"When Options Are Gone"
By Colsen H. Ball


Ciao
Ziggy

OK - I've changed things - see the TAG section Below. The rest is as was yesterday!!

I think maybe the best way to produce this (Very Long Overdue) journal entry is by answering some of the questions I've been asked.

1) "Hey Zig, Where've You Been - Don't You Love Us Anymore??"
Ahhh yes, my many, many apologies for my silence and absence. I've got a billion journals and comments and notes to respond to and I very sorry for the delay. I took a couple of week vacation to Minnesota to visit my family and discover all the newest things wrong with me. My girlfriend came along so I tried to play tour guide while we were there, altough I'm not so sure I well I did. Then once I got back I had lots to catch up on at work, before heading off to the "Frozen Tundra Of Lambeau Field" (that's Green Bay Wisconsin for those of you who aren't hearing John Fasenda's voice right now). And then back here to L.A. where I had more work to catch up on. Then my work priorities suddenly changed as I went from a long term project to a large "aren't you done yet?" project. Suffice to say I've been a busy boy.

2) "So Anything Really Cool Going On With You??" Hell Yes!!! My best friend owns a Brewery in San Francisco (I'm an investor) and last month we launched two of our beers in stores up and down the west coast. The Brewery is called the 21st Amendment and our two beers that were launched are the "Hell Or High Watermelon Wheat" beer and the "Brew Free Or Die IPA". You can get all the latest updates here: [link] and you can find the beers all over the Bay area and at your Local Beverages And More (BevMo) store.

3) "Any new artworks coming??" Well actually since I seem to have been everywhere and had absolutely no time, I've actually not worked on anything in awhile. But I do have three peices I started a bit ago that I'll be finishing up soon. I hope you'll enjoy them.

Well I better get back at it.

Until The Next Time (Which I Swear Won't Be So Long!!!)
Love On Ya!!!
Ziggy

The game is that the first 15 people to comment on my journal will get a three-thumbnail feature from me, but in return you must feature my work as well as 15 others works.

OK, OK, OK - So maybe I didn't plan this out well. Gee, how unlike me, he says timidly/sarcastic!! Anyway, I blended this whole TAG Game with a new Journal and now I've got great people who've responded for other ressons and TAGS!! So to handle this properly (at least I think) I'm go to change the number of features from 15 to 30, since I don't want to dictate intentions!!! So I've decided to make this a new journal - showing love to those I just posted yesterday and including the rest of you who may want to leave a message and take advantage of my hospitality!! (God - I hope that comes out right!!! LOL!!!)

This time I'm featuring a favorite artist of mine. She has a unique style that I enjoy and I love to watch her grwoth as an artist with each submission.

Let me introduce you to Ljilja ~moonchild-ljilja

Be sure to stop over to his page and Fav, Watch, and Comment!!
I'm sure she'd love to here from you. And I'm sure you'll be glad you dropped by.

This time around, our Featured Stocker was quite easy to select. Her current set of stock, that she's been putting up over the last couple of days, has been INCREDIBLY inspiring to me. There are just so many ideas that have been flooding through my head watching her updates come flooding in. She's always been one for high quality and very diversified work that truly gets your creative juices flowing across a multitude of genres.

So let me introduce and applaud *Tw1stedTruth-stock

BTW - Did I forget to mention how beautiful she is on top of being talented!!

Here's a list of contests you may not know about that I think are really cool ideas!!!

Check Out:
The Evanescence Song Contest By: *intano
Let the Music flow - Visually!!! [link]

The Imaginary World Of Fishes And Reptiles by `azurylipfe
Come and get wet however you see it!!! [link]

The HalloThankMas Holiday Wallpaper Contest by `jenepooh
Interpret and design for Holloween, Thanksgiving, & Christams. [link]

The Art Of Autumn Contest by
*Skye-Luna
=ahoberer78
=Fairiegoodmother

Seems Time To Get Sentimental, Doesn't It!! [link]

Autumn Celebrations Contest By: *DawnAllynn
Tis the season!! [link]

The Mystery Contest by =AloeVeraO
It's a Mystery!! [link]

The HOPE Contest by ~tammy-angela
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope..". [link]

The Indian Mythology Contest by *nidhi-rathish
A chance to let your art explore outside of it's normal realm!! [link]
(Also, I'd suggest easing in with George Harrisons Concert For Bangladesh to set the creative mood)

The Perfect Dress Contest By: *FroweMinahild
"Dress You Up!!! [link]

The Luscious Ladies Contest by =ashy-stock
Pimp And Promote The Curves!!

The "Customize Us" Contest By: *TutorialsClub
CSS, Stamps, & Avatars - Oh My!!! [link]

As I've said before there are just so many great people here and I selfishly allow myself at times to get way too caught up in that whole life thing. So I'd like all of you to go over and see a couple of Incredible People for me and tell them I said "Hi".
Someone who truly deserves credit and adoration is ^LawrenceDeDark His oft updated Journals keep an eye on Stock Artists and will introduce you to the vast, talented community of Stock Providers all around DA. He also supplies a wealth of other great information to help you get the best artwork out of your creative visions.


