaquainted with my buddy, tradgedy struck! *dun dun dun* My processor(or the processor cooling unit) blew off my motherboard and spiraled down the chassy in a wave of destruction and despair. Oh, the slaughter! On the plus side, the data on my harddrives remains unharmed, so all my .psd's are fine and dandy.

So now I have no compy. I get on my Husband's to check email and ect when he's not on it, but I don't have any substantial amount of time. It's not big deal about the compy, since I was going to replace her in a month anyways, but that means I still have to wait a month for a computer because I am a slave to my budget.

Please don't feel forgotten or ignored because of my long absence, and I'm sorry for not stating my long delay sooner. I will post again when I have my new computer set up and ready to get back in the swing of my secret art life. In the meantime I will attempt to go through that daunting 952 deviations I see before me.

Hugs
-Al

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I won 1st place in the hosted by the lovely
Info and results of the contest are here [link]
Please click this link and view ALL the fantastic entries.

Also in the top three with me were
by :iconinato:
and
by
I'm truely HONORED to be grouped with such amazing pieces.

I was speechless and over come with gratitute when I heard this.

Thank so much for first, hosting the contest, and doing all this work. I've been so completly uninspired in months and this really brought something out of me, and i appreciate that a great deal!

Thank you to everyone who voted for me. I'm so completely shocked. All the entries are so AMAZING that I never imagined to even place. Everyone did a fantastic job and each work submitted will always be an inspiration to me for years to come.

And thank you to all the donators it's because of your generosity that these wonderful contests can take place on DA and we are able to see such beautiful pieces from our fellow artists.

While the donations and prizes were wonderful they feel like just a bonus to the happiness I felt when I realized so many people viewed my work and enjoyed it!

On a more personal note:
I've started my new job and will probably be bogged down with it for weeks to come. I also have to restart my workout routine or I fear these love handles will evolve into something far more pant-splitting. please do not feel offended if I do not get to your work in a reasonable amoutn of time, I WILL get to it eventually!!
Also the "Fall" Contest run by has inspired me to do another piece I've been working on, although I doubt I'll get it done in time to submit to the contest.
You can see the WIP here...

Crits welcome!!!!!!

:Hugs:
Thank you everyone again for all the support.

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