I did spend some time at home and all but the trip to Ghent (all those squirrels and all the rest and even a couple groundhogs) this morning and the trip out tonight to check out clouds was well worth it. Click on the photo below for the whole album.
Came home from my morning jaunt and found THIS in my mailbox! When my eyes finally peeled away from the fabulous book I found Smeagle looking at me. What stamps! Thanks so much Marge – what a wonderful remembrance of that exhibit!
I’m purposely working to be patient and let things dry and do things in stages. Doing a couple paintings in tandem is helpful in this. I’ve also opened up my arches pad of paper and found I can fold and tear it into postcard size pieces which is great for practicing small effects. Big juicy watercolor but in fun small bites.
Via The Writer’s Almanac:
You never know what you’ll want to write until it starts writing itself in your head. — Jill Ker Conway
Rear-view
The way ahead is before me
and the road behind is
in front of me too
a small slice of my forward view.
By glancing up I see
the retreating way,
a preview of the path home
The way ahead is familiar
The homeward road is too
but in reverse, retreating
Is that my whole life
but for times a turning off,
a less familiar ramp,
makes me take new bearings?
Did a little work on this watercolor today before going off to the dayjob. Slow but sure.
I can believe anything, provided it is incredible.
