How is everyone?
I feel fine:D I just love to study, I don't know why. It's so strange! While I was working,it felt like I didn't have a life at all, the endless 7 and a half hour every day. Being back to studying again feels so wonderful! Although I'm really exhausted! My alarm starts to make noise at 7am every day, I wake up, get dressed and eat breakfast. Then I'm sitting here, under the bed, till 13:30 PM and runs for the bus to the University=D I really really enjoys studying. I spend a lot of time to study Japanese, just to improve or remembering things that I had forgot.
The main problem is that when I'm finished studying at 8PM, I've overworked my shoulders/neck. Then I use the remaining hours to draw, and my shoulders won't get any better with doing this. Around 11 Pm my shoulders hurt like hell, I almost begin to cry sometimes:/ I really don't know what to do about this. I try to sit in the right position and everything, but it doesn't seem to help that much O.o what to do? The only thing I've come to conclusion with is to be active some hours of the day: swimming, running, walk etc.etc. *sigh*
I can't stop drawing either XD No chance I'll do that!

In October I'll probably attend DesuCon. I'm going to have an exhibition. If... I have enough drawings to show up with. I really don't know. I spend too much time drawing on one piece. I hope to do some fan art for DesuCon, and some of my own. I will bring some digital art, paintings (hopefully) and traditional art:) I'm going to draw Zelda-, Ghibli-, and Final Fantasy Fan art. I'm really looking forward to do some Fan art again, It's been a really long time since I've actually done that. I'm just so worried and most of all; I doubt my self too much! I'm having this stupid thoughts: "why would anyone buy my work`?" "How old are the people who's gonna be there?" "can they afford to buy anything?" "and what's a okey price to pay for my drawings?"
Djeeez, I believe I'm just going to end up with nothing after attending DesuCon. But I'll give it a shot. It's a bout time after all:)

I don't know if all of you've noticed, but I finished my Cyborg drawing yesterday. I'm not entirely pleased with the background, but my mind was blank and that's the only thing that came out:/ It feels great, to have a lot of drawing inspiration again. Can't remember last time there were so many things I wanted do draw O.o

Yesterday, my friends and I went swimming. I'm in a really bad shape I think, because I was the only one who almost drowned during the session:P But I've never been a good swimmer.

My boyfriend has been so kind to buy me a wonderful birthday present!:D I'm so happy. He bought me a flight ticket to Trondheim! I'm really looking forward to go there. But first, Liv Elin is coming to my place next weekend. And the weekend after that, Mia ( Zeila) i coming for a weekend visit:D I'm really looking forward to! I hope we'll have a great time:D

I'm having a upcoming project with some other artist that I've met! I'm so exited! I'm going to shoot elf pictures with this other photographer. We've found a great model! She is really cute and loves being in front of the camera. You can find Hanne's photos here: Anikken Hanne Vik
I met this girl who can sew clothes:D So she is also helping us making a dress. We've just started the sketch! Look here at her DA page.
Hopefully, my wonderful freind Bent Are (belros Fletcher) can make a wonderful fitting necklace for the dress and model:D Really looking forward to!:D:D

Live Role Play

God evening:)
Today has been a really interesting day. I woke up 7 am this morning and started my studies. I was so tired. It's really hard to wake up at 7 am when I don't have to get up from bed before 12 am ( day? ). The first three or four hours I just want to go back to bed. I'm thinking: oh, When I've finished this, I'll go to sleep for one hour or two>_< Silly me. I'm just fooling myself. Although I never get the time to go back to bed. I have to much to do. Ever since I started at school it feels like I've been studying all day long. I've had like 1 hour with drawing since Sunday. *sigh* I really need to take my time to draw some more and finish my "cyborg" drawing.
I'm taking Ex.fac this year, which seems to be an interesting major after all. I thought it was going to be really boring and all that. When I read the Ex.fac book, my thoughts don't fly away like they use to. Which is a really good sign.
I've made good friends in class, we have the same humor. And many of my new friends are really cute! Sometimes I just want to hug them all^^

