What’s In a Name?
What’s in a name? It’s a question that has perplexed philosophers, poets, and parents for centuries. A name carries weight, it holds meaning, and it can shape our perceptions of ourselves and others. Just...
Glitter Monkey Blog
I’m Back Sort of and It Has Been a Journey of Reflection and Revival
Hey, blogging, yay! OMG, it has been so long, like five years (well a month shy of). It feels like meeting an old friend after years of separation (actually it has been). As I...
Painting? Here Is How I Got Better
Thin paint sticks to thick paint. Similar terminology you may read is “Fat over lean”. Same idea: Fat paint (that has a lot of stuff in it) with stick to lean paint (that is...
iTunes is Getting Tuned Up
iTunes has a lot of problems, and I will be the first to complain about the bloated crapware it has become. I am not talking about the desktop iTunes yet, it has been ages...
Sealing Glitter On Painting
I love to paint and glitter is sort of a passion for me. I use the usual Garmar or Damar applied with an airbrush which usually does the trick for loose glitter. If the...
I Love Music – Jazz
I talk about a lot of music on here, and while I really don’t have a format I thought that I might try to establish one. You know I love Taylor Swift, and somebody...
The Track 5 Blues
I used to think I’d hate her music, then a few years ago I broke up with my boyfriend of 3 years. And life taught me a lesson in the form of the following...
A Rainbow for Kesha
Most of you know that Kesha returned to the music industry with her 3rd studio album Rainbow, her first full album in nearly 5 years . It deftly weaves genres, from the rock bangers...
Mozart and More
Mozart had a remarkable ability to focus on the essence of every musical form and/or instrument that he tackled. What I most admire about his work is that he has an endless stream of...
The Bob Ross Style
Plenty of Bob Ross’s techniques will be helpful, but his methods aren’t universal. You can learn lots by how he paints mountains and trees, but you don’t need to do it the same way...
