Katy Perry: Prismatic Tour

Strange thing happened on 13th May...I randomly went to see Katy Perry...

Now, I'm not a fan of Katy's but I know some her more well known songs (you know the ones they repeat on the radio millions of times until it is engraved onto your brain, where there's no escape and your sanity is dissolving with each lyric being sung!!!!)...that's the reason why I don't listen to the radio anymore.

ANYWAY, my sister's 24th birthday was 13th May and her boyfriend bought her 2 tickets to see Katy Perry. Rob (Mellissa's boyfriend) lives in Scotland and was working that day so she invited me, which was nice of her. 

So I took some questionable photos of the show...mainly of the set and lights, because that's my thing ;)

I am happy to report that the show was fantastic, very creative and exciting and just quirky as hell...as I imagined a Katy Perry show to be.

Again, I apologise for the horrible photo quality...I'm changing my phone soon so hopefully they will be better!!

My one and only decent photo of Katy flying across the crowd...in my least favourite wig of the show...typical

There was a birthday section at the end of the show- which was very fitting for Mellissa's birthday!

(Random dude's head in the way...grrr)

Dancing on candles...

And confetti to finish!!

Me and Mellissa

HAPPY 24TH BIRTHDAY MELLISSA!!

Love Kim xx

P.S. Mellissa loved the show so much that she went again the next night with her friends from the army :D

Filling the Void: Redditch Art Circle

As part of my quest to fulfill my need to further my art education (without breaking the bank) I joined a local art club called Redditch Art Circle. We meet the first Wednesday of every month and have visiting artists giving demonstrations and talks. It's fun to watch the pros in action and see first hand how they tackle a blank canvas. 

Now I must admit, the art is very commercial based and mainly landscapes, portraits or still lifes (very traditional art) but I believe there is always something to learn, even if the artwork isn't to your taste.

Last night we had an oil painting demonstration of a seascape by Roy Lang.

Here's Roy in action. Sorry it's not a very good photo I was at the back of the group.

After an hour of painting, this was how far Roy had go to. I love the rainbow clouds near the top of the work; the blending is amazing!

I've never worked in oil paint before. I seem to have this mental block about it only being used very thickly using a palette knife. I think of Van Gogh when I think of oil paint and eventhough his paintings of gorgeous and rich (obviously) I don't think I have the attention span for such a laborious medium. 

**You'll see in this blog how much a like to change my materials!**

It might sound weird, but I love taking photos, or note of an artist's palette...he made the top colours out of the little bottom colours!! I LOVE the greens, blues and purples! So pastely and delicate!

And this is the finished oil painting...sigh...so beautiful.

As may have guessed, I really enjoyed watching Roy work. It was a treat. And eventhough I probably won't ever paint seascapes (because I'm not interested enough to paint them) I still learnt a thing or too- like how to paint those delicate rainbow clouds that I love so much; that base colours are just as important as the colours that go on the top of the painting; that oil paint can be applied thinly and still have that vibrancy; and finally, that you don't need mega expensive brushes to create certain strokes- which I knew anyway but it's always nice to have that confirmation from a professional. 

Redditch Art Circle: www.redditchartcircle.co.uk

Roy Lang: www.roylangartist.com

Thanks for reading!

Kim xx

P.S.

Sorry I've not posted in the last week, my internet has been down. So I will hopefully have the technical difficulties sorted by today...if the Sky people turn up!