There are some many things that I should get sorted in my mind and in life. Like: Am I going to look for a job? do I have time to a part-time job. I really don't think so. But there are so many things I need money for. For example; next year, if I pass my exam, I'll be going to Japan for 5 months. I really like our apartment here in Oslo, so how can I still be in Japan and pay money for renting the apartment. Ole can't pay the rental all by himself, so I need to get around 20 000 NOK for the rental the 5 months I'm in Japan. And how can I do that? I don't know. I'm considering to work in the Christmas holiday or something. Maybe even when we have a lot of days off at the Uni. and we're going to prepare for the upcoming exams. I really need to get money from some place but hey... Where? I still need to think a little about this. I sometimes panic. I'm a little bit worried I must admit.

And then again, If i get a part-time job; when do I then have the time for art? bleeeh! Don't want to get started worrying now! I wish I could earn money on my art :(!!!

Oh and I'll show you some pictures of our apartment later this week! :) that is If I remember it of course!:)

I went to this live role play today. It was really fun! The plot was: A girl had married a OLD pirate for his large amount of money, but the marriage didn't work out as well as she had hoped. She now wanted all his money, and she got some information about where his treasure map was. We started looking for the map! It was really funny. I got a role as an barbarian. I just spoke about eating toenails and snails and that I used my hair as toilet paper. Haha! My friend Ane, was the princess' maiden who wanted money for her headache medicine. One of the guys was a veteran who always spoke about the old days; "This reminds me of the day when... blablabla". The other guy was the hero! So he was the really smart one. The girl with the green dress was a priestess who talked about God all the time:P
After walking in the forest for a while, we met pirates. YARR!!! She sold us a fake map of course. Then we got robbed by another pirate. After a while we found this cave with a real map! Haha. And yet another pirate with a little baby captain! Hihi^^ The little baby was so cute!!! We looked for the treasure in like.. at least one hour. Then we finally found it and celebrated with cookies^^


YUUUUUK!!




waaaa, so CUUUUUUUTE! Little little one!

Japanese Class, University and Oslo

Hey there folks!
how are you all? I'm just fine. I haven't had the time to even consider writing a blog these past days. My studies started to day here in Oslo. I'm already exhausted actually. My back hurts like hell after 6 hours sitting on terrible chairs.
I was really exited today, entering the Japanese class. Fortunately there were a lot of people in my class I already knew, so I didn't feel stupid or anything^^
There were so many strange people there too, and the teachers seems nice but strict. (As Japanese people are). The first class was really boring, kanji history O.o

Since I moved here to Oslo I've got some new interesting friends! I really like making new friends. It's so funny. AND; I met a lot of artists. Wonderful!
There is so much to see here in Oslo and everytime I walk out the door I'm like: "ooooh, I'm in Japan almost. hunh. "
It's so warm here compared to north norway. I really like it. I actually can wear nice summer clothes^^
I've attended some college parties, but I can't say any of them have been any fun. There are soooo many people, like everywhere. But I like it!:)

I have so many things to do. Still working on the last drawing I submitted here! I'll give you a better update soon, when I have the time:)


A picture from the Maiken Photoshoot

My last day in Tromsø and WIP-drawing.

This will be my last update in a month I think.
This is my last day in Tromsø. I really don't believe it yet! It's so strange.
My boyfriend has arranged a lot of things for us, which is good!:)
Unfortunately, he told me that we don't get connected to internet in something like 5-6 weeks. Gaaah! How am I going to survive without internet? O.o I'llfeel so isolated.
Perhaps I can use internet at school as soon as I'll go to the university!
I hope that I'll have a lot of art to show you when I'm on net! But I can't promise.

My boyfriend and I have to do some bog shopping these upcoming days! Looking forward to fixing everything!:)
Giving you a little sneak peak on a drawing I'm workin on!:)
See you around:)

Photoshop Brushes, Last weekend in Tromsø!

