To break up last week's usual work schedual, I worked for Odeon Productions Company.
I can't remember if in a past entry I mentioned being stopped by some random women in causeway bay a while back, but it turns out that she wasn't just a nutcase wanting to kill me.
Last thursday was spent at Hong Kong Stadium dressed like a rock star, drinking beer, and generally just goofing around.
I was hired along with my friend Shaun, to play the roll of the rock star guitarist for the phone company, Vodophone. For all you north american's reading, I've been told by my english friends that it's quite a big company.
Anyway, it was an enjoyable/easy day, that ended with myself and some others in a fairly intoxicated state, in the Grand Hyatt in Wan Chai.........nice place, but way too fancy.
In other news......I'm getting screwed!!!!!!
hahaha, but not in a good way at all. I've begun the part time process of looking around for a new job. I like my job now (for the most part anyway) but rob and I are getting dicked around in regards to getting work visa's.
Our boss, Tommy, told us that we would have a meeting today to finalize some things, but oops! I guess he forgot to show up to work!!!!!! What a prick.
anyway, one good thing that may come out of the vodophone commercial, is a prospective client.
I was speaking with the owner of Odeon Productions for a while inbetween shots, and she seems to be a genuinly nice person. During out talks I she asked what I do for a living, to which I informed her that I teach english.........but, I only do that to pay the bills. I told her that I'm an artist, and now she'ld like to see some of my work. So, I'm still working on one considerably sized piece now, and i'm nearly done a second one, in which I used for the first time, spraypaint. This past summer I hung out a lot at the lounge in the casbah, and I took quite fondly to the work gracing those dark walls for so long, that I still have a prefect mental image to recall at ease, of many of the works. One of the more interesting things I noted about them, was the artist's use of spray paint with the use of layers of oils, water colours, and acrylic paints all harmoniously working together, to produce a magnificant display of colour.
My recent works have moved away from the subject, and more towards a certain initial reaction dependant on colour, movement, and line. Occasionally when painting I can't help but notice, that i'm 'stealing' ideas from gaugain, and herring, which I think any healthy artist will do, but I'm worried that nothing of my own will come through. Hopefully, with the help of the island environment, and a healthy mind I'll produce what I need to, and in time I'll have done enough to show my new, prospective client.
Lastly........
This week I'm going to try something new. I'm not going to drink.
I'll let you know how it turns out.
Cheers
Brendan
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