27

As you can see, my can of oil primer has completely dried out. Grrrrr...
Had to make a run into the city this arvo to the alladin's cave to get some. A real pain in the arse.
Anyway, this particular art store is amazing. One of my faveorites. You could really spend hours (and alot of money) in there. They sell pigments in jars and grinders. I'm thinking about getting a grinder. I had been inspired to go down this ancient route of the old masters by this link I had found on the internet by this girl named Margaret. It had been awhile since I had used size, so I wanted to find out the correct ratios for the application. She had posted one of the more better explainations of preparing canvases. It was a fairly clear, simple and detailed description. It made me look forward to getting back into it.

Curious to see what her paintings were like, I decided to see if I could go back to her website.

I was shocked to come across her main page where I found out they were looking for this young girl's killer. She had been brutally stabbed in a park in London. The stabbing occurred 2 years ago. Other joggers had heard her screams and found her slumped on a path. She was only 27.

Her murder seemed completely random. A "thrill kill" they called it.
I think about all the fuss around Steve Irwin's death, and compare it the passing of this young girl who had so much potential. Even though I never knew her, I feel so sad discovering her death like this. I keep thinking about how much pain she must have been in. I still can't believe it.

The world seems so crazy sometimes.