Bird Got to Land Somewhere
(might as well be on my heart)
girl & chickadee birds
© Katie Jeanne Wood
daily painting: 365 day art project
Day 263 

I’m going to offer this one for prints as soon as I get my new camera’s remote in the mail. It’s nearly impossible to take high res photos for prints without a remote, and the one that came with the camera didn’t work.

I do offer a print like this one here, if you’re interested.  

Caution

Turns out I had to spend almost $50 (!!) for a remote that’s bluetooth because it’s the only one that will work with this camera. That’s quite a chunk of change considering most universal remotes are less than $10. I can’t say I’m happy about the added expense, especially since I was led to believe a working remote came with the camera bundle, but whatever.

I’m going to suck it up because returning the camera would be more of a pain than buying a remote and waiting it to come in the mail. Also, I like the camera, so I won’t bitch..too much. My overall rating goes from 5 stars down to 4, tho. You shouldn’t mislead your customers. I probably would have chosen a different camera had I known what I was getting into. 

Orange abstract painting
© Katie Jeanne Wood
daily painting: 365 day art project
Day 264

Most photos you see here will continue to be taken with my iphone. I got the new camera mainly to take hi res photos for prints, so I’ve decided the camera will be housed downstairs near my photography table, not in my studio. I want to keep it pristine, and avoid getting it splattered in paint. My phone has a metal case that’s easy to clean, so I’m not worried about it. 

Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly;
Man got to sit and wonder ‘why, why, why?’
Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land;
Man got to tell himself he understand.
— Kurt Vonnegut
April is the cruelest month, breeding
lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
memory and desire, stirring
dull roots with spring rain.
T.S. Eliot

Black & pink abstract painting
© Katie Jeanne Wood
daily painting: 365 day art project
Day 265

Hope you’re having a great Monday. I got a new book (We Were Liars by E. Lockhart) to read yesterday. I love the jagged style of writing so much, I’m already on Chapter 22. It helps that the chapters are super short, which holds my attention better, too. I don’t like making huge commitments when it comes to my free time, so short is best. I like to pack as much as possible into a small time frame. Heck, I found out I can knock off a chapter or two during a commercial break, so I can watch tv (Comey interview last night), and read at the same time. Love that! I wish more books were written like this one.