Trash Bin

Hi All,

I was talking about the crazy trash bin I decorated... Well here it is!

Pets

My cat Kassie. She is fluffy and reminds me of teddy bears.

My little Chiwahwah/Terrier Doggy. Mickey.My baby Cat Snuggles.

A recent addition but not my dog. Tiny. A toy chiwahwah. (His eyes went crazy from the flash and I didn't know how to fix it!)

My Camera and New Jewlery!

Hey Everyone!
Above is my new camera! As far as I can tell its a pretty decent little point and shoot. I also love the fact that it is purple! :o)
Below is some photos of some new jewelry. For the past little while I have been putting on clothes and then going through all my stuff to find something bright to spice it up with.... Turns out I didn't own any big, bright, bold jewelry. I was out shopping with some friends and I came across an awesome deal! Ten things for ten dollars! WOOT!!!! I scored... :D Well anyway as you can see there aren't ten photos. The other three things I got were some coloured fishnet stockings and a pair of black leg warmers. I didn't take a picture of those because I put them in the wash. Who knows where they had been before I bought them! Germ-a-phoebe coming out here. Ya I like things clean. I can't stand wearing things that aren't properly cleaned either. I don't know what it is with my crazyness but it has to be washed right! Anyway check out the pretty stuff I bought and tell me what you think! The pieces are all really bright but the camera sort of washed out the colours a bit.
Listen to George Michael while you do it! Monkey - George Michael
Love Katelynn!

Obsessions

Hey Everyone!

I don't know if you can tell but, I like a lot of things. Here is a list of a whole bunch of things that I really like. Random and Non Random. Useful or just plain weird. Tell me if you like them too!

1. Making Things COLOURFUL!!!
2. Painting FUN and INTERESTING things.
3. Making People THINK.
4. Listening to MUSIC!!!
5. DANCING in my room.
6. Doing MAKE-UP.
7. Doing HAIR.
8. ACTING!
9. SINGING (scary...)
10. WRITING Stories.
11. Making FILMS.
12. ANIMALS! (PuuuuurrrrrrrrrREOW!)
13. Watching MYTHBUSTERS (or really anything on discovery or a learning channel)!
14. Doing things like THIS because it is fun!
15. EATING.
16. VEGGIES... (I am an odd one..)
17. On with vegetables... I like the show VEGGIE TALES!!!
18. I love the architectural design of BIG BEN.
19. Taking Artist PHOTOS!
20. KNITTING!

As for listing things that's all she wrote for now! I'm working on finishing a painting and will post it once it is done! Most likely in the future I will post a new make-over too. Comment !!!!!

Love y'all,
Katelynn :o)

P.S. Sorry the main text colour is half green and half yellow... I may of made a mistake somewhere alone the way.... Oopsie

Randomness.

Hiya,

I would like to start off saying that I have been working on the second painting to the Allison Series. Its turning out good so far. I think I'm going to take a moment to complain here.
I can't walk very well today do to the pain in my legs from working out. It was fun but man do I feel the burn. Next I HATE when people treat me like crap. This person who shall remain un-named has angered me for the last time. Some things went between us and now all I do is be nice to this person and they are ignoring me! Oh well. Too bad I guess. To me that is childish. Not being able to sort out your issues like an adult. Now in case someone who thinks they are this person and are reading it saying it is them I'm speaking about, Chances are you aren't this person. Don't flatter yourself. I mean I haven't said what the person did or anything. So there is no proof for you. (That was my little disclaimer there. So don't accuse me of anything.) My point with this is people need to start growing up and also mind there business. R-E-S-P-E-C-T each other. I'm getting tired of this happening to people all around me. I know though this will never change... Maybe I'll make a painting about it! I am already so much more Happy at the thought of that!
Love You ALL! Have a wonderful day!
Katelynn

Ouchy...

Hey Everyone,

Ouch.

