azurylipfe

Jun 20, 2019

hello everybody :D

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Its been a long time since I posted something.

And the simple reason is life and time that seems to go faster and less of it ( probably not but it feels like that ) .

I rarely visit DeviantArt these day's. And when i do its most of the time a quick visit. To post my latest painting, even stock searching is become a rare 'event' . Even creating a manipulation is become a rarity

But in case someone needs to find me urgently, and not have to wait till I respond a note here on DeviantArt. I added the social media buttons i'm on. Not that i'm very active there but you have more chance to catch me there.

My Facebook page is the fastest way to get an answer back, because my husband gets a message to when a message is posted.

I'm not really glued on my smartphone, and my husband has to use his phone a lot, so, if a message comes through, he tells me to check my phone. That way i usually am a lot faster to respond then when you contact me here.

So i case someone really really needs to ask something urgent, important, try the facebookpage thingie. Facebook is just the extension of deviantart.

On instagram you can see more the proces of my paintings, and more personal stuff. but not in a huge content, i'm not so into that networking stuff..

twitter i use rarely, I like long writings and 140 letters is for me a bit to short , but I try once in awhile.

Well...

It seems I'm really really out of this deviantArt thingie, can you believe it took me 15 minutes to figure out how to make a journal. On the other side i'm actually a bit happy about that because of the lack of time to respond to anyone who comment on this. Its 14 years since i joined DeviantArt and i have that 'newbie' feel again.

( Ps for everyone who wished me a happy birthday, Thank you for remembering my birthday and take the time to wish me a happy birthday, so sweet of you ).

Painting is something i still do, still at the artsacademie since 11 years and in a paintgroup since 2 years. So still creative.

The only thing is because I'm also low profile there, and only exhibition with these 2 ' groups' And in a rare occasion an ' exposition' in a restaurant for 2 month's ( next is planned in 2021 ) or I participate in a few 'Place du Tertre ' events.

I get more and more the question and request to do an exhibition with only my paintings, and the request when i plan on doing one they want an invitation...

And the reason, they want to buy my paintings and they hope that when I do an exhibition I finally will surrender and sell .

Its become so, that i set prices on my paintings that are way to high, and yet after each event, I have to put the prize higher because i'm afraid that one day, one will actually paid that ridiculous price, and tah i have no other option then let the painting go. ( I refuse so hard to sell, that i have set one painting called -this is war- on 15 .000 euro because someone wanted to pay 9000 for it instead of the 10000 'no-one will pay that prize', that is put on it I guess that person wants it really really because this year he asked again if I still refuse to sell it .

People say I'm crazy to not accepted that offer.

its a dilemma in fact, yes the money would of course be great and we could use it, but still its one of my baby's.

And i've heard from other artists that when they sell, they start to lose their "art soul" a bit and start more and more to do what their clients will and not wat their soul wants..

But another reason why I don't sell, is because I feel Its yet not good enough, I'm still learning, still figuring out techniques, etc. I can't sell or even give away a painting that is not perfect in my own eyes.

And so My Answer Is always the same, "the day that i can paint like Da Vinci in my own style, then i will sell"..

Thing is that will never happen , but it keeps me to improve, to learn and eventually like my own paintings when its finished.

I will not paint paintings that are pretty to look at, i will not paint paintings that are popular. I hope i keep painting paintings that show what is bothering me, what is hidden in my soul. And i hope the muses will keep giving me inspiration to do so

Ok .. so i 'm stupid and crazy , And now i will be back in 'hiding' modus for months i think, I won't promise to be more active, the past learned me that its even worse in not getting back.

To my watchers, people who take time to comment, fave my art.. Thank you, thank you for appreciating my art.

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Aug 13, 2016

Hello, i'm back.. or at leasst for a little while.

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Helllo, i'm back, or at least to just write a quick journal

seems like the old one is here for a very long time.. Almost 12 years on Deviantart.. 12 years, i can't believe it.

A lot happend in all those years, but on the creative path, not so much.. Time is such a creativity killer:s Just can't find much time anymore to sit on my pc and play hours in paintshop pro. If i'm lucky I get a few hours on it and thats it.

So yesterday and today i added a few pieces i made last year, but didn't find time to put it here
still a few pieces to add. and thats all.
Where is the time that i created one piece each day. I miss that time, really hard.
The 7 years in the art academy are also past and done, got really good results, and some kind of diploma. and now i can't find time to paint with oils anymore. Its frustrating. Need to find a club or a new academy or something where i meet new artists and can paint again.

My stockaccount for that reason is also kinde dead, well not dead, just not time to add tons of tons of new stuff on it, and i do have some great photo's , brushes, to add, just no stupid time to sit down and put it all up. drives me crazy

but sometimes i find a bit of time, let some sleep, and create a photomanipulation

Its like i'm in heaven when i can spend a few hours non stop on something, just for my own fun . I just need a good day to browse through DA again to see the new model stock, it such a long time since i spend just searching for new stock that hits the inspiration button in my head.

