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This was my final for my drawing II class. It's a 24x30 oil portrait of my professor, Joseph Velasquez.

Our assignment was to do a portrait of someone within the Auburn community/interview them, and we had to grid out our portraits and draw/paint square by square.

It's only my second oil painting but I kinda like it

This is a collage I'm working on.
Pretty creepy right ?

It's like I forget to tell you guys I'm in art college...

Oh yeah, sorry I never post. Once again, in art college. I have no life.

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But I had to show you guys the label that I owe all of you for.

For those of you who aren't aware, a while back I submitted some pictures to Jones Soda Company for a chance to get on the label of one of their soda bottles. After a few months went by, I was lucky enough to get chosen as a Staff Pick, voting began, and a few months after that I got a letter from Jones with 8 copies of my label.

I really couldn't have done it without all of your votes and support. I promise that I haven't fallen off of the face of the earth. I know I've let you all down lately. I really am going to patch up this beautiful relationship we have together.

Hahahaha. But really. You guys rock, and I'm not down and out yet.

Love you all,
Nicole

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So I'm in college now, double majoring in Graphic Design and Fine Arts. It's a lot more hectic than I thought it'd be, but I'm in a single room now so I can finally start up with photography again.
I got a Macbook Pro (yay!) but I don't have photoshop on it yet (not yay) so just bear with me for the time beinggg.
Anyways, i was just experimenting with gradients and lighting here and had a little fun with it.
I wish I could write more, but alas, I have class.
I'll be posting again this week though !

Love you all,
Nicole.

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I’ma shake you off though
Get up on that horse and
Ride into the sunset
Look back with no remorse
- Werewolf, Cocorosie

Goodbye sweetheart.
I'm moving in 16 days for college. I'm about 1 part excited to 10 parts terrified. I don't really know anyone at all. It's a new city, new state, new life, new atmosphere; but when I set foot on campus I just feel empty.
I just got home from living in New York City for a month as an NYU Steinhardt Summer Art Intensive student. I completely fell in love. I never thought I could feel homesick for a place that I spent such little time in, but it completely changed me. Almost to the point where I regret not putting myself 120k in debt to go to school there.
Almost.
I keep telling myself that I can handle a small city for 4 short years. I hope I'm right.

More pressing is the fact that I'm leaving at all though. I feel like there's a lot of unfinished business in my hometown I suppose. A lack of closure, perhaps. It's hard to describe. I rather dislike it though.

Everything is just too little, too late.

Regardless, I realize that flickrwise I have been a total flake,
I apologize for such flakiness. I didn't have my laptop at all in New York. You know how it is in the city. Anyways, a friend of mine was in town from Texas when I got home and I was riding in his car when we got a flat tire. I just happened to have my camera with me, so I figured I'd shoot a little something to let you guys know I'm still alive. I apologize for the lack of depth to my photographs as of late though. I'll change it soon. I just haven't really had time to breathe.

I love you all though. I'll be back.

Love, Nicole.