Sunday, January 9: All Quiet in Southern Oregon

I woke up feeling normal this morning. My Covid-19 booster symptoms were gone. Overall I had a mild reaction: a few chills and a little fatigue.

As for art, I tried the Heavypaint painting app for a couple of hours on both the iPad and on my Windows desktop. It’s quite basic — the idea behind the software is to limit the digital experience to something like a real media experience. Most of the tools digital artists expect are simply not there. For example, there are layers, but they don’t have opacity or blending modes. Despite it spartan tool set, experienced artists can make some great looking digital paintings. I’ll post some of my Thickpaint pictures here…someday.

Tonight is movie night. We’re going to watch In the Mood for Love by Wong Kar Wai. The Criterion Channel is my go-to movie service.