I've done a few bookcovers for Diane Rinella, an indie writer. thank god for the bookcovers, or i would probably spend even less time on my pc .
The books are really awesome and she is such a jewel to work with. almost on a telepathic level.

Something to Dream On -Book cover by azurylipfe

And did a bookcover for a close Friend of mine, who fullfilled his dream and finally finished his book, just for fun

Vuur van Binnen door M-Cycle

Its fun to do bookcovers , even when i have to adapt, or get our of my comfortzone to do something else then i normally do
also the interaction, try to get in the mind of the writer to 'see' what they have in mind for their 'baby' is very challenging but so much fun.
still take photo's with in my mind ' can I use those in a manipulation'

and sometimes i just forget to take photo's of my kids because of that. silly isn't it

Sorry if i don't reply fast on my notes, it take me awhile sometimes to get on DA. I wont promise i will be faster in reading and replying them faster. because when i do, it seems like the universe say's ' lets make her crazy, and give her less time ' . or something like that.

On family level, everything is fine here, Alekxander is now a 13 year old puber, found out this year he has dyspraxia and dylexia. a bit late becaue he is a bit to smart and they didn't notice the troubels he had with reading and spelling, The dyspraxia was hidden because of his clubfeet.
so yay another challenge.
Sébastian is 7 right now. A little smart guy, and creative
both are going to artschool

Husband and I are 23 years together, can you believe it

married 15 years. time do fly.
getting older to

feeling not so young anymore, my PMS is something driving me crazy. Had to wear glasses, really glasses. combined ones

for reading and for sharpening, i have ' sheep eyes' instead of round pupils , i have oval ones.. which makes that i always see kind of blurry.. I thought it was normal, can't believe how sharp colours are now. just have to remember not to read in bed

broke several eyeglasses that way

On world issues. 2 things that bothers me...
well everybody knows the IS by now. everybody knows they are terrible, they don't give any value to other peoples lives. The terroristic attacts by them are getting close. but we are still save. thank you for the kind notes to ask if we are safe. We are. I hope other people are also safe, and that the IS will be stopped.
I always thought Nostradamus was wrong with this world war III, but once in awhile i start to think he wasn't so crazy at all

but one the side of hope, he also predicted a 1000 year piece following the III war, so, hopefully it will follow fast, and then i hope he was right

klimat changes...
There are the ones who believe it, and the ones who don't.. a case of ' if its far from my bed, i don't care'
Its getting hotter, weather gets stranger ( if we start to get tornado's in Belgium, you can't ignore the fact that there is something wrong, before 10 years we didn't have tornado's , they are not so big as in America, but they do make damage.
It makes me believe that Our mother planet needs help, a few day's ago we are in dept with mother earth, we use more resources then she can provide, thats bad, really bad..
. I think if we want to be on mother earth for a long time, we will have to stop de greed, the egoisme for wanting more then we need.
I think we should stop advertising, stop believing what media wants us to believe, stop media that let people believe they need all that stuff, they need the newest fashion, gadgets , interiours etc
Be happy with what you have, family , friends, animals , time is so short, to let it go on the material part of live.
We only have 1 mother earth, they may be searching for a sister mother planet, but even when we find that, we still have a long way to go, before we can even go there, and really do we have to have a second option in case we destroy this earth?? there is something really wrong with that idea, don't you think?

Well enough about that

to serious isn't it

but I just wanted to get it off my chest

Finally just this....
I want to thank all my watchers, All my DA friends , all the people who support me, all the people with their kind comments, words and more, I really really appreciate it all.

Well
that it for this time.
cross your fingers that i can find more time to be creative

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Oct 24, 2013

Devious Journal Entry

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Quote

"Every Image is a reflection of Death and every Death an image of Life

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1. What would you do if someone put ice in your coffee?
I wouldn't drink it anymore. don't like cold coffee

2. If you had one wish what would it be?
More time to be paint, draw etc

3. Do you believe in magic, ghost, monsters, angels or demons?
sometimes

4.What places would you live or visit?
sweden

5. Do you want to change anything in your life?
Finding more time to be creative again.

6.What is the most scariest thing/person/ or what ever happened to you?
My son falling from the stair. still have nightmares about that

7. If you ruled the world what would you do with it?
I have no idea..

8.What would you do if you found someone in your house?
It depends, if its a thief , i would probably that my doughroller and start chasing him or her

9. What would you do if you fell into a world where everyone loved you?
Hide

10. If you went to jail what would been your crime?
chasing the thief with my doughroller and hit him?

My questions:

1. What do you preffer tea or coffee?
coffee

2. Would you rather travel north or south?
north

3. What do you of Mythology? (Rick Riordan fan here)..

4.What do you dream of?
just being happy

5. Do you being around a lot of people or a few close friends?
just a few close friends

6. what are your thoughts on The mortal Instruments series? ( sorry about this question) euh..