And another individual who also truly deserves a special Shout Out for all the art and information she has to offer is ^hellfirediva Just search through her Gallery and her (Very Very) many journals and you'll soon appreciate all she has to offer.

I suffer from a dual personality here on DA!! I've been having way too good of a time and it seemed like I needed to create a stock photography account.

Please take a moment to check it out and let me know what you think - I'd appreciate it.

*LestatImage-Stock

Here's Taste Of What You'll Find

I think maybe the best way to produce this (Very Long Overdue) journal entry is by answering some of the questions I've been asked.

1) "Hey Zig, Where've You Been - Don't You Love Us Anymore??"
Ahhh yes, my many, many apologies for my silence and absence. I've got a billion journals and comments and notes to respond to and I very sorry for the delay. I took a couple of week vacation to Minnesota to visit my family and discover all the newest things wrong with me. My girlfriend came along so I tried to play tour guide while we were there, altough I'm not so sure I well I did. Then once I got back I had lots to catch up on at work, before heading off to the "Frozen Tundra Of Lambeau Field" (that's Green Bay Wisconsin for those of you who aren't hearing John Fasenda's voice right now). And then back here to L.A. where I had more work to catch up on. Then my work priorities suddenly changed as I went from a long term project to a large "aren't you done yet?" project. Suffice to say I've been a busy boy.

2) "So Anything Really Cool Going On With You??" Hell Yes!!! My best friend owns a Brewery in San Francisco (I'm an investor) and last month we launched two of our beers in stores up and down the west coast. The Brewery is called the 21st Amendment and our two beers that were launched are the "Hell Or High Watermelon Wheat" beer and the "Brew Free Or Die IPA". You can get all the latest updates here: [link] and you can find the beers all over the Bay area and at your Local Beverages And More (BevMo) store.

3) "Any new artworks coming??" Well actually since I seem to have been everywhere and had absolutely no time, I've actually not worked on anything in awhile. But I do have three peices I started a bit ago that I'll be finishing up soon. I hope you'll enjoy them.

Well I better get back at it.

Until The Next Time (Which I Swear Won't Be So Long!!!)
Love On Ya!!!
Ziggy

This time I'm featuring a favorite artist of mine. She has a unique style that I enjoy and I love to watch her grwoth as an artist with each submission.

Let me introduce you to Ljilja ~moonchild-ljilja

Be sure to stop over to his page and Fav, Watch, and Comment!!
I'm sure she'd love to here from you. And I'm sure you'll be glad you dropped by.

This time around, our Featured Stocker was quite easy to select. Her current set of stock, that she's been putting up over the last couple of days, has been INCREDIBLY inspiring to me. There are just so many ideas that have been flooding through my head watching her updates come flooding in. She's always been one for high quality and very diversified work that truly gets your creative juices flowing across a multitude of genres.

So let me introduce and applaud *Tw1stedTruth-stock

BTW - Did I forget to mention how beautiful she is on top of being talented!!

Here's a list of contests you may not know about that I think are really cool ideas!!!

Check Out:
The Evanescence Song Contest By: *intano
Let the Music flow - Visually!!! [link]

The Imaginary World Of Fishes And Reptiles by `azurylipfe
Come and get wet however you see it!!! [link]

The HalloThankMas Holiday Wallpaper Contest by `jenepooh
Interpret and design for Holloween, Thanksgiving, & Christams. [link]

The Art Of Autumn Contest by
*Skye-Luna
=ahoberer78
=Fairiegoodmother

Seems Time To Get Sentimental, Doesn't It!! [link]

Autumn Celebrations Contest By: *DawnAllynn
Tis the season!! [link]

The Mystery Contest by =AloeVeraO
It's a Mystery!! [link]

The HOPE Contest by ~tammy-angela
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope..". [link]

The Indian Mythology Contest by *nidhi-rathish
A chance to let your art explore outside of it's normal realm!! [link]
(Also, I'd suggest easing in with George Harrisons Concert For Bangladesh to set the creative mood)

The Perfect Dress Contest By: *FroweMinahild
"Dress You Up!!! [link]

The Luscious Ladies Contest by =ashy-stock
Pimp And Promote The Curves!!

The "Customize Us" Contest By: *TutorialsClub
CSS, Stamps, & Avatars - Oh My!!! [link]

As I've said before there are just so many great people here and I selfishly allow myself at times to get way too caught up in that whole life thing. So I'd like all of you to go over and see a couple of Incredible People for me and tell them I said "Hi".
Someone who truly deserves credit and adoration is ^LawrenceDeDark His oft updated Journals keep an eye on Stock Artists and will introduce you to the vast, talented community of Stock Providers all around DA. He also supplies a wealth of other great information to help you get the best artwork out of your creative visions.