Today a friend and I went to our gym to take a Zumba dance class.... Well it turns out thats tomorrow... Kettle Boxing is today.

So thats what we did. Kettle Boxing. MY GOODNESS!!!!! It was hard. It was fun but hard.
My legs feel like jelly. I think I liked it but I'm undecided on whether to go again to that class.
We did a ton of cardio, ab work, pretty much the whole core and things like push ups. I thought I had died at one point. That is my update for today. Try this activity out. I'm not quite sure what I think but it was fun.

<3 Katelynn

Mirror, Mirror On the Wall...

Mirror, Mirror On the Wall,
Who is the fairest one of them All?

Hey Everyone!

Here is are some pictures of the mirror I recently bought and decorated. I love how bright it is and although some may consider it too childish, I think it is rad.


Sorry if the quality is a bit choppy ... I'm still getting used to uploading pictures.
I am working on making a new blog template or backround! The only problem is that I only have Windows Paint to make it on... Hey if my mom can make a whole site with paint I suppose I could figure this out? I guess we'll see!

Talk to you soon!

Summer Ending ... New Things Beginning!

Hey Everyone,

Well summer is almost over but not quite yet. There is much to look forward to in the future and that makes the fleating season okay. Fall is coming and after that WINTER! Oddly enough I quite like the snowy season. Where I live it gets really cold and we get tons of snow. I love snow and I love winter. Sipping hot chocolate, warm fires(or just an excessive amount of blankies to snuggle up in :D sounds so nice) snowforts, skiing but wait lets stick to right now.

Sunny Summer FUN!

This summer I've done a lot in a short amount of time. The start was horrible actually but after finding an amazing person on youtube, Kandee Johnson, my sadness was over and I have never felt better!
Things I've done

1. Went Swimming
2. Took a Yoga Class
3. Found a Beauty School
   
4. Found my love of make-up!
5. Created Paintings
6. Started a New Book
7. Wrote... A Lot
8. Watched the stars in a clear sky
9. Saw two meteors (really kool!)
10. Made Food
11. Went to a Museum
12. Saw Harry Potter 6
13. Read a few books
14. Wrote someone I've wanted to write to for years
15. Hmmmm... Tons more but too much to type out!

I am going to post some new songs I love on the side. Most seem to be from the 80's it seems...
I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz
Relax (Don't Do It)-Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Sweet City Women - Stampeders
Dancin' In The Moonlight - King Harvest
Energy - Apples in Stereo
Sabre Dance - Khachaturian

That seems like a good list to start with .. :D I'm really excited today!

Also Kandee Johnson is a make-up artist who posts videos on youtube. Here is a link to her blog. She is AWESOME!

I was bored this week so I bought a new garbage can (with a lid!) and a mirror which I decorated. Now I'm sure about this for sure but I think I may be the only person in the world who has a place to store garbage like I do. It is currently drying but once it is I will definitely post pictures of the two things!
This is great! I believe this is my longest post to date.
OH OH OH
UPDATE !!!
I will have an Etsy store up very soon! I just have to go to the post office and figure out shipping... Sounds like an adventure to me but who knows if all goes well maybe I'll pick up some nail polish or something for doing so well collecting information!

Loving!

Hey Everyone!

I'm sorry it has been such a long time. I was away for a little bit and am now back!
I have a new favourite song!

Energy - Apples in Stereos

It is so GREAT! Just so full of happiness and love it seems. It makes me want to help everyone I can. It is awesome. Not to mention catchy.
I believe it is currently in a pepsi commercial or something like that.
I will post a link for the song later. Right now I'm busy cooking up a storm!

Love Katelynn

Art on the Face

Hey Guys,

So happy to be talking to everyone today, I just had the most fun in a long time. I super did my make-up and I am sitting at my keyboard totally decked out. If you look at my profile picture or below you can see what I did to myself . I look like an old movie star or something. I feel so happy now! I'm seriously considering becoming a make-up artist right now. I have never felt so energized and happy over something so small. Tell me what you think!?!
I will share more in the future but for now Chow!
Have a lovely day and smile :D

Katelynn <3

Mika and Shakira!

