exercising or… exorcising?
building up instead of tearing down
“Keep this up — and — we’re gonna get really strrrrrooooooonnnnng!” Thalia squeezed Drawist’s biceps.
“Not bad.” Although Urania was not pleased with the coat’s plaid lining (and a variety of other small slips of the brush) she felt it best not to say so out loud. To herself she whispered, Make space for learning. Make space for growth. Build on what’s working. “Good call to pull out Paintist’s watercolor markers Tal. The scanner picks up the color nicely.”
Huh… The two of them are getting on well this morning. Even though she’d just had breakfast, Calliope slipped off to the pantry for a few celebratory cashews.
Words from Typist:
My body (and Henrietta!) have yet to recognize shifted clocks.
We’re off to an early and cheerful start this Monday.
On our morning stroll, I noticed some neighbors also up and at ‘em ahead of schedule.
I smiled at their lit houses in solidarity.
Yesterday I experimented with digitizing/scanning recent 3mm artwork.
A friend suggested making the muses accessible via cards/paper goods.
Sweet! I love that idea!
I learned soft watercolor shades do not scan well.
After sleeping on it… an idea to experiment with watercolor markers materialized.
Although I agree with Nia… that there’s room for improvement… Yay! for learn, grow, build… play!
And about those trips to the pantry… How about a few push-ups or lunges in exchange for each pilferage?
Building strength indeed!
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In the Northern hemisphere, it’s muse-wear sweatshirt season.
9 more days to order. 😉
First a sincere question: the mass of orangish-red over the figure’s right shoulder? Tal’s ever-growing tresses? As for adjusting to the effects of the clock flop @ 2:00 am Sunday morning, your line quality in today’s drawing doesn’t suggest gobs of coffee being part of your strategy! Were I to attempt the drawing, my result would resemble the cartoon characters that get shocked during their antics. Once soft lines that next resemble shark teeth outlines.
Cal’s cashew diversion reminded me of a recent thought. Do folks/cooks sometimes pre-make potential Thanksgiving dishes to evaluate outcomes? “Will this satisfy my guests? Is the texture of this casserole pleasing?” And in this manner zero in on just the ones that pass the test?! Perhaps in that spirit, Beth brought home a pumpkin cheesecake from Trader Joe’s yesterday. 432 calories per serving! All of which reminds me of my grandmother’s remark, “The best exercise is pushing oneself away from the table!”
It isn’t that hard to remember a time when your drawings’ characters may have donned a coat devoid of a detailed lining. Much less the details of the belt and wrist (?) cinchers. I know they have a proper name. 🤔 I just don’t know it. 🙃 Just one more illustration of your approach: learn more by doing more! And so you did!!
T-shirt: “I don’t mean to brag, but I did just finish a puzzle in less than a day, and the box said ‘2-4 years’!” 😁
Deb has taken on card writing as a retirement mission. Usually just a Hello or Sympathy or Special Birthday or Feel Better Soon or whatever. Pretty cards are a frequent purchase in this house. So should any new lines become available...