Camera Obscura watercolors

I love the use of watercolors on the web site for a band I love, Camera Obscura.

When I took watercolors my senior year of college, I figured I'd be painting lots of English gardens and sailboats. I just pictured watercolors as really fuddy duddy. But the skill and challenge that comes from getting the right balance of ethereal transparency and bold color really brought the painting style to life for me and I think this portrait is a master class in the medium. Isn't that pop of sulphur around the eyes just perfect? Looks like it's time to bust out the palette.

P.S. Camera Obscura is coming to the 9:30 Club in D.C. on June 21. 

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Title: Camera Obscura - "Honey In The Sun"

Check out this Camera Obscura video for "Honey In The Sun" off their latest My Maudlin Career. Buy My Maudlin Career here: http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/releases/my-maudlin-career/

Title: Camera Obscura - If Looks Could Kill

Cool promo video for the third single from their acclaimed album "Let's Get Out Of This Country".

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'Tis the Season!

Wedding season is in full effect, which means I've been busy busy busy! I've been working double time to make up for lost-time and many brides should be receiving packages in the mail very shortly! I am so excited for my clients to see their items in person, that's one of the best parts about the whole process. Not only have I been staying busy helping my clients with their weddings, but many of my friends are getting married soon so I'm in wedding heaven! This weekend will be the second of nine, (yes NINE!) weddings that we'll be attending over the next year and a half- SHEW! Since we'll be gone for the weekend I wanted to leave you with a peek of some of my latest creations to tie you over until Monday- enjoy!

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Title: Tis the Season @ The Great American teach In Multi-Guitar Jam/Song

Here's me at my son's Elementary School for The Great American Teach In playing/jamming, and hopefully inspiring the room full of kids (who I was not allowed to show in the video) to play guitar. I used a Boss RC-20XL Loop Station, my green PRS Ltd Ed. Semi-Hollow, my custom Taylor 712E (with the Fishman Blender system), and an Ibanez AEB10 all through a Marshall AS-50R acoustic amp except the PRS which was plugged into a Fender Super Sonic amp. There were no effects used at all...I was not even mic'd up...it's just the amps and room acoustics. This is the middle part...the song/playing...I may post the 1st part (which was an explanation of the various guitars and their sounds, scale lengths, etc.) and the 3rd part (which was a question/answer session) later.

For what it's worth, I really messed up the last measure of the beginning drum part...but as it was live, and I had already had one "false start", I rolled with it and tried to make it work. That right there is the biggest lesson or advice I can give as a musician and performer...roll with it...forget about your mistakes and just move on. Sometimes you can turn your mistakes into something cool (that you would not have normally done) and sometimes you just have a train wreck...but don't stop...keep trying and finish the song or whatever it is you are doing. I will eventually get around to posting some of my original work here and one song in particular, "Lili", I recorded by doing live lead guitar (me) with a drummer (Timm Biery) and a bass player (Andy Whitaker)...I thought I had blown the lead (which I had never rehearsed on purpose...I wanted it to feel and sound spontaneous), and thought about stopping but kept going...thinking in the back of my head that I would just overdub something, and it wound up being great (in my humble opinion of course)...held notes that I normally would not have held...anyways, always keep going...be "the little train that could"...never give up!

I used Thomastik-Infeld strings on all my instruments. I am now a dealer for them as well as the Mbrace stands (which made using all 3 instruments at once possible). The electric guitar strings go for $9.95 a set, the acoustic guitar set goes for $15.95 a set, and the acoustic bass strings go for $52.95 a set for exactly what I was using here. The Mbrace stands go for $54.99. Shipping is usually $2-3 for strings and $8.00 for the stand via USPS. I'll be running a special for the stands off this video for $60.00 & the Acousticore Bass strings for $55.00 including shipping via USPS Priority mail service for the US until the end of 2009. These stands (and strings) make an incredible gift for any musician. Any questions, just ask...

I sell just about everything that I do a demo of and more...both direct (send me a message via my channel page if you are interested in something) and on eBay. Here is a link to my current eBay auctions if you are interested...