Hiya!

So I've just been hanging around recently and love the new video for Shakira's new single , She Wolf (La Loba... I like the spanish version better) I love the video although its a tad weird.

Mika has also released a new video for his song We Are Golden. Love the song and the video is amazing. I think it reflects what a crazy young teenager must do in their rooms when bored. :o) I love it and it is funny too.

Check them out!!!!!!!

Music Makes My World Go 'Round

Hi!
Thank you so much for commenting, please continue with your excellent feedback!

As you may of noticed there is music playing on this blog! Wowie! :D If you look to the bottom of the page you will see a simplified version of what I listen to while I write. I've been at it like crazy although I recently took to avoiding my laptop in fear of writing more... Sounds odd seeing as I do want to write more but I came to a realization the other day about the plot and the characters.
It was perhaps no longer than two days ago that I lay on my bed with my fan blowing cool air on me, the lights out and Snow Patrol playing softly on my walkman that I discovered something grave and exciting about what was going to happen in this world I had made up. It makes me want to write more to get to the point that this incident occurs and at the same time it makes me want to shut up my little old lappy and never touch it again. Obviously it would suck to do the latter so I'll stick with the former.

A quick note now to any questions about this or to those whom I know will be reading my book soon. ~ I am not going to give any more information than this. If you ask a question you may not recieve an answer if it is going to give anything important away. From now on I'm in lockdown mode with my mind. Its crunch time and the book will be done soon! I can feel it.

I finished Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, now onto Through the Looking Glass.
It was such a wonderful book and it was more than I expected. I laughed through the many pages and it was awesome! :)

Byes!

P.S. Comment :D Tell me what you think of The Allison Warp painting.

Exciting!!!!!!!

Okay I'm super stoked!
Over the past two days I have been writing like a mad monkey and I have written three chapters in those few short hours. I'm on a roll!

Woot!!!!

So I thought I would update with that.
I painted a bit the other day. The paint started knocking me out though... so I stopped.

Anywho Comment People!

Bye!

Harry Potter AND Coldplay

Hello!

A few days ago I went and watched Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince at a midnight viewing. I'm sure why I did that seeing as it was utter madness but it was good. The movie is by far the best one out of the six and it was bloody hilarious. Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who plays Harry really did well in this one. He was a laugh riot during one sequence. Rupert Grint, Ronald Weasley, was also brilliant in the fact that he did some scenes that were probably way out of his comfort zone, not giving anything away, and he was also really funny too. Emma Watson, Hermione Granger, played a very different type of Hermione this time around. I don't know about everyone else who saw the movie but as an actress I think she has come a very long way. I thought she was amazing in the movie and I really believed what she felt. The whole way through.

Any way thats enough raving about that. I shall now rave about something else!

I was downtown yesterday and was in a little market place that I absolutely adore, and I bought the cutest cowgirl hat. My friend and I got hungry so we went to this other street full of shops and went down into a black market ( not like it sounds, it sells clothing, cds, nice things not bad lol) and I bought two coldplay cd's! Now coldplay is amazing and all but I am now going to share why I'm so overly happy about this two cd's. When I write I often need a backround noise to keep me sane and focaused. Sometimes I put my fan on but most times I listen to Snow Patrol or Coldplay to stay on it. I love these two bands to death. Without them I doubt half my story would not be written. Their music inspires me a lot and it makes me really happy. So ya I love them!

Talk to you soon , I'm off to write!

Writing

Hi,
Today I started the next painting in The Allison Series. I'm not sure when it will be done but hopefully soon. I have had a busy day. I made enchiladas (vegetarian ones of course (o; ) and cheese cake. Both were really tasty. I feel as if I've now gained twenty pounds though.
I spent over three hours today writing my novel today as well. I have much more to write seeing as I'm on a roll but need a quick break. my back is beginning to hurt and I am starting to feel restless. I am surprised that I was able to sit and write for so long. I think I will go have a shower and run around for a bit then come back to writing.
Happy Days!