7. What kind of music do you like?
darkwave, new wave, ebm terrorebm

8. If you could get one super power what would it be?
freezing time

9.What is your favorite time of the day?
night

10.To what song are you currently addicted?
'rain' from project pitchfork www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCPVLj…

I tag ( ohh my, i've been so absent on DA that i have a hard time finding a few people i can tag

so i random choose a few of my watchers

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Ramona-Victoria
Kurtzan
sweetdreamer72
sorceress-rs
Roomofshadows

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Dec 25, 2011

Devious Journal Entry

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My favorite stockartists

Meaning :stocks i used a lot

Female stock

3Dstock

Male stock

:icon:
Architecture stock

Thanks

My DA printshop

Some of the prints you can find in my DA printstore :shop1268087: :shop1167832: :shop591094: :shop1983386: :shop394305: :shop758934: :shop442673: :shop393920: :shop1236614:

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"Every Image is a reflection of Death and every Death an image of Life
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Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep
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The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.
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A sincere artist is not one who makes a faithful attempt to put on to canvas what is in front of him, but one who tries to create something which is, in itself, a living thing

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A small update on what is going here in our lives.
Its been quite some time since i actually told something here on my DA journal, isn't it .
Life has been very hectic since the birht of my second son Sébastian. He was and isn't a big sleeper. With Alekxander I was able to spend lots of time on my pc, with Sébastian it was the opposite. Its a nightowl. Really nights of 3-4 hours sleep was standard.
Then my husband decided to isolate the attic, with the result that we end up making new bedrooms for the kids and finaly my library for my books. The room are done since april. Now we are in the middle of moving in our own how. New destinations for all the rooms from the first and second floor. I also do have my own place now with my desk, pc and DIY thingies

And because of that also cleaned out my pc totally ( which i'm now right in the middle of doing now and getting frustrated because i can't find anything in an instand on my 4 harddrives

)

Now i'm also turn our previous bedroom into a playroom for the kids. And then when finaly the first and second floor are like they have to i can start on the livingroom , the hallway, downstairs bedroom and the veranda ( don't know the english word for that)
What I learned in all this that painting walls with a brush or a roller use lots more paint then painting with a paintmachine or how you call that. I could paint 3 rooms with 2 liters of paint while with a roller and brush i needed 2.5 liters for 1 room..
Second thing i learned is that its unbelievable how much things we collect over the years.. I even found my weddingbouquet back

cloths that on the edge of vintage lol Even old love letters from my first boyfriend ..
Well lots ended up in the carbage and toys end up in my sons school. My weddingflowers , i didn't throw them away yet.. Because i'm gona try to use them in a texturized painting. I say try because i still suck with texturized paintings

and thirth that waiting 10 year to paint your house isn't cheap, renovating, even when you do everything yourself is expensive. Luckely , if you are a bit creative you can revamp old furnitures or even do crazy things with them

Like for example old nightstands in different sizes, if you remove the legs, you can place them all on top of eachother and you have a new storage unit

But with life getting expensive by the minut things like that does help. And i'm not a big fan of ikea furniture because i don't find it strong enough. I prefer old grandma/grandpa furniture. ohh well..

So in a few months i hope that everything is painted , uncluttered, so that i can spend time on the things that I really like to do..
If nothing else commes between.. Planning Deadlines and I , isn't something that goes well here. Each time we plan something, there always commes something in between..

For the rest.. everything fine I guess..
i just need to find out how the new skin thing works here because this doens't look good :S

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Mar 19, 2011

I'm still alive...

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Male stock

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Architecture stock

Thanks

My DA printshop

Some of the prints you can find in my DA printstore :shop1268087: :shop1167832: :shop591094: :shop1983386: :shop394305: :shop758934: :shop442673: :shop393920: :shop1236614:

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ohww shoot DA seem to made a few changes

my skin doesn't do what it has to do :s

Well i'm still alive

but not so present on DA. I just can't find any time to create something and i really miss it. luckely i have the traditional part or i would come nuts. My little boy doesn't help a little bit, he is a little nightowl, and sleep is in his eyes something you do during the day. and even then he is a little busybody. in a few months he will go to school ( time flies doesn't it, it seems like yesterday that he was born

) i sure will have the time to be creative again. on one side i can't wait till that moment arrives and on the other side, i don't want him go to school yet .

I sure need more time, lots of it..

When i find some time, i will upload my latest painting, and some sketches. and the progress of the newest painting. and i hope to finish the manip i've been working one for months now :s

Anyway i hope everybody has a good time, and i'll see you around .. i hope