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Saturday, March 26, 2022

 

my version of Spring Fields, Procreate Art, #JamesJulierArtTutorials

Spring Fields Landscape Art on Procreate

I had so much fun doing this beautiful digital art landscape today.  I followed a tutorial by James Julier, on Youtube.  It was so much fun, and I'm pretty happy with the results.  My clouds need more work, but I'm happy with my trees, bushes, and field :-). 

Spring Fields tutorial

Saturday, March 12, 2022

Kalimbas are AWESOME

I Discovered Kalimbas!

I am super excited because I used to play the guitar (years ago) and I haven't been able to play for a long time because of injuries and a wonky finger. So earlier this week I googled "musical instruments that don't require index fingers" lol, and a Kalimba was recommended.

I had no idea a Kalimba was, so I googled it, and instantly fell in love.  I also fell down the Youtube rabbit hole and spent way too much time watching everyone playing Kalimba.

Then I checked on Amazon and was shocked by how affordable they are.  So I bought one. And then another one. And then one for my best friend lol.

My clear acrylic Cat Kalimba arrived first, on Wednesday night. I was super excited and couldn't wait to play.  But then on Thursday my uncle Carlo passed away unexpectedly.  I spent the day with relatives.  

On Friday I finally pulled out my Kalimba, and my best friend's Kalimba arrived, so we both started at the same time (she LOVES hers too). 

Anyway, I decided to record my Kalimba journey.  Here is the first song I learned; Kumbaya, my Lord. 

I also learned how to do a greenscreen video, except I do not own a green screen and used a turquoise towel, so it's not perfect.  Neither is my playing, but I LOVE it!