Finished Moreau...

Hi All,

I finished The Island of Doctor Moreau a few days ago and just thought I would tell you what I thought. All in all it was a nice read. The author writes brilliantly! I cannot begin to describe the wonderful words he uses to portray his thoughts and visions. It is simply outstanding. The English freak in me admires that. On the other hand, I felt that in some places the story seemed a tad dull or too slow. I don't know if this is due to the mindset I was in at the time or if it was just simply non-attractive to me. At other points I enjoyed the story quite a bit so I think perhaps I may have to be in a certain mood to read sci-fi novels. The novel has given me some aspirations to paint certain things. Not quite sure how to describe the visions though. At the moment I'm brushing up on my Harry Potter six. The movie comes out soon and in actuality I am seeing it at midnight on Tuesday. Tomorrow. I'm torn weather to keep re-reading it or not. I am enjoying it but I don't like the rush. Plus I still haven't read Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland! What to do... What to do.

Well Happy Readings!!!

The Allison Warp

At long last the painting is finally done. I used Acrylic Paint, Liquitex Matte Medium(gel medium), and my good old Staedtler Lumocolor permanent marker for ink.

The Thought Process
Before the idea came to me I was doodling in my notebook about Alice in Wonderland and Tim Burton Characters because I was getting excited to see his new Alice movie coming out in 2010. After a few weeks of just thinking about random things and drawing them I thought of this series which started with this painting right here. In my sketch book I drew a few drafts of what it should look like and just went for it. The idea changed from what was in my sketch book but thats okay. I tried to used strong lines to bring you into the centre but I like the fact that because they were painted (using a lot of patience and steady hand movement) they are rugged. I like pink and needed a bright colour so it just went there. It lightens the painting I find. The black balances the image out and adds another dimension to it. The numbers show that the centre of the image is the gravitational source.
What this painting means could be different to another than it is to me. I have many guesses as to what this painting is demonstrating but I think that the viewer should make their own assumptions. I believe that with every art form and with whatever piece you find whether it be a song, painting or play, it has an underlying meaning. Sometimes even the artist does not even pick it out for themselves.

Steps

IDEA!

Hello Everyone,

Man oh man did I have a good idea a few days ago. Still haven't got around to reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland but out of my own conceptions about Alice, the book and Wonderland I've thought of an idea for a short series of paintings that are Alice and other aspects of the Disney Movie or the book but are mixed in with my own ideas an messages. I'm going to use acrylic paint which I haven't really used much. I will learn as I go though. So they will be made of acrylic paint like I just said, gel medium photo transfers and maybe some ink. The paintings will all be made on11in by 14in Canvas Panels. If you have made photo transfers before you will know that they take time so plus the actual painting and all that jazz, the transfers have to dry and settle and what not sooooooo this project will take awhile. Sit tight and I will post these babies as they come! I will try to take photos of the process work to make it interesting.

See you soon!

Obessed...

Okay it's quite late where I live but I can't help but be awake. I think I've become obsessed with Taylor Swift and its causing me to listen to Shania Twain too. I love both their music. Hey I can proudly say ,"Yes I like country music!" and tell it to the world. Just thinking I have to add art links to the "Art-Like" link section. One is pinhole photographer and she is really awesome. I love photography (if your rich please send me an SLR camera!) and I really enjoy pinhole photography too. Seeing as I only have access to a dark room for a short amount of time throughout the year i can't really persue that art of photography. Perhaps when I do have access to the dark room I could load up a bunch of tin cans (Yeah thats right I can make a pinhole camera out of a tin can.) and take them out and try and get some nice photos. You know I may just try that. Just got to recieve the bosses okay!
Take a look at this artist and I will find more great art for you to look at!