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/greengtrs

If you like what you hear, or are interested in any of my current or future used guitar offerings, subscribe...you'll get a heads up on any guitar that I'll be listing for sale as I post a video here first.

Thanks for watching!

God bless!

-Howard

Title: Tis the season..................

Tis the season..................to be jolly..lol well i went out wensday and chilled with my boy riley. i rode him bareback for the 1st time!!!!! please comment and rate. and enjoy

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New Orders

Hello!

I am going to start taking new orders once again for invitations and reception pieces. Please note that I have available ship dates for invitations starting in August and anytime after. If you would like to work with me just send me an email. I can take orders for reception pieces for shipping the end of May and after.

I did not post for a week, so below are some designs that I have created over the past month or so. I will try to post more regularly, but I do try to work every moment I can when Gabriella is asleep so that means less time to blog.

Thanks!
Jessica

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Title: New Order - Ceremony

Joy Division created the song, with lyrics written by Ian Curtis. There are two recorded versions of the song by Joy Division. The first available on the Still album is from their final concert at High Hall, Birmingham University on May 2, 1980, sixteen days before Curtis' suicide. The second, available on the Heart and Soul four-disc box set is from a rehearsal tape made in April/May 1980. In both recordings, the vocals are only partially audible.

Title: New Order live, 1984, 'Temptation'

New Order live performance of 'Temptation' at BBC Radio 1 studios, 1984.

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Disneyland!

Today I took my family to Disneyland/California Adventure in Anaheim CA. We left at 6am in the morning to get there when the park opened, but it was so worth it. We hit every big ride in both parks, needless to say were were totally beat after that. You can peek at my last trip to Disneyland here

Some fun pictures from the day


Disneyland Railroad

I wish I got an envelope in the mail that had mickey balloons exploding out of it!


Yup...that's my dad. Sums him up in a nutshell, but I love him!
(photo is way overexposed..but hey I'm still new at this!)

My wonderful family (missing...my hubby!)


It was an amazing day filled with fun, laughter, screaming (from the roller coasters) and new memories. I wish this week would never end!!!!

In other news I checked today and I have 3 subscribers! YAY! thank you to those 3 whoever you are. I guess I should have mentioned that I can't see any personal information about you (hence I don't even know who those 3 are). FeedBurner is just a tool that I can use to make my blog better, not spy on you guys!

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Title: Disneyland - Halloween Fireworks - in HD - Halloween Screams Fireworks

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*My favorite part of the show start at 7:16 gave me some chills
Turn up the volume to make this video more enjoyable.

Disneyland - Halloween Screams Fireworks - I cut off 2 min. from some part in the fireworks in order for it to fit on Youtube.

In my opinion, this is far better than "Magical" Fireworks. What do you guys think? Even though, I said that, I still love Magical Fireworks.

Jason M.

Title: The New Disneyland Parade (in HD)

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The New Disneyland Parade (in HD). On March 27th 2009, Disneyland premiered Celebrate! - A Street Party as a replacement for Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams in Aneheim California. The new "parade" features 99 performers, including 48 dancers, 12 stilt-walkers, 12 chariot drivers, three DJs and 24 costumed Disney characters. Disney characters include Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Tinkerbell, Cinderella, Snow White, Simba, Alice in Wonderland, Mad Hatter, Pinocchio, Belle and Beast, Ariel, Donald Duck, Goofy ,Pluto Woody, Geppetto, Winnie the Pooh, Daisy, Clarabelle Cow and Clarice the Chipmunk. The show features 15 songs, including swing (Jump With My Baby, Jump, Jive & Wail and I Wanna Be Like You), rock (I Love Rock n Roll, Do You Wanna Dance? and The Twist) and Latin (Cup of Life and Tico Tico). The conga line features a trio of reinterpreted Disney songs: Under the Sea, Friend Like Me and Tiki Room. The confetti-finale includes the infectious Cant Stop the Beat (from Hairspray) and the original tune Celebrate You. Recorded at Disneyland in Aneheim California. Be sure to get your park tickets and hotel or resort package early!
Disneyland California is owned by Walt Disney Company.who also owns the California Adventure and Walt "Disney World" Resort in Orlando, Florida. Disneyland rides include the "Tower of Terror", the "Haunted Mansion", "Splash Mountain", "Peter Pan" "Alice in Wonderland", and Disney Princess and are located in the "Magic Kingdom" theme park. Roller Coasters include "Space Mountain", "California Screamin", and the Matterhorn Bobsleds. Fantasmic is a fireworks.
Disney Trivia:
"Mickey Mouse" was created in 1928 by Walt Disney.
"Gabriel Iglesias" has joked about his adventures at Disneyland.
"Hannah Montana" is a television show on the Disney Channel.
Michael Jackson starred in "Captain EO," at Disneyland
"George Lopez" starred in the Wonderful World of Disney Christmas movie "Naughty or Nice".
"Hannah Montana" California Screamin references the roller coaster at Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim, California
Other nearby theme parks includes "Universal Studios" and "Six Flags".

