For Colored Girls: Girl in Orange

For Colored Girls ... Update

I have been working on the series " For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf"  and decided not to video each girl I illustrate.  However, I get so excited when I finish one that I can't help but want to share them.

So, these are the girls I have illustrated so far:

I love them and they motivate me to continue. I'll update again when I have drawn more !!!

Thank you for following my life and art journeys!

Video 101

I watch art videos on You Tube constantly. I always thought it was so cool that artists filmed and posted regularly. It meant that I never had to wait for different content.

Holy Moly...... I can honestly say that I am in awe of those artists who share weekly or "oh my goodness" DAILY ?????

I just started making videos of my art in progress and getting it to work all together is quite daunting.

Filming on my iPhone is not too hard once I realized I needed to put it in airplane mode. It was frustrating to film and then have an interruption. It seems simple , but to a beginner it is not. Added to that, I just got my first iPhone about a month or so ago, so there is truly a learning curve here.

I still have Windows 7, so I am using Movie Maker to edit my videos. It's an easy program to use, but to make them shorter, I cut a lot and speed them up ALOT!! Editing takes me about 2 hours or more.

Once the Movie Maker project is complete, it takes about an hour to save to a video Mp4.

Because my computer is old, when I want to save a project to a video, I have to prop a fan behind the computer to keep the fan inside cool.

That said, I am not complaining, just hoping that other beginners know they are not alone in the struggle. I hope that experienced video creators will be entertained knowing they were a beginner once as well.

I am trying to create a series based on the book,  For Colored Girls, that I read a LONG time ago. 

So, here's the link to my newest video. For Colored Girls: Girl in Yellow

Thank you again for following my life and art journeys.

YouTube Videos, Finally!

As you know, I finally created a couple of YouTube videos.  Check them out at:

Tommy Jo Vilello Anderson

It would be wonderful if you subscribed to my channel. You won't be inundated with notifications as I am really just trying to learn how best to record, edit and upload.

I am recording the videos on my phone for now and have tried a few different ways to record overhead. I bought a tripod, but I was disappointed that with overhead filming, you can see the tripod legs no matter how you adjust things.

The two newest videos are recorded using an apparatus made of PVC pipe. A fellow artist shared this and I thought it ingenious. Check our her " How To" video here:

Southern Gals Designs

I also purchased this mount by Arkon. This may become my 'go to' as it takes up less space on my work surface and it holds my phone much steadier.

I look forward to sharing more videos on YouTube and hope you will subscribe and support me.

Thank you, as always for following my art and life journeys.