God evening :D
I'm finished retouching the Noekken pictures I took on Tuesday:) At first I actually wasn't happy with the result, but after some days I changed my mind. Now, I think they turned out really good! The mood in the picture got good. I learned a lot on that photoshoot. I'm so glad I managed to do it before moving to Oslo. No chance in heaven I could have done that in Oslo without the people helping me at the Photoshoot!


I also finished my last days at work. Which is quite shocking. I don't believe it yet. It's just strange. Never going to daycare again O.o A whole new life is starting now. When I woke up on friday morning I though: "ah, Saturday! How lovely! I don't have work." But then, after some minutes I understood that it was Friday and that I didn't have work at all. So strange. I didn't even know what to do. I just sat there for a while. After breakfast I went to the city and bought myself a new jacket because my old one was so ugly pugly;P Then I bought a cookie for my boyfriend, since it was his last day at work, he wanted to buy everyone a cake XD At least he is nice! I didn't do anything for my colleges.
Of course, there is something about work I'm gonna miss. Especially this one little girl that went to daycare. I've always been so fond of her, ever since the day I started working at the daycare. I'm really gonna miss her. She is so cute! I'm just thinking: how is she going to be in one year? How much is she going to talk, and what kind of person is she going to be when she grows up. What are her thoughts in life? I just hope she will be okey:)

On Thursday I had a photoshoot with a girl named Maiken. She's just turned 16 ( I think). But I forget how young she is! She is so mature! The way she speaks and acts. She is not like other girls in her age. She is really pretty, I've always liked her looks. I took some wonderful pictures of her, on a beach here in Norway. Poor girl, she was really freezing! It was so cold outside and she only wore a tiny dress. I though it was cold as hell, hard to move my fingers and everything. I will upload some pictures of here when I get the time:) Haven't got the time to retouch them yet.


When I'm speaking about the weather: where the hell is the summer? There's no summer here. I'm SO disappointed with summer this year. I can't stand North Norway anymore. ALways cold and freezing, always winter, never summer. Why have I survived this ice hole all these past years? I'm really looking forward to moving to Oslo when you look at it this way. Although, the sad thing is that... It's nearly autumn. So... Well, but there's always a next year though. The winter isn't as long in Oslo as it is in Tromsø.

Today I sent all my belongings by air mail. Haha, I'm a little worried about my stuff. I'm quite sure something is going to get broken. I also sent my computer by air mail. SCARY! But at least I took backup before sending it, so I'm just crossing my fingers:)

Other than this I've really enjoyed this Saturday. It's been perfect:) I started the day by sending packages, (as I told you)and afterwars I went home and started a really funny project: Making photoshoop brushes XD It was so funny! I've never wanted to use brushes in my drawings because I haven't made them. My best friend always said: how about making your own brushes? I was like; neeh, brushes are cheating anyways! Making leaves and stuff, I always wanted to draw each single leave and grass straw with one brush, not a finished made brush:P if you see what I mean:P
But now, I'm like: wooow, I AM drawing the brushes, so it's not cheating after all. When I make the brushes, I just makes sure I draw them. Then it's not cheating^^ It's so much simpler, having a big amount of straw's that you've made yourself, just drawing with them. Instead of the complicated way.
I always get tired during my pictures anyway and then I get sloppy and it looks awful :P This is so much easier:D I promise^^ And it's really fun to draw the brushed and thinking how you're gonna do them and plan everything. " Do I need some mushrooms, berries etc. etc." Really fun:) the only thing is that I have to make sure that the result looks different every time. I don't want it to be obvious that I've only used 3 brushes on the leaves for example. So I have to blend everything in in another.

Here's a picture where I've used my brushes:



My last weekend in Tromsø... Really strange! Few days left now! Going to my mum's place on monday and staying to Tuesday.
Oh, btw: I started a new drawing inspired by the word: Misfortune :) I've only made a rough sketch so far:)