I’ve been sick deathly ill for over three weeks now with a bad head cold and now a sore throat, ear and jaw pain that won’t go away. I am hoping that the antibiotics I am taking start to kick in. Unfortunately, my art progress has stood at a standstill except for a few sketches […]
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Recently I’ve rediscovered two small partially used sketchbooks and I’ve decided to make good use of them. I have since finished the first, and have now started on the second, a small moleskine journal I’ve had since 2005. I keep it in my car in the driver’s side door and I’ve been making small 10-15 […]
I was recently browsing through a banker’s box of filled sketchbooks and I found a book that was never before used. It is an “art spiral” book by Maruman, landscape format, about 6.5 x 9 inches. I vaguely remember purchasing it a few years back, but I completely forgot about it and it was a […]
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Here I continue my two part series of the books I read this past year. If you know of any books that may interest me, please leave a comment. The Forgotten Waltz by Anne Enright. From the very start I was not taken up by this book, but I kept reading until the end hoping […]
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Yesterday reminded me how isolated I have become. Holed up inside a cubicle all day, with no idea what is going on in the world, I’m thinking of all my little issues when I hear about this elementary school shooting. All of the sudden, my small issues seem very insignificant. It’s very sad what school […]
If you are looking for a chance to do some good this holiday season, I urge you to check out the Team Robby facebook page. I have been praying daily for Robby Klimaytis since early November, when he was pinned beneath a tree in a tragic accident in nearby Connecticut. He is four years old. […]
Saturday, November 24, 2012
On Wednesday I had a bit of time to spend so I had a small artist date at the Worcester Art Museum. I went there especially to see the exhibit “Jill Slosburg-Ackerman — In Rome: The Pine Grove. And. Natura naturans; natura naturata.” It’s not usually like me to be drawn to installation type artwork, […]
Saturday, November 10, 2012
A beautiful open rose (pink) sketched while Cate was on her nani nani (a term for nap in Greek). I haven’t been very inspired to sketch lately, but today I forced myself to sit down with some pencils and my sketchbook, and I got completely lost for about an hour or so. I can honestly […]
Saturday, October 27, 2012
In my mind, fall and winter and early spring are merged into one season and today I officially brought out all my cold weather gear. I recently bought flannel sheets and slept with them on my bed for the first time last night. I love them; they are so luxurious! I also bought a flannel […]
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Yesterday was a sick day–Cate and I both have colds and I was feeling so weak and run down. We spent the day holed up in the house, taking it easy. I kept the TV off all day and just played the radio for Cate. I did do a small amount of watercolor sketching, but […]