And another individual who also truly deserves a special Shout Out for all the art and information she has to offer is ^hellfirediva Just search through her Gallery and her (Very Very) many journals and you'll soon appreciate all she has to offer.

I suffer from a dual personality here on DA!! I've been having way too good of a time and it seemed like I needed to create a stock photography account.

Please take a moment to check it out and let me know what you think - I'd appreciate it.

*LestatImage-Stock

Here's Taste Of What You'll Find

So I'm in a complete quandry. There's just way too many things that have way too many options. What am I bitching about you may ask?? Well let me see if I can explain throughout this journal in quick sections and bullet items.

There's Way Too Many:
- Truly intriguging contests that I want to be involved in.
- Different manipulation ideas bouncing around my head.
- Techniques I don't know in Photoshop.
- Projects I'm ignoring at work.
- Extremely Talented Artists Out There That I Want To Feature/Applaud/Emulate/Envy/Learn From.
- Beautiful, Eye-Catching, Interesting, Enigmatic, And Unique Stock Pieces I Want To Use.
- Of You That I Stuggle To Find The Time To Keep In Touch With.

So with that said, I'm going to change up the format of my journals and see if I can get back on the right track.

Until The Next Time
Love On Ya!!!
Ziggy

Here's a list of contests you may not know about that I think are really cool ideas and I want to submit to them (let's hope I can get enough time (or a lot faster) to get into at least half)!! They all sound like a hell of a lot of fun.

Check Out:
The Mystic Tarot Contest by =IWS-stock
Create your own unique Tarot Card.

The June/July Contest by =markopolio-stock
Always four different themes, this time around they are:
1. My Pin-up Girl
2. Death, Destruction And Mayhem, Oh My!
3. Who Took My Fairy?
4. Summertime Fun

The Blues Contest by ^Hanratty-Stock
Interpret the Blues as a mood, a colour, or music.

The Seven Deadly Sins Contest by ~kirstyc
Pick A Sin, Any Sin. G'head, G'head!!

The Color Me Pretty Contest by `oibyrd
It's time to color!! [link]

The Minimalism Contest by =vulcania
Only the necessary elements to tell the story. [link]

The Once Upon A Nightmare or Fairy-Tale Contest by =Gracies-Stock & =eli-stock
Do you have a dark side or a light side??

The Luscious Ladies Contest by =ashy-stock
Pimp And Promote The Curves!!

Today I want to feature an artist I've been watching for quite awhile and someone who never ceases to amaze me. Obviously, he has a great talent, but what I thoroughly enjoy about his work is that his vision and style has such a wide range. Horror, romance, surrealism, graphic, satire, etcera, etcera, etcera. You think you know his mind and "BOOM" a completely unexpected direction appears in my deviation list the next morning.

Let me introduce you to Max *vimark
I hope you enjoy his work as much as I do.
Also, be sure to stop over to his page and Fav, Watch, and Comment!! I'm sure he'd like to here from you.

And for today's featured Stocker, I'd like to rave a little bit over Fiona!! Or, as I'm sure EVERYBODY already knows her ^Hanratty-Stock

First I need to thank her for the little things that keeps someone new here sane, such as she always has in her journals links to explanations of how to put name and links and thumbnails in journals. That was really BIG for me (I looked forever - Have you ever tried to search DA for :thumb ??? You get pages of links to thumbnails, but not the answer).

But aside from being very helpful for me, she simply is a one stop shopping center.
Great Stock down aisle four.
Tutorials on the mezzanine.
Portaits, Avatars, And Stamps (Say it with me - OH MY!!!)

She helps oversee forums and is a director of AR Artist Relations (check it - [link]).
Also, and I may be wrong here but I don't think so, she secretly is in control of the entire British Isle!!

And obviously she's a really great stock artist. In her gallery you'll find basically anything you're looking for of a very high quality from multiple perspectives.

Oh Ya - Did I mention that she's a very cool and beautiful girl too!!

As I've said before there are just so many great people here and I selfishly allow myself at times to get way too caught up in that whole life thing. So I'd like all of you to go over and see a couple of Incredible People for me and tell them I said "Hi".

The first is truly a talented woman who can simultaneously tease me into forgetting I have a job and keep me laughing with her wonderful view of the world.
Of course this can only be the "Panty Queen" =michelephant
Be Sure To Show Her Some Love!!

Secondly, you all need to stop by and say "Hey" to an old bugger who's just F@#$'ing cool. But besides that fact, he used to be a beginner like myself, and I'll be damned if his artwork isn't getting really damn good!! So be sure jump over and drop in on Colt *colt51 as well.

I suffer from a dual personality here on DA!! I've been having way too good of a time and it seemed like I needed to create a stock photography account.

Please take a moment to check it out and let me know what you think - I'd appreciate it.

*LestatImage-Stock

Here's Taste Of What You'll Find