Katie Cooke

Cards

I like making things and I like writing to people so I started to make handmade cards a while back. I make a lot now. Here are a few recent ones! Forgive my horrible camera. It makes everything blurred and adds a weird yellow light to it...

Old Pictures Turned New

Hi,
Today I was bored so I quickly edited things photo's on photoshop. I took these photos last fall at a friends farm. I was able to borrow an Nikon SLR camera and it was amazing... I love big, shiny cameras. :o) Anyway so I took these photos .... Take a look!

Simple Waves that I keep very moody.Farm Things
I used the dodge tool to lighten and then adjusted the colours and brightness and contrast. I like it. It gives me a nice homey feel and reminds me of beautiful fall trees.

New Banner/ Etsy Love

Hello!

Okay well I made the banner! What do you think? Leave a comment.

Now I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before but there is a really cool site called Etsy out there that people can sell their handmade goods and vintage items. I am hooked! I really would love an account seeing as I make so much stuff i have no room for. It is the coolest thing ever. It is friendly and so creative. Go check it out, I bet you will find things that you will love.

www.etsy.com

Enjoy!

Some News

Hi Good People of the World!

I'm giving you all a heads up that I will soon be changing the name of this blog to a simple KMJ. I'm going to be making a banner with my logo on it and I'm undecided if I want to change the url adress or not... I'll give you a heads up if I do.

Things to expect in the future!
I will be painting some new art soon.
I'm going to be making some bags and clothes because I also like to sew.
I will be bing-ing out my new cell phone and I will post a photo for you all to see!

Happy Days Children! Happy Days!!!

A Sad Day

I cannot believe it. Michael Jackson is gone. :o( This makes me really sad. He was just going to start his comeback tour too. Its awful but at least he will live on in his music. His music truly is amazing. R.I.P. MJ ...

Writing...

I like to write to release my emotions and ideas. Recently love has been showing its bad side to me and I have written many short snippits of poems about what was happening. One day I hope to share these poems, short stories and novels but until then I can only confide in showing those closest to me. I know writing as a good release and I wish to know who else shares this with me? If not, how do you get over the bad times in your life? Or bad people in your life?
Leave a comment as to how and tell your friends about this blog.
Adios

6'oClock A.M.

There is an odd satisfaction of waking up just as the sun is getting ready to raise. Last night as I was reading I discovered I could barely keep my eyes open so I ended up falling asleep at ten o'clock.... I knew I would be asleep fast seeing as I almost fell asleep at seven sooooooo I set my alarm to six and here I am thirty minutes past or well forty now, typing this all to you. I'm debating whether or not to wear a dress today. Its going to be really hot so it might be a good idea but I don't want to seem too dressy... Oh well I think the dress is going on. I haven't told you this but I <3 Dresses!!!
I cannot believe I just hearted an inanimate object....
Oh what the wee hours of the day can bring to you!

ALICE!

Hellllooooooo!

I'm extremely pleased at this moment in time, if you haven't guessed it yet, I've finally bought ALICE IN WONDERLAND! I'm really excited to read it and after I'm done with it I'll be sure to port the verdict for you all to read.
I also bought a book that seemed to really interest me, Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. The reviews didn't seem so high on this one but the summery of the book really caught my attention.
I have a few books I must read but I'm unsure of which to start with. I suppose I will finish The Island of Doctor Moreau (maybe watch the movie afterwards) then one of the other two. They don't seem to be hard reads so we shall see.

More art is sure to insue after all these written inspirations. ]
Toodles!