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Cricut Cards.

I had my preceptorship class today, went pretty well I think.

A little less than a month until I'm home in RI and eating lobster rolls on the Cape.....can't wait.....

My Cricut Expression came last week and I have been using it to make cards. I wanted to show you guys my first attempts. What do you think?

thank you card for Aunt Kathy

Note for mom

Note for M-I-L Lynn

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Board #326: Love and Warmth (and a winner...)

First off, since I still haven't heard from the winner of the Beau-coup giveaway, we've got a new winner! Bo who said, i love the whole leaf tea sachet favors. they are in such elegant pyramid shaped boxes with a leaf sticking out on top. i picture them being used as favors in a winter wedding with a lunch reception, along with vintage teacups. Bo, email me to claim your prize!

I know we had a whole week of winter wedding boards last week, but how could I resist a snowy log cabin, deer-topped cupcakes, and kissing in the snow! In my mind, this intimate wedding takes place at a cozy inn, with a day of cross country skiing followed by a ceremony (maybe a short one outdoors!) and a reception full of cookies and eggnog.

Mood: warm and cozy
Palette: eggnog, nutmeg

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Top row from left: bride photo by Aaron Almendral, note basket from Better Homes and Gardens, silhouette cookie photo by S&J Photo, log cabin photo by James Carriere
Row 2: eggnog, bouquet from Martha Stewart Weddings, votive and basket of flowers both from Matthew Mead
Row 3: pearl ring photo by Jessica Claire, cupcakes by Baked NYC via Creature Comforts, invitations from Martha Stewart Weddings
Row 4: notecards by Moderncard, bouquet from Brides, kissing in the snow photo by Grazier Photography, yellow bedroom

Be sure to stop by tomorrow for the first installment of the 2008 Snippet & Ink gift guide!

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Title: boards of canada - dayvan cowboy

brand new video by boards of canada from "the campfire headphase" album

Title: Street Surfing - The Wave Board

CHECK OUT MY NEW VIDEO!!
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Awesome tricks on the wave...please comment

Music: Hoobastank - Same Direction

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Australia Wildfires

My heart goes out to all of those affected by and lost in the Victoria wildfires. It's easy to feel small and helpless at times like this, but no matter where you are, you can make donations at the Australian Red Cross website.

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Take a break from wedding planning...

Photo by Getty Images

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Nichkhun, a member of 2PM, was appointed as the goodwill ambassador of Thailand. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)campaign song - "Let's take a break" Music Video is released.

Title: Take a Break (Original Song)- Joseph Vincent

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so this is an original song i wrote around last summer:)

LYRICS

Verse 1:
You wake up in the moring and you see the sun shining bright
You're hoping that the day goes well and everything is starting off right
And you try to be strong, no nothing can bring you down
You're hiding from the world but sooner or later you'll be found

Chorus:
Cause everything might seem so bad
to loose the things that you once had
Loose the frown let's see a smile
and just relax a little while
Don't be down girl raise your head instead

Verse"
You're driving 'round for hours and you almost can't handle the stress
You always keep on going cause you're never going to settle for less
And you try to be strong you do it for your sake
So stop all the work and stop all the pressure, and take a break

Chorus (2x)

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