Update: Circles

Birthday and project

My birthday was earlier this week, so I am officially 23! I have yet to have any panic attacks or worries connected to it, which is odd 'cause it tends to happen every year, twice really -on my birthday and around new years eve. I believe the reason is that I just feel very comfortable! There are fewer things I regret not doing, because I've gone after a lot more than I usually do. I've been keeping my own promise of challenging myself, actually trying and then maybe failing, but at least have being proud of having tried at all! I'm going after the position of student rep, which I haven't done since 5th grade(?), + I'm doing freelance work, working on my school work NOT at the last minute. Doing stuff socially that I'm really interested in doing rather than going to clubs I don't like with music I can't stand just because that's what I think people normally do. Going bowling later today, been to touristy stuff, indie nights, small shows at tiny venues, been swimming, jogging on my own, talking to tutors, talking to classmates. Generally just trying my best!

Soo for school work I've been making a hell of a lot of circles. I can tell as much as the way of working here is a LOT different than at Buskerud University College.. (Hibu), We get a very basic, general brief and we're told to generate from that our own take and to make our own brief basically. Which is very odd for me who is usually very worried and anal about following a brief to a tee, and I'm sure it is another sign of how right this stay might be for me. I need to loosen up and trust my instincts/knowledge. + do the friggin work, not expect it to jump out in front of me at the end of the day! A few samples, all by hand for now:

School stuff

There has been a lot of freshers-week stuff going on that I haven't been too preoccupied with so far, except for the first week's international gatherings. I guess I've been to enough of these to know the gist of it. That is to say I haven't been very anti-social, yesterday I saw Mumford & Sons at an in-store show in East-London and was about 4 people away from the actual tiny stage, so that was brilliant. Did see David McCaffrey and Joe Banfi later the same evening at "The Social", a lovely venue not far from Oxford Street. Plus I got myself some kick-ass high-heeled Doc Martins at a vintage store, which was a bold choice considering it's me, but I got a discount and everything so it was a good match. They look smoking too btw, and it's making me want a leather jacket to complete the bad-ass set. I might've gotten one right there, if I wasn't such a cheap-skate..

Other stuff I've seen? Well.. I went with another new friend to The Tower of London and was a proper tourist, and another day we went to a party +, also in London. Did manage to miss the tube though. - and then the train. So expensive cab fare = yaaay! Lovely.

My flat is a good mix of two Americans, an Indian girl, a guy from Nigeria and a girl from China.  No other Norwegians in the flat! Which surprises me as there are SO many here. But my flat is all postgraduate students so I guess the norwegians are mostly undergrad?(Doing their bachelors).

Today was actually the first time I was on my campus, which is Knights Park, the FADA(The Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture)'s campus. Very Artsy, and very comfortable enviroment so far. + what looks to be a very relaxed bar(!). It was just an English language session for international students, and even though I consider myself proficient in spoken English, I hate friggin grammar rules. I mean.. Do I really need to be able to come up with "phrasal verbs" at a moments notice? I don't even remember what the different tenses are. :] I just read and watch tv and then I just learn what's appropriate to say and what's not? Oh well, it works fine as long as I don't limit myself to 17th century classics. (My english turned extremely posh and weird the last time I did that). 

Random photos to try and cover up what feels like to me to be a massive text post!:

Block/Flat

One of three foxes that roam the grounds at night

Part of the pretty grounds

In front of The Tower of London - White Tower

Same spot as the one before, different view.
And yes I have a wonderful fisheye lens which my sister + fam got for me < 3

Project: Deck of Cards #4

Derek Hale from Teen Wolf. Played by Tyler Hoechlin. He will be playing the part of the brooding Alpha King of Spades. I'm being a perfectionist with the actual Spades symbol, so the Graphic design part will come at a later time!

Project: Deck of Cards #3

A little update: I leave for England in two weeks from today! Super excited and devastated at the same time, just about what I expected to feel right about now... I've had a full-time summer job these past two months, so there hasn't been time to really think about it, but now it's dawning on me and I feel exceptionally motivated! Thanks to the job I now have more work experience and a new computer! Yay me! + It was a very friendly place to work and I got to manage the in-house printer shop for three of the 7-or so weeks, so definitely no regrets.

Other than that I have a little thing to show you who might be stopping by. Hello there! *goofy wave* It is potentially an update on my little project of playing cards that I have mentioned earlier on the blog:

Process shot

Another Stiles from Teen Wolf illustration! I'm so predictable, I know. I'm contemplating doing him as an ace of spades central image, insted of a mirrored one as a jack, cause he's pretty much the ace of the show (see what I did there). I was doing it in blue/white, but the standard black/white one seems a bit more classic and clean.  Care to share any thoughts?

Stiles.

I might've turned into a full-fledged Teen Wolf fangirl. I must say though, I don't regret it. At all. Inspiration is always welcome! This is a digital painting/portrait of my favourite character, Stiles Stilinski. Funny as hell.

Reference picture

I spy

Mikhael Paskalev - I spy from André Chocron on Vimeo.

Shake that booty. (Love this song)

Frida Amundsen - Closer from André Chocron on Vimeo.

Just one of the cutest video I've seen lately! I was squeeing. Seriously.

Drawing male profile