Wow

Hello All,

Okay I'm taking a lazy day because I am feeling unwell. I just watched the movie Coraline, which was directed by my favourite movie directer Tim Burton, and it was amazing! I wanted to see it in theatres but I couldn't get anyone to go. It was so good, I got shivers at some points from the way things were set up. It was great.
ALSO ... On the topic of Tim Burton movies, he is directing or I guess directed ... not sure... ALICE IN WONDERLAND! How odd is that. Me saying I would like to read the book and wah-la Tim Burton is making a movie of it. Amazing!
Third point I want to mention is that I might need to change the name of this blog... :( It appears someone else has the name kmjART even though mine is KMJ Art ... I don't know we shall see.

My Day , Languages and Books!

Hello All.

Today has been a much better day. Sometimes its quite the relief to just sit down, no pressure and talk to someone about anything on your mind. Its helpful.

“If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.”-Lewis Carrol

I thought that this quote spoke out to me so I thought I would share it. Apparently Lewis Carrol is the author of Alice in Wonderland, something I did not know. I would really like to read that book. It seems like it is something I could get into. Summer is coming soooo I think it is time to get back into the reading mode. I am going to be keeping up with my french this summer some how. I also aspire to learn spanish in the near future. Currently I'm learning words here or there from my Mexican friend but if I to be able to speak fluently I need to study! This summer I also need to finsih the novel I'm writing. I know how it is going to end, my charactors just need to take me there still.

So much to stay on top off but I have faith that I will acomplish it.

Urban Something....

This is the crazy piece of art I was talking about? It is showing the mountains and red sun coming for the city in the corner. I used ink and water colour to make this. The colours are really pure and vibrant but in photographing the piece they were mutated. Also the ink seemed to start turning red after I took the photo... I assure you the ink is jet black....

I Promised To Post These

This is my faourite landscape... It came from my head.

I made this while listening to African styled music.

Here are two photos of my paintings I tried to post but they were being stubborn about it...

The Price of Education...

Hello everyone,

I am exhausted. It seems like with learning new things and being a student there is an unwritten rule saying that you are no longer allowed to sleep or rest. I don't know if any know if any of you remember the days you spent in school but it definately is hard work. It seems that I have no time to do anything but dispite that I still managed to create a new piece of art. I'll hopefully have it posted for you all to see soon. It goes along with the mixed media piece I posted in April. I think I may have some sort of urban city meets nature series going ...

I am off to learn the french language and discover new climates and landfroms in geography, then next week I get to review algerbra and straight lines. I cannot wait for the summer to come so I can sleep and go reading in the forests and by the lakes.

Art - More Watercolour

This is intended to be the pyramids in Gzia.
I created this piece after looked at several photos of the pyramids.

This is a mountain landscape I made up in my head.

Ok I finally found the camera! I took photos of these paintings off my wall so if they are crooked and a bit off its because I don't own a photo stand.
There they are! I have two more on the way but they need some cropping. :P Enjoy!

Goals!

I thought this was important enough to create a new post for.
I think everyone should have goals. To do whatever they dream of doing.... Here are a few of mine.

Paint Paint Paint
Write Books
Be Fit
Always Stay A Vegetarian
Be Happy
Own A Big Dog

What are some of your goals?

So Much To Do

Hello everyone!
It is now May and everything is crazy. There is so much to do in such a short time. I've been very busy recently but have also been keeping up with my art. I have quite a few paintings I want to post but I am camera-less at the moment seeing as I have never owned my own digital camera and my family lost theres. :o(
Well once I get access to a camera I promise to have them up.
I have not told you guys yet but I am a english freak.... I guess in my language that means I love to write! I am writing a few things right now but haven't been very active with them lately... maybe one day I will post a bit of my work for you all to see.
See you all later!

Art

Hello,
This was my first ever favourite piece of art that I created. The project came along in the form of a school assignment but turned into something much more. I really love it. Its an Urban Landscape representing the Earth taking back its self. It was made using watercolour, ink,a photocopy of a picture and gel medium.

Tell me what you think!

A new blog

Hello all,
I've made this blog to post my art for you guys to see and hopefully one day get an Esty account set up and linked here so you can buy what you like! I'll post other things as well but the main purpose of this blog is for art.