©2011 Carolyn A. Pappas, 8-16-11 sketchbook (Garden Sketch). Pitt pens in large handbook sketchbook.
Today was the first time that I sat down to do sketching of any sort in the past week and a half, because of various things that came up, namely:
a death in the family
moving
having to divest about 70% of my possessions (because of the move)
I’m not going to have my drafting table anymore or a separate studio space, and I have had to make some hard decisions about my art supplies. I had already decided not to delve into any new media because I didn’t want to buy new supplies. Now, I had to make decisions to get rid of things that were nice and that I had spent good money on, but I probably wasn’t going to use for awhile and couldn’t store. Thankfully my ink and watercolor supplies don’t take up that much room, but I had to donate a lot of paper for lack of space. Also, I’ve gotten rid of a number of things that are nice to have, but not necessary because I don’t use them too much.
These things have left me stressed out to say the least, not to mention that I am expecting at the moment (due in late October). I am very excited about it, but I wish I had a better handle on things right now. Wish me luck because I think I am going to need it in the next few months!
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