Heeeey all! Wow, it has been a while. Sorry about that. To make up for it, I've concocted a rather long "Year in Review" on art, books, and movies. Let's begin.
ART
Below are a few of my works from the past year, in a semi-chronological order. It's a collection of quick sketches, finished works, and the in-betweens, in pencil, charcoal, and watercolour. They actually roll over a bit into early January, but hey, it's still in the past year.
Sorry about the red on these--that's what happens, I suppose, when you use sharpies on a later project and don't get a bleed sheet...
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| for the painting I referenced for this, click here. And check out her other stuff--it's gorgeous. |
Top Ten Books of 2013
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#1. Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky
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#2. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte
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#3. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
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| #4. Perelandra, C.S. Lewis |
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| #5. Emma, Jane Austen |
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| #6. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury |
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| #7. Death by Living, N.D. Wilson |
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| #8. The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde |
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| #9. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card |
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| #10. Hamlet, William Shakespeare |
Top Five Movies of 2013
Perhaps I should clarify that the following are, of course, only those that I made it to the theater for. I wasn't able to see several that looked quite fantastic, such as The Great Gatsby and 12 Years a Slave. But still. | |||
| 1. Catching Fire Dang. This movie. The acting was the best I have ever seen in a YA book-to-movie adaptation, the costume were gorgeous, the writing was stellar--everything about it was fantastic. Definitely not a happy movie, but an amazing thought-provoker. |
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| #2. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug I loved this movie so much. Oh my heavens. Yeah, Jackson and Crew took some heavy creative license, but I thought most of the changes turned out quite well--with, perhaps, the exception of the golden statue thing. (AND THAT ENDING. I'M STILL MAD.) And, surprisingly, I actually really liked Tauriel. |
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| #3. Iron Man 3 It's Iron Man. What can I say. Haha. :) |
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| #4. Captain Phillips This movie was inteeense, brooo. Tom Hanks was not Tom Hanks, he was Captain Phillips. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I much prefer these sorts of thrillers to the horror type. |
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| #5. Frozen It could have been better, but overall, I really liked this one. Three cheers for familial love saving the day! And those songs will not get out of my head. ._. |
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| Maybe not technically a movie, so I didn't count it in the "Top 5," but it simply has to be on my "year in review." After all, it's the 50TH ANNIVERSARYYY. |
