Paris is Covered in Graffiti

Published on January 12, 2018May 7, 2024 by joannaalmasude Category: 2018 Travel, France, Paris

Ok I’m in Paris… the first time for me. This is my first complete day and it is not as I would expect. It is covered in Graffiti and there is trash everywhere!

I did see some street cleaners attempting to clean up the mess but it appears to be in vein. From what I hear from other who traveled and lived in Pairs in the past it was not always this way. Kind of sad… and looks very bad. Not sure why it is such a mess, but they definitely need a lot more people working on cleaning the place up!

We are staying 59 Rue Damrémont, which is close to the places we toured today. We went to the Sacré-Cœur, rue du Chevalier-de-La-Barre, it was very interesting (I’ll write a separate post on that). Graffiti most of the way…. It says you cannot take photos inside of the church – but everyone was. So we took photos too! No one said stop it. Maybe that is why there is graffiti and trash all over Paris?

Some Grafete photos from our walk today….

The Little Painter, Acrylic on Canvas … complete!

Published on December 24, 2017May 7, 2024 by joannaalmasude Category: Art News, Artwork Complete, USA

I have completed the “Little Painter!!” This is a little painting – acrylic on canvas. I have had problems getting a photo that represents the skin color properly. My goal was to capture glowing skin color – which I am somewhat pleased with. But overall, the final work is better than I expected.

MIA Animation Figure Drawing Workshop Postmortem

Published on October 15, 2017May 7, 2024 by joannaalmasude Category: Art News, Articles, USA, Workshops

I had an awesome time at the MIA Animation Conference & Festival on Friday, Oct. 13 and Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at MDC’s Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami.

I gave four Figure Drawing workshops (2 for high school students and 2 for conference goers). I also reviewed student portfolios and judged the Animation Competition. I have been attending the MIA Animation Conference for 6 years, of the 7 years they have been in existence. Each year the conference is bigger and better.

Here are some photos that I took at the conference… met some